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2019 Tuition and Living Costs Summary By States

Next table summarizes 2019 tuition, fees, and living costs by State. You may want to check detail costs information by school type, level, degree, and more by following a link on State name. In addition, you can see all schools located in your desired state by following a link on the number of schools of the State. If number of schools over different states are in your mind, you can compare up to 5 states. The result page shows you comparison tables and graphical charts by comparing various factors.

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State Number of SchoolsTuition & Fees Living Costs
PublicPrivateOn-CampusOff-Campus
In-StateOut-of-State
Alaska 10$7,311 $19,266$12,818$13,192$16,174
Alabama 95$6,761 $13,082$16,699$11,735$11,738
Arkansas 86$4,813 $7,956$18,700$11,761$12,600
American Samoa 1$3,950 $4,250--$4,000
Arizona 136$4,407 $12,929$16,267$13,455$14,031
California 729$3,100 $11,672$25,993$16,002$17,438
Colorado 118$6,985 $17,062$18,325$14,105$14,857
Connecticut 90$7,986 $20,236$34,551$16,142$13,989
District of Columbia 23$5,888 $12,416$27,648$16,793$17,249
Delaware 18$8,817 $20,949$18,034$15,177$13,729
Florida 392$3,862 $13,511$18,940$13,930$14,781
Federated States of Micronesia 1$4,750 $4,750-$5,763$6,180
Georgia 171$4,585 $11,104$20,333$13,613$12,952
Guam 3$4,609 $8,737$5,428$6,392$14,018
Hawaii 26$4,928 $13,319$15,738$13,765$17,493
Iowa 91$7,652 $10,366$27,408$11,607$11,648
Idaho 39$5,937 $15,064$17,919$10,859$12,202
Illinois 279$9,805 $13,061$25,833$13,501$11,711
Indiana 130$8,416 $20,658$25,255$12,939$12,468
Kansas 86$5,124 $8,385$21,421$11,362$12,052
Kentucky 104$6,190 $17,079$22,337$12,278$11,788
Louisiana 130$6,432 $12,983$19,142$13,783$14,319
Massachusetts 181$8,322 $16,466$37,670$16,610$13,905
Maryland 94$8,263 $15,343$29,200$13,984$13,828
Maine 40$7,619 $13,590$33,505$12,703$11,016
Marshall Islands 1$4,885 $4,885-$3,530$3,530
Michigan 183$8,288 $12,983$24,671$11,687$11,414
Minnesota 120$6,776 $8,504$26,003$11,312$11,871
Missouri 185$6,898 $11,875$19,000$12,091$12,321
Northern Marianas 1$4,038 $5,520--$9,000
Mississippi 60$4,796 $8,147$16,390$9,486$11,068
Montana 31$4,682 $11,633$20,764$12,293$12,304
North Carolina 184$3,488 $10,822$24,094$13,218$13,333
North Dakota 29$5,769 $8,757$12,366$10,368$11,437
Nebraska 51$6,600 $10,196$20,581$11,475$12,251
New Hampshire 41$10,231 $19,478$32,759$14,702$15,149
New Jersey 159$9,621 $14,800$23,009$13,277$15,834
New Mexico 51$3,388 $7,738$22,076$11,179$13,538
Nevada 47$4,846 $14,721$19,131$14,049$15,056
New York 464$7,069 $13,987$24,589$14,120$15,511
Ohio 338$6,533 $13,633$22,918$13,134$12,272
Oklahoma 135$5,946 $13,022$21,412$11,448$12,238
Oregon 94$7,004 $15,446$28,462$13,508$13,210
Pennsylvania 377$12,312 $19,643$27,621$14,530$13,226
Puerto Rico 151$3,296 $4,585$7,158$11,334$9,632
Palau 1$3,250 $3,610-$5,181$6,100
Rhode Island 24$9,210 $21,570$36,682$16,329$12,624
South Carolina 110$8,440 $17,042$21,058$12,663$12,843
South Dakota 30$7,327 $8,992$15,421$11,323$11,138
Tennessee 177$6,542 $20,127$20,254$12,962$13,116
Texas 445$5,758 $12,031$19,966$11,832$12,431
Utah 75$5,980 $17,883$14,960$11,581$13,234
Virginia 166$8,263 $19,238$21,324$13,805$12,988
Virgin Islands 1$5,235 $14,496-$12,930$14,696
Vermont 26$12,978 $27,620$37,735$14,359$13,312
Washington 117$5,259 $10,830$27,893$13,538$13,881
Wisconsin 118$6,421 $11,153$26,959$11,745$11,360
West Virginia 76$5,907 $12,351$18,485$12,061$11,043
Wyoming 11$3,367 $8,524-$9,634$11,271
Average $6,368$13,409 $23,095$13,378$13,532

State Having Highest Tuition

Public (In-State)Vermont$12,978
Public (Out-of-State)Vermont$27,620
Private SchoolsVermont$37,735

State Having Lowest Tuition

Public (In-State)California$3,100
Public (Out-of-State)New Mexico$7,738
Private SchoolsNorth Dakota$12,366