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 4-year colleges and universities were used to calculate average tuition.
Massachusetts has the highest tuition and fees of $46,691 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 $32,747 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 |
$7,916 | $19,667 | $16,588 | $15,871 | $21,374 |
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| Alabama |
$10,747 | $21,553 | $16,718 | $14,206 | $15,939 |
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| Arkansas |
$8,757 | $15,992 | $20,635 | $14,106 | $14,586 |
|---|
| American Samoa |
$5,460 | $5,760 | - | - | $5,700 |
|---|
| Arizona |
$7,556 | $18,449 | $18,149 | $16,608 | $18,247 |
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| California |
$6,924 | $20,687 | $29,193 | $19,574 | $22,852 |
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| Colorado |
$8,490 | $21,414 | $28,433 | $16,960 | $18,546 |
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| Connecticut |
$15,006 | $29,662 | $44,205 | $18,870 | $17,433 |
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| District of Columbia |
$6,152 | $13,004 | $32,943 | $19,191 | $17,994 |
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| Delaware |
$8,258 | $19,091 | $13,230 | $17,414 | $15,465 |
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| Florida |
$3,840 | $13,992 | $21,478 | $16,633 | $18,417 |
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| Federated States of Micronesia |
$5,050 | $5,050 | - | $5,763 | $6,180 |
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| Georgia |
$5,753 | $15,805 | $22,314 | $16,025 | $16,140 |
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| Guam |
$4,762 | $8,014 | $7,203 | $6,501 | $14,689 |
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| Hawaii |
$7,723 | $20,995 | $17,121 | $16,968 | $19,481 |
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| Iowa |
$10,396 | $27,294 | $33,422 | $13,884 | $14,129 |
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| Idaho |
$7,580 | $22,490 | $20,830 | $14,276 | $14,433 |
|---|
| Illinois |
$13,493 | $18,989 | $30,575 | $15,831 | $16,198 |
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| Indiana |
$8,369 | $19,539 | $31,219 | $15,077 | $15,417 |
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| Kansas |
$8,955 | $21,290 | $26,984 | $15,175 | $16,221 |
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| Kentucky |
$10,908 | $22,412 | $26,785 | $14,422 | $15,975 |
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| Louisiana |
$9,061 | $18,148 | $23,834 | $16,466 | $17,763 |
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| Massachusetts |
$12,788 | $24,623 | $46,691 | $19,051 | $17,013 |
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| Maryland |
$10,445 | $25,478 | $32,652 | $16,740 | $16,694 |
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| Maine |
$10,678 | $22,946 | $36,974 | $15,216 | $11,545 |
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| Marshall Islands |
$7,149 | $7,789 | - | $6,658 | $13,541 |
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| Michigan |
$12,936 | $21,892 | $28,835 | $14,102 | $14,317 |
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| Minnesota |
$11,481 | $14,835 | $31,964 | $13,873 | $14,935 |
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| Missouri |
$9,820 | $19,244 | $20,424 | $15,083 | $17,278 |
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| Northern Marianas |
$4,038 | $5,520 | - | - | $10,400 |
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| Mississippi |
$8,850 | $13,516 | $18,109 | $14,093 | $13,822 |
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| Montana |
$6,325 | $18,386 | $23,966 | $13,732 | $13,940 |
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| North Carolina |
$7,438 | $20,438 | $26,777 | $15,777 | $16,109 |
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| North Dakota |
$7,676 | $9,904 | $14,110 | $11,704 | $13,015 |
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| Nebraska |
$8,664 | $15,970 | $26,230 | $14,543 | $16,868 |
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| New Hampshire |
$14,402 | $27,094 | $34,438 | $17,420 | $16,514 |
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| New Jersey |
$15,367 | $26,632 | $23,094 | $14,655 | $21,285 |
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| New Mexico |
$6,722 | $15,096 | $27,808 | $14,728 | $15,624 |
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| Nevada |
$5,648 | $17,069 | $21,346 | $15,031 | $19,417 |
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| New York |
$8,438 | $18,624 | $29,866 | $16,026 | $19,172 |
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| Ohio |
$8,168 | $17,109 | $29,549 | $15,225 | $14,817 |
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| Oklahoma |
$7,531 | $16,430 | $24,703 | $14,002 | $15,157 |
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| Oregon |
$12,102 | $29,238 | $35,651 | $16,881 | $17,339 |
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| Pennsylvania |
$14,510 | $24,059 | $38,872 | $16,811 | $16,282 |
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| Puerto Rico |
$5,498 | $5,755 | $8,169 | $13,619 | $12,670 |
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| Rhode Island |
$13,697 | $31,162 | $40,051 | $19,046 | $15,844 |
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| South Carolina |
$12,257 | $27,164 | $24,363 | $14,763 | $15,091 |
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| South Dakota |
$7,584 | $9,887 | $19,097 | $12,812 | $15,293 |
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| Tennessee |
$10,201 | $19,439 | $25,437 | $14,738 | $16,299 |
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| Texas |
$8,223 | $18,174 | $23,710 | $14,207 | $15,856 |
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| Utah |
$6,813 | $20,190 | $16,163 | $14,971 | $17,489 |
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| Virginia |
$15,262 | $35,213 | $23,324 | $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 | $46,503 | $15,922 | $17,299 |
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| Washington |
$6,433 | $13,446 | $31,202 | $17,751 | $19,620 |
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| Wisconsin |
$8,324 | $16,528 | $30,476 | $14,046 | $13,799 |
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| West Virginia |
$8,468 | $17,413 | $20,744 | $14,544 | $12,423 |
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| Wyoming |
$5,083 | $13,279 | - | $12,952 | $14,302 |
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| Average | $8,914 | $19,081 |
$27,665 | $15,814 | $16,887 |
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2024 Tuition Chart by State