2020 Tuition, Fees, and College Costs By State
We analyze the college costs including tuition, fees, and living costs by State. Here, you can see the average in-state and out-of-state tuition by State. Vermont has the highest tuition and fees of $39,449 and North Dakota has the lowest tuition & fees of $12,658 over 50 U.S. States and territories for academic year 2019-2020. For graduate programs, Massachusetts has the highest graduate tuition and fees of $29,889 and Kentucky has the lowest graduate tuition of $10,471.
2020 Tuition and Living Costs Summary By States
Next table summarizes 2020 tuition, fees, and living costs by State.
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| State | Number of Schools | Tuition & Fees | Living Costs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Private | On-Campus | Off-Campus | ||||
| In-State | Out-of-State | ||||||
| Alaska | 10 | $7,411 | $20,686 | $12,918 | $13,454 | $16,356 | |
| Alabama | 99 | $6,937 | $13,409 | $16,990 | $12,115 | $12,092 | |
| Arkansas | 92 | $5,064 | $8,346 | $18,507 | $11,882 | $13,107 | |
| American Samoa | 1 | $3,950 | $4,250 | - | - | $4,000 | |
| Arizona | 144 | $4,511 | $12,824 | $17,420 | $13,944 | $14,726 | |
| California | 779 | $3,106 | $11,995 | $26,400 | $16,689 | $18,881 | |
| Colorado | 123 | $6,980 | $17,142 | $19,121 | $14,416 | $15,397 | |
| Connecticut | 94 | $8,374 | $20,841 | $36,458 | $16,807 | $14,357 | |
| District of Columbia | 26 | $6,020 | $12,704 | $29,502 | $17,234 | $17,482 | |
| Delaware | 19 | $9,161 | $21,604 | $18,417 | $15,179 | $14,240 | |
| Florida | 409 | $3,865 | $13,518 | $19,361 | $14,132 | $15,090 | |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 1 | $4,750 | $4,750 | - | $5,763 | $6,180 | |
| Georgia | 189 | $4,721 | $11,353 | $21,241 | $13,976 | $13,590 | |
| Guam | 3 | $4,609 | $8,737 | $5,428 | $6,425 | $14,091 | |
| Hawaii | 27 | $5,016 | $13,406 | $17,458 | $14,745 | $18,333 | |
| Iowa | 91 | $6,063 | $9,653 | $28,384 | $11,729 | $12,112 | |
| Idaho | 43 | $6,151 | $15,727 | $17,465 | $11,276 | $12,590 | |
| Illinois | 282 | $9,868 | $13,222 | $27,272 | $13,594 | $12,119 | |
| Indiana | 137 | $8,176 | $20,920 | $25,739 | $13,127 | $12,644 | |
| Kansas | 88 | $5,258 | $8,597 | $22,324 | $11,902 | $12,867 | |
| Kentucky | 106 | $6,331 | $17,213 | $22,866 | $12,324 | $12,091 | |
| Louisiana | 134 | $6,653 | $13,399 | $20,488 | $13,909 | $14,693 | |
| Massachusetts | 183 | $8,516 | $16,767 | $39,432 | $17,045 | $14,427 | |
| Maryland | 97 | $8,277 | $15,805 | $28,326 | $14,361 | $14,428 | |
| Maine | 41 | $6,866 | $13,790 | $34,883 | $12,859 | $11,041 | |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | $4,900 | $5,120 | - | $2,240 | $3,030 | |
| Michigan | 190 | $8,606 | $13,442 | $25,551 | $11,872 | $11,756 | |
| Minnesota | 122 | $6,954 | $8,776 | $28,743 | $11,759 | $12,617 | |
| Missouri | 193 | $6,951 | $12,329 | $20,236 | $12,273 | $12,990 | |
| Northern Marianas | 1 | $4,038 | $5,520 | - | - | $9,000 | |
| Mississippi | 62 | $4,995 | $7,952 | $16,845 | $9,734 | $11,443 | |
| Montana | 32 | $4,733 | $11,823 | $19,142 | $11,884 | $12,065 | |
| North Carolina | 191 | $3,507 | $10,853 | $24,785 | $13,476 | $13,596 | |
| North Dakota | 30 | $6,076 | $7,895 | $12,658 | $10,834 | $11,707 | |
| Nebraska | 51 | $5,740 | $9,889 | $21,589 | $11,798 | $12,362 | |
| New Hampshire | 41 | $10,068 | $19,242 | $34,004 | $15,564 | $15,563 | |
| New Jersey | 173 | $9,779 | $15,028 | $21,038 | $12,521 | $16,613 | |
| New Mexico | 54 | $3,540 | $7,880 | $19,819 | $11,701 | $13,926 | |
| Nevada | 48 | $5,010 | $15,228 | $19,549 | $14,326 | $15,705 | |
| New York | 491 | $7,407 | $14,397 | $24,955 | $14,403 | $15,988 | |
| Ohio | 344 | $6,751 | $14,012 | $24,098 | $13,455 | $12,539 | |
| Oklahoma | 136 | $6,098 | $13,183 | $22,890 | $11,568 | $12,530 | |
| Oregon | 94 | $7,262 | $15,693 | $29,579 | $13,857 | $13,783 | |
| Pennsylvania | 385 | $12,400 | $19,713 | $28,700 | $14,785 | $13,634 | |
| Puerto Rico | 161 | $3,497 | $4,838 | $7,543 | $11,767 | $9,914 | |
| Palau | 1 | $3,250 | $3,610 | - | $5,181 | $6,100 | |
| Rhode Island | 25 | $9,615 | $22,424 | $37,309 | $17,021 | $13,375 | |
| South Carolina | 113 | $8,551 | $17,326 | $22,257 | $12,969 | $13,482 | |
| South Dakota | 31 | $7,572 | $9,284 | $15,018 | $11,790 | $11,555 | |
| Tennessee | 183 | $6,740 | $19,555 | $21,636 | $13,247 | $13,394 | |
| Texas | 477 | $5,957 | $12,464 | $20,476 | $12,035 | $12,769 | |
| Utah | 76 | $6,014 | $17,959 | $14,227 | $12,354 | $13,837 | |
| Virginia | 174 | $8,370 | $19,545 | $21,930 | $14,081 | $13,322 | |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | $5,235 | $14,496 | - | $12,930 | $14,696 | |
| Vermont | 27 | $13,128 | $28,190 | $39,449 | $15,097 | $13,758 | |
| Washington | 118 | $5,388 | $11,074 | $28,413 | $14,018 | $14,399 | |
| Wisconsin | 120 | $6,238 | $11,257 | $29,094 | $12,083 | $11,821 | |
| West Virginia | 77 | $6,085 | $12,307 | $18,629 | $12,446 | $11,390 | |
| Wyoming | 11 | $4,212 | $10,666 | - | $10,148 | $11,786 | |
| Average | $6,459 | $13,626 | $23,756 | $13,695 | $14,084 | ||