We analyze the college cost including tuition, fees, and living cost by State. Here, you can check the average in-state and out-of-state tuition by State. Only data from four-year colleges and universities were used to calculate average tuition.
Massachusetts has the highest tuition and fees of $46,101 and Delaware has the lowest tuition & fees of $13,230 over 50 U.S. States and territories. For graduate programs, Massachusetts has the highest graduate tuition and fees of $33,082 and North Dakota has the lowest graduate tuition of $10,074.
2024 Tuition and Living Cost By State Table
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2024 Average Tuition By State
| State |
Tuition & Fees |
Living Costs |
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| Public | Private | On-Campus | Off-Campus |
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| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Alaska |
$7,722 | $17,700 | $15,845 | $15,871 | $20,522 |
|---|
| Alabama |
$10,797 | $21,547 | $16,796 | $14,206 | $15,939 |
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| Arkansas |
$8,723 | $15,763 | $20,521 | $14,106 | $14,586 |
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| American Samoa |
$5,460 | $5,760 | - | - | $5,700 |
|---|
| Arizona |
$11,609 | $25,034 | $21,102 | $16,807 | $17,683 |
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| California |
$6,823 | $20,723 | $27,622 | $19,574 | $22,819 |
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| Colorado |
$8,772 | $21,728 | $24,569 | $16,960 | $18,547 |
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| Connecticut |
$15,729 | $29,662 | $42,692 | $18,870 | $17,433 |
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| District of Columbia |
$6,152 | $13,004 | $30,418 | $19,191 | $17,994 |
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| Delaware |
$8,258 | $19,091 | $13,230 | $17,414 | $15,465 |
|---|
| Florida |
$3,844 | $13,944 | $21,753 | $16,633 | $18,435 |
|---|
| Federated States of Micronesia |
- | $5,050 | - | $5,763 | $6,180 |
|---|
| Georgia |
$6,251 | $13,792 | $22,117 | $16,025 | $16,479 |
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| Guam |
$4,762 | $8,014 | $7,203 | $6,501 | $14,689 |
|---|
| Hawaii |
$7,723 | $20,995 | $16,552 | $16,968 | $19,481 |
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| Iowa |
$10,396 | $27,294 | $33,148 | $13,884 | $14,129 |
|---|
| Idaho |
$7,580 | $22,490 | $20,612 | $14,276 | $14,433 |
|---|
| Illinois |
$14,067 | $19,205 | $29,117 | $15,831 | $16,171 |
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| Indiana |
$8,791 | $21,525 | $29,788 | $15,077 | $15,258 |
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| Kansas |
$8,934 | $18,728 | $26,323 | $15,175 | $16,221 |
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| Kentucky |
$10,908 | $22,412 | $26,152 | $14,422 | $15,975 |
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| Louisiana |
$9,061 | $18,143 | $23,854 | $16,466 | $17,763 |
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| Massachusetts |
$13,192 | $24,604 | $46,101 | $19,051 | $17,013 |
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| Maryland |
$10,445 | $25,287 | $31,943 | $16,740 | $16,694 |
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| Maine |
$10,667 | $22,946 | $38,731 | $15,290 | $11,493 |
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| Marshall Islands |
$6,840 | $7,480 | - | $6,658 | $16,177 |
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| Michigan |
$12,631 | $21,558 | $28,120 | $14,078 | $14,317 |
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| Minnesota |
$13,016 | $14,839 | $29,048 | $13,873 | $14,985 |
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| Missouri |
$10,139 | $19,810 | $20,847 | $15,083 | $17,346 |
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| Northern Marianas |
$4,038 | $5,520 | - | - | $10,400 |
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| Mississippi |
$9,484 | $13,556 | $18,176 | $14,093 | $13,822 |
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| Montana |
$7,156 | $18,472 | $23,966 | $13,732 | $13,940 |
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| North Carolina |
$6,710 | $20,438 | $26,139 | $15,777 | $16,109 |
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| North Dakota |
$8,762 | $9,904 | $13,278 | $11,704 | $13,494 |
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| Nebraska |
$10,375 | $17,512 | $26,368 | $14,543 | $16,092 |
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| New Hampshire |
$14,402 | $28,578 | $33,426 | $17,420 | $16,514 |
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| New Jersey |
$15,367 | $26,632 | $22,916 | $14,655 | $21,347 |
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| New Mexico |
$7,673 | $15,310 | $25,217 | $14,728 | $15,624 |
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| Nevada |
$5,648 | $17,345 | $19,794 | $15,031 | $19,417 |
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| New York |
$8,392 | $18,025 | $30,077 | $15,950 | $19,245 |
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| Ohio |
$8,504 | $17,983 | $29,497 | $15,225 | $14,889 |
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| Oklahoma |
$7,539 | $15,800 | $23,851 | $14,002 | $15,157 |
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| Oregon |
$13,693 | $33,585 | $32,893 | $16,881 | $16,988 |
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| Pennsylvania |
$14,508 | $24,029 | $36,980 | $16,811 | $16,282 |
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| Puerto Rico |
$4,902 | $5,766 | $8,389 | $13,619 | $12,670 |
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| Rhode Island |
$13,697 | $31,162 | $40,734 | $19,046 | $15,791 |
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| South Carolina |
$12,256 | $27,125 | $24,630 | $14,763 | $15,091 |
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| South Dakota |
$9,435 | $9,896 | $20,556 | $12,812 | $15,537 |
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| Tennessee |
$10,197 | $19,509 | $24,565 | $14,738 | $16,195 |
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| Texas |
$8,422 | $18,462 | $23,202 | $14,183 | $15,901 |
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| Utah |
$6,945 | $20,273 | $16,512 | $14,971 | $17,489 |
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| Virginia |
$15,277 | $35,277 | $22,883 | $16,372 | $14,688 |
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| Virgin Islands |
$5,617 | $15,521 | - | $13,790 | $14,806 |
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| Vermont |
$15,145 | $32,649 | $44,512 | $15,922 | $17,299 |
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| Washington |
$6,536 | $13,522 | $30,218 | $17,640 | $19,698 |
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| Wisconsin |
$8,713 | $16,528 | $30,418 | $14,046 | $13,799 |
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| West Virginia |
$8,362 | $17,335 | $21,691 | $14,544 | $12,402 |
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| Wyoming |
$5,083 | $13,279 | - | $12,952 | $14,302 |
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| Average | $9,406 | $19,689 |
$26,630 | $15,938 | $17,080 |
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Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 5/10/2024)
2024 Tuition Chart by State