The 2024 average tuition & fees is $22,781 over 480 4-year public colleges. It is a 1.77% increase compared to last year. Compared to last year, tuition at 349 public colleges increased, and tuition at 32 colleges decreased.
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is the most expensive public college with tuition & fees of $60,107.
University of Virginia-Main Campus ($59,633) and Virginia Military Institute ($51,186) are following it in the list of Public Colleges with the Highest Tuition & Fees.
The average acceptance rate is 50.44% and the average SAT score is 1,348 at the schools.
| School Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Total Population | SAT Score | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year | $60,107 ($18,309) $2,834 | $55,052 ($27,524) $2,596 | 18.00% | 51,225 | 1,470 | 93.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year | $59,633 ($22,323) $2,259 | $36,198 ($22,612) $1,366 | 17.00% | 26,082 | 1,490 | 95.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 3 - | Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VAPublic, 4-year | $51,186 ($20,484) $1,464 | - (-) | 81.98% | 1,512 | 1,170 | 76.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 4 - | William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year | $49,412 ($25,041) $2,216 | $36,440 ($17,422) $1,304 | 33.00% | 9,654 | 1,450 | 90.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 5 - | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CAPublic, 4-year | $46,042 ($15,265) $1,064 | $29,637 ($14,535) $632 | 25.00% | 42,006 | - | 87.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of California-Davis Davis, CAPublic, 4-year | $46,024 ($15,247) $1,094 | $29,662 ($14,560) $654 | 42.00% | 39,679 | - | 86.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 7 - | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CAPublic, 4-year | $45,742 ($14,965) $1,053 | $29,555 ($14,453) $581 | 28.00% | 26,420 | - | 85.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 8 - | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CAPublic, 4-year | $45,627 ($14,850) $1,160 | $30,363 ($15,261) $785 | 12.00% | 45,307 | - | 94.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 9 - | University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CAPublic, 4-year | $45,337 ($14,560) $1,025 | $29,957 ($14,855) $642 | 63.00% | 19,478 | - | 76.00% | 23 to 1 |
| 10 - | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CAPublic, 4-year | $45,014 ($14,237) $1,003 | $29,377 ($14,275) $630 | 26.00% | 35,937 | - | 86.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 11 - | University of California-Riverside Riverside, CAPublic, 4-year | $44,947 ($14,170) $1,001 | $29,468 ($14,366) $617 | 63.00% | 26,809 | - | 76.00% | 24 to 1 |
| 12 1 | University of California-Merced Merced, CAPublic, 4-year | $44,944 ($14,167) $1,081 | $29,289 ($14,187) $698 | 39.00% | 9,103 | - | 67.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 13 1 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, 4-year | $44,524 ($13,747) $1,051 | $28,985 ($13,883) $561 | 9.00% | 46,430 | - | 92.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 14 2 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year | $44,376 ($21,186) $2,256 | $44,376 ($21,354) $2,238 | 60.00% | 7,403 | 1,400 | 81.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 15 - | Michigan State University East Lansing, MIPublic, 4-year | $44,040 ($17,270) $1,433 | $41,224 ($21,148) $1,348 | 84.00% | 50,023 | 1,250 | 81.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 16 4 | University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, 4-year | $43,890 ($18,890) - | $32,996 ($14,240) - | 60.00% | 14,088 | 1,340 | 75.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 17 1 | Michigan Technological University Houghton, MIPublic, 4-year | $43,089 ($19,747) $1,842 | $24,929 ($24,929) $1,062 | 88.00% | 7,063 | 1,220 | 67.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 18 1 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CTPublic, 4-year | $43,034 ($20,366) $932 | $44,106 ($22,194) $932 | 54.00% | 27,003 | 1,330 | 83.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 19 - | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year | $42,778 ($11,678) $1,708 | $22,954 ($12,012) $2 | 29.00% | 52,384 | 1,370 | 87.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 20 - | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WAPublic, 4-year | $42,171 ($12,817) $1,215 | $32,685 ($18,807) $939 | 83.01% | 4,794 | - | 54.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 21 - | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WAPublic, 4-year | $41,997 ($12,643) $1,257 | $32,511 ($18,633) $981 | 43.00% | 52,319 | - | 84.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 22 8 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, 4-year | $41,943 ($15,556) $2,981 | $38,020 ($17,462) $1,450 | 83.00% | 39,585 | 1,330 | 74.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 23 1 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WAPublic, 4-year | $41,913 ($12,559) $1,191 | $32,427 ($18,549) $915 | 92.00% | 5,735 | 1,360 | 68.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 24 - | University of Oregon Eugene, ORPublic, 4-year | $41,194 ($14,751) $1,393 | $32,709 ($19,236) $1,254 | 85.00% | 23,163 | 1,240 | 73.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 25 3 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year | $40,603 ($11,205) $1,176 | $25,615 ($12,289) $38 | 43.00% | 48,956 | 1,450 | 89.00% | 18 to 1 |
| Average | $45,583 ($16,241) | $33,272 ($17,449) | 50.44% | 28,486 | 1,348 | 80.76% | 18 to 1 |