The 2024 average tuition & fees is $22,781 over 480 4-years public colleges.
Chadron State College is the cheapest public college with tuition & fees of $7,564.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke ($7,571) and Mississippi Valley State University ($7,912) are following it in the list of Public Colleges with the Lowest Tuition & Fees.
The average acceptance rate is 78.19% and the average SAT score is 1,021 at the schools.
| School Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Total Population | SAT Score | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Chadron State College Chadron, NEPublic, 4-year | $7,564 ($7,564) $210 | $11,183 ($6,383) $350 | - | 2,260 | - | 44.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NCPublic, 4-year | $7,571 ($3,571) $76 | $19,910 ($6,851) $76 | 92.00% | 7,666 | - | 45.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MSPublic, 4-year | $7,912 ($7,912) $498 | $8,285 ($8,285) $219 | 51.01% | 1,879 | - | 25.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 4 - | Wayne State College Wayne, NEPublic, 4-year | $7,923 ($7,923) $235 | $9,960 ($5,640) $303 | - | 4,773 | - | 51.00% | 22 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NCPublic, 4-year | $7,969 ($3,969) $63 | $17,262 ($6,197) $61 | 79.99% | 6,787 | 950 | 43.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MSPublic, 4-year | $8,092 ($8,092) $226 | $8,092 ($8,092) $226 | 100.00% | 2,339 | - | 37.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 7 - | Peru State College Peru, NEPublic, 4-year | $8,280 ($8,280) $360 | $9,408 ($9,408) $288 | - | 1,799 | - | 33.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 8 60 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OKPublic, 4-year | $8,325 ($8,295) $6,915 | $7,939 ($7,915) $6,485 | 100.00% | 4,777 | - | 39.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 9 1 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year | $8,532 ($4,532) $79 | $18,497 ($7,778) $524 | 87.00% | 11,635 | 1,155 | 60.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 2 | Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MSPublic, 4-year | $8,549 ($8,549) - | $9,263 ($9,263) $409 | 25.00% | 2,933 | 920 | 47.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 11 7 | Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJPublic, 4-year | $8,598 ($6,638) $958 | $12,150 ($12,150) - | - | 8,248 | - | - | 15 to 1 |
| 12 1 | Delta State University Cleveland, MSPublic, 4-year | $8,605 ($8,605) - | $8,605 ($8,605) - | 100.00% | 2,556 | 1,100 | 46.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 13 2 | Minot State University Minot, NDPublic, 4-year | $8,633 ($8,633) $125 | $10,817 ($10,817) $125 | 71.95% | 2,777 | 1,040 | 44.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 14 - | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NMPublic, 4-year | $8,718 ($6,738) - | $7,226 ($5,454) - | 55.01% | 5,106 | 960 | 41.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 15 1 | Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LAPublic, 4-year | $9,266 ($8,173) $17 | $9,347 ($8,254) $13 | 95.99% | 5,883 | 1,015 | 45.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 16 73 | Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MOPublic, 4-year | $9,495 ($9,495) $6,090 | $7,371 ($7,371) $4,567 | 79.00% | 9,927 | 990 | 56.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 17 3 | Henderson State University Arkadelphia, ARPublic, 4-year | $9,780 ($7,572) $12 | $9,081 ($6,903) $41 | 81.97% | 2,519 | - | 39.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 17 2 | Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MNPublic, 4-year | $9,780 ($9,780) $96 | $10,977 ($10,977) $407 | 95.94% | 6,294 | - | 32.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 19 2 | Jackson State University Jackson, MSPublic, 4-year | $9,795 ($8,795) $350 | $9,795 ($8,795) $350 | 91.00% | 6,906 | 960 | 34.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 20 4 | McNeese State University Lake Charles, LAPublic, 4-year | $9,960 ($8,460) $536 | $9,997 ($8,497) $39 | 68.00% | 6,230 | 980 | 46.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 21 2 | Bemidji State University Bemidji, MNPublic, 4-year | $10,114 ($10,114) $16 | $10,048 ($10,048) $337 | 71.01% | 4,023 | - | 49.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 22 | Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MNPublic, 4-year | $10,117 ($10,117) | $15,314 ($10,484) | 95.01% | 10,420 | 1,100 | 44.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 22 1 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OHPublic, 4-year | $10,117 ($9,757) $172 | $6,795 ($6,615) $53 | 80.00% | 11,071 | 1,080 | 48.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 24 2 | Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MNPublic, 4-year | $10,304 ($10,304) $182 | $10,052 ($10,052) $419 | 69.01% | 6,930 | - | 40.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 25 175 | Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MNPublic, 4-year | $10,336 ($10,336) $8,736 | $11,537 ($11,537) $247 | 53.01% | 4,682 | - | 55.00% | 17 to 1 |
| Average | $8,973 ($8,088) | $10,756 ($8,495) | 78.19% | 5,617 | 1,021 | 43.46% | 16 to 1 |