Top Public Schools Tuition Comparison

The University of Texas at Austin ranked first in the Top Public Schools rankings, followed by University of Virginia-Main Campus and Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

The average tuition & fees of Top Public Schools is $13,418 for in-state and $42,130 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2023-2024.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest tuition & fees of $60,107 and University of Florida has the lowest tuition & fees of $28,659 among Top Public Schools. For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,629 for in-state and $33,318 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 24.87% and the SAT score is 1425 for the Top Public Schools. Their acceptance rate is low, making it difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is high.

Table. Top Public Schools Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX$42,778 ($11,678)$22,954 ($12,012)29.12%1,370 SAT
31 ACT		52,38487%
2University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA$59,633 ($22,323)$36,198 ($22,612)16.86%1,490 SAT
33 ACT		26,08295%
3Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA$32,876 ($11,764)$30,646 ($15,570)16.46%1,450 SAT
32 ACT		45,29692%
4University of FloridaGainesville, FL$28,659 ($6,381)$30,130 ($12,737)24.03%1,390 SAT
31 ACT		55,21190%
5University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$39,330 ($8,989)$30,819 ($12,527)18.74%1,470 SAT
32 ACT		31,70591%
6University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$44,524 ($13,747)$28,985 ($13,883)8.73%-46,43092%
7University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI$60,107 ($18,309)$55,052 ($27,524)17.94%1,470 SAT
33 ACT		51,22593%
8University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA$45,627 ($14,850)$30,363 ($15,261)11.66%-45,30794%
9Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ$36,001 ($17,239)$36,244 ($22,348)65.35%1,380 SAT
31 ACT		50,63784%
10North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC$31,767 ($8,895)$31,793 ($11,819)39.85%1,380 SAT
30 ACT		36,70084%
Average$42,130 ($13,418)$33,318 ($16,629)25%1,42544,09890%
Top Public Schools Tuition Comparison