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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$7,443 $17,284$12,791$13,192$16,174
Alabama 95$6,719 $12,935$16,607$11,735$11,738
Arkansas 86$4,746 $7,262$18,712$11,724$12,456
American Samoa 1$3,950 $4,250--$4,000
Arizona 136$4,553 $12,560$16,588$13,455$14,031
California 729$3,084 $11,687$26,997$16,002$17,436
Colorado 118$6,799 $16,964$20,485$14,239$14,875
Connecticut 90$7,988 $20,242$35,351$16,130$13,979
District of Columbia 23$5,888 $12,416$29,499$16,793$17,249
Delaware 18$8,817 $20,949$20,201$15,177$13,729
Florida 392$3,853 $13,103$19,522$13,899$14,707
Federated States of Micronesia 1- $4,750-$5,763$6,180
Georgia 171$4,507 $11,179$20,754$13,613$12,952
Guam 3$4,609 $8,737$5,428$6,392$14,018
Hawaii 26$4,928 $13,319$16,127$13,765$17,493
Iowa 91$5,893 $9,317$26,939$11,607$11,648
Idaho 39$5,352 $13,669$17,620$11,078$12,807
Illinois 279$5,338 $11,242$27,835$13,519$12,379
Indiana 129$8,040 $21,122$26,785$12,939$12,429
Kansas 86$4,696 $7,957$22,078$11,943$12,166
Kentucky 104$6,190 $17,079$22,788$12,278$11,788
Louisiana 130$6,353 $12,246$20,129$13,892$14,347
Massachusetts 181$8,350 $16,456$38,530$16,610$13,905
Maryland 94$6,434 $13,336$29,472$14,038$14,141
Maine 40$6,722 $13,490$30,988$12,703$11,016
Marshall Islands 1$4,885 $5,105-$3,530$3,530
Michigan 183$6,716 $11,727$25,860$11,964$12,217
Minnesota 120$8,004 $8,507$26,493$11,312$11,871
Missouri 185$5,492 $10,413$20,167$12,506$12,570
Northern Marianas 1$4,038 $5,520--$9,000
Mississippi 60$4,416 $8,147$16,390$9,486$11,068
Montana 31$5,217 $10,953$19,789$13,155$12,907
North Carolina 184$3,343 $10,731$25,142$13,218$13,367
North Dakota 29$6,608 $8,766$12,363$10,368$11,437
Nebraska 51$5,258 $8,384$20,704$11,475$12,251
New Hampshire 41$10,231 $19,478$33,960$14,702$15,149
New Jersey 159$8,419 $13,859$23,916$13,286$16,137
New Mexico 51$3,162 $7,070$24,586$11,714$13,676
Nevada 46$4,823 $14,717$18,544$14,049$15,056
New York 464$6,788 $13,491$24,944$14,094$15,485
Ohio 338$6,374 $13,322$23,606$13,134$12,455
Oklahoma 135$5,987 $12,802$22,173$11,448$12,268
Oregon 94$6,504 $14,808$29,598$13,483$13,188
Pennsylvania 377$11,416 $18,788$28,603$14,597$13,501
Puerto Rico 151$4,195 $4,522$7,260$11,334$9,632
Palau 1$3,250 $3,610-$5,181$6,100
Rhode Island 24$9,210 $21,570$39,029$16,329$12,624
South Carolina 110$7,906 $14,608$21,653$12,605$12,945
South Dakota 30$9,149 $8,997$18,082$11,323$11,138
Tennessee 177$6,336 $19,638$21,291$12,962$13,209
Texas 446$4,684 $10,044$20,367$12,805$12,486
Utah 75$6,069 $17,985$14,926$11,581$13,232
Virginia 167$8,317 $19,230$22,074$13,805$13,007
Virgin Islands 1$5,235 $14,496-$12,930$14,696
Vermont 26$12,978 $27,620$37,734$14,359$13,312
Washington 117$5,345 $10,832$29,758$13,538$13,881
Wisconsin 118$6,189 $11,476$27,578$11,745$11,461
West Virginia 76$5,977 $12,352$19,065$12,061$11,043
Wyoming 11$3,468 $8,927-$9,634$11,271
Average $5,942$12,883 $23,872$13,476$13,630

States Having Highest Tuition

Public (In-State)Vermont$12,978
Public (Out-of-State)Vermont$27,620
Private SchoolsRhode Island$39,029

States Having Lowest Tuition

Public (In-State)California$3,084
Public (Out-of-State)New Mexico$7,070
Private SchoolsNorth Dakota$12,363