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.
The following table summarizes 2024 tuition, fees, and living costs by State. You may want to check detailed 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.
| State | Tuition & Fees | Living Costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Private | On-Campus | Off-Campus | ||
| In-State | Out-of-State | ||||
| Alaska | $7,916 | $19,667 | $16,588 | $15,871 | $21,374 |
| Alabama | $10,747 | $21,553 | $16,718 | $14,206 | $15,939 |
| 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 |
| California | $6,924 | $20,687 | $29,193 | $19,574 | $22,852 |
| Colorado | $8,490 | $21,414 | $28,433 | $16,960 | $18,546 |
| Connecticut | $15,006 | $29,662 | $44,205 | $18,870 | $17,433 |
| District of Columbia | $6,152 | $13,004 | $32,943 | $19,191 | $17,994 |
| Delaware | $8,258 | $19,091 | $13,230 | $17,414 | $15,465 |
| Florida | $3,840 | $13,992 | $21,478 | $16,633 | $18,417 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | $5,050 | $5,050 | - | $5,763 | $6,180 |
| Georgia | $5,753 | $15,805 | $22,314 | $16,025 | $16,140 |
| Guam | $4,762 | $8,014 | $7,203 | $6,501 | $14,689 |
| Hawaii | $7,723 | $20,995 | $17,121 | $16,968 | $19,481 |
| Iowa | $10,396 | $27,294 | $33,422 | $13,884 | $14,129 |
| Idaho | $7,580 | $22,490 | $20,830 | $14,276 | $14,433 |
| Illinois | $13,493 | $18,989 | $30,575 | $15,831 | $16,198 |
| Indiana | $8,369 | $19,539 | $31,219 | $15,077 | $15,417 |
| Kansas | $8,955 | $21,290 | $26,984 | $15,175 | $16,221 |
| Kentucky | $10,908 | $22,412 | $26,785 | $14,422 | $15,975 |
| Louisiana | $9,061 | $18,148 | $23,834 | $16,466 | $17,763 |
| Massachusetts | $12,788 | $24,623 | $46,691 | $19,051 | $17,013 |
| Maryland | $10,445 | $25,478 | $32,652 | $16,740 | $16,694 |
| Maine | $10,678 | $22,946 | $36,974 | $15,216 | $11,545 |
| Marshall Islands | $7,149 | $7,789 | - | $6,658 | $13,541 |
| Michigan | $12,936 | $21,892 | $28,835 | $14,102 | $14,317 |
| Minnesota | $11,481 | $14,835 | $31,964 | $13,873 | $14,935 |
| Missouri | $9,820 | $19,244 | $20,424 | $15,083 | $17,278 |
| Northern Marianas | $4,038 | $5,520 | - | - | $10,400 |
| Mississippi | $8,850 | $13,516 | $18,109 | $14,093 | $13,822 |
| Montana | $6,325 | $18,386 | $23,966 | $13,732 | $13,940 |
| North Carolina | $7,438 | $20,438 | $26,777 | $15,777 | $16,109 |
| North Dakota | $7,676 | $9,904 | $14,110 | $11,704 | $13,015 |
| Nebraska | $8,664 | $15,970 | $26,230 | $14,543 | $16,868 |
| New Hampshire | $14,402 | $27,094 | $34,438 | $17,420 | $16,514 |
| New Jersey | $15,367 | $26,632 | $23,094 | $14,655 | $21,285 |
| New Mexico | $6,722 | $15,096 | $27,808 | $14,728 | $15,624 |
| Nevada | $5,648 | $17,069 | $21,346 | $15,031 | $19,417 |
| New York | $8,438 | $18,624 | $29,866 | $16,026 | $19,172 |
| Ohio | $8,168 | $17,109 | $29,549 | $15,225 | $14,817 |
| Oklahoma | $7,531 | $16,430 | $24,703 | $14,002 | $15,157 |
| Oregon | $12,102 | $29,238 | $35,651 | $16,881 | $17,339 |
| Pennsylvania | $14,510 | $24,059 | $38,872 | $16,811 | $16,282 |
| Puerto Rico | $5,498 | $5,755 | $8,169 | $13,619 | $12,670 |
| Rhode Island | $13,697 | $31,162 | $40,051 | $19,046 | $15,844 |
| South Carolina | $12,257 | $27,164 | $24,363 | $14,763 | $15,091 |
| South Dakota | $7,584 | $9,887 | $19,097 | $12,812 | $15,293 |
| Tennessee | $10,201 | $19,439 | $25,437 | $14,738 | $16,299 |
| Texas | $8,223 | $18,174 | $23,710 | $14,207 | $15,856 |
| Utah | $6,813 | $20,190 | $16,163 | $14,971 | $17,489 |
| Virginia | $15,262 | $35,213 | $23,324 | $16,372 | $14,688 |
| Virgin Islands | $5,617 | $15,521 | - | $13,790 | $14,806 |
| Vermont | $15,145 | $32,649 | $46,503 | $15,922 | $17,299 |
| Washington | $6,433 | $13,446 | $31,202 | $17,751 | $19,620 |
| Wisconsin | $8,324 | $16,528 | $30,476 | $14,046 | $13,799 |
| West Virginia | $8,468 | $17,413 | $20,744 | $14,544 | $12,423 |
| Wyoming | $5,083 | $13,279 | - | $12,952 | $14,302 |
| Average | $8,914 | $19,081 | $27,665 | $15,814 | $16,887 |