A flagship university is the most known and famous college in a state. Generally, it is the first founded university in its state. Most flagship universities have names starting with "University of" or ends with "State University" along with its state name.

All 50 Flagship Universities are public schools. For 50 Flagship Universities,

  • The average tuition & fees of Flagship Universities is $12,566 for state residents and $34,260 for out-of-state students.
  • The average tuition & fees of Flagship Universities is $13,945 for state residents and $30,273 for out-of-state students.
  • The average acceptance rate is 67.04% and the average SAT score is 1,278.
  • The average number of students is 31,164 at Flagship Universities.
  • The average graduation rate is 72.82%.

Comparison between Flagship Universities

The following table compares 50 Flagship Universities with tuition and important admission statistics. You can sort the table to find top-ranked schools in the indicator (column) by clicking/touching a column that you want to sort.

For examples, the following colleges are ranked top in important indicators.

Tuition Comparison Table between Flagship Universities
School NameStateDegree OfferedTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
University of Alaska Fairbanks four-year, public AKDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$26,404 ($10,016) $6,091 - 6,607 38% 11 to 1
The University of Alabama four-year, public ALDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$33,200 ($11,900) $14,421 276% 38,644 72% 19 to 1
University of Arkansas four-year, public ARDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$28,772 ($9,748) $8,877 272% 30,936 69% 20 to 1
University of Arizona four-year, public AZDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$38,784 ($13,277) $13,279 286% 49,403 67% 17 to 1
University of California-Berkeley four-year, public CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$45,627 ($14,850) $22,200 212% 45,307 94% 19 to 1
University of Colorado Boulder four-year, public CODoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$41,943 ($15,556) $11,017 283% 39,585 74% 18 to 1
University of Connecticut four-year, public CTDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$43,034 ($20,366) $13,180 254% 27,003 83% 16 to 1
University of the District of Columbia four-year, public DCDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$13,004 ($6,152) $6,302 - 3,577 35% 6 to 1
University of Delaware four-year, public DEDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$39,720 ($16,080) $12,518 265% 24,039 79% 15 to 1
University of Florida four-year, public FLDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$28,659 ($6,381) $9,523 224% 55,211 90% 16 to 1
University of Georgia four-year, public GADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$30,220 ($11,180) $10,749 237% 40,607 88% 17 to 1
University of Hawaii at Manoa four-year, public HIDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$34,218 ($12,186) $7,364 270% 19,074 62% 14 to 1
University of Iowa four-year, public IADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$32,927 ($10,964) $10,058 285% 30,015 73% 16 to 1
University of Idaho four-year, public IDDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$29,784 ($8,816) $10,161 279% 11,507 61% 16 to 1
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign four-year, public ILDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$39,192 ($18,060) $16,449 244% 56,916 84% 21 to 1
Indiana University-Bloomington four-year, public INDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$40,482 ($11,790) $11,451 280% 47,005 81% 17 to 1
University of Kansas four-year, public KSDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$29,412 ($11,700) $10,373 288% 26,708 67% 17 to 1
University of Kentucky four-year, public KYDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$33,406 ($13,212) $11,981 292% 31,547 68% 17 to 1
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College four-year, public LADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$28,631 ($11,954) $11,917 274% 37,348 69% 22 to 1
University of Massachusetts-Amherst four-year, public MADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$39,293 ($17,357) $11,636 258% 32,229 83% 18 to 1
University of Maryland-College Park four-year, public MDDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$40,306 ($11,505) $11,409 245% 40,792 89% 18 to 1
University of Maine four-year, public MEDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$35,346 ($12,606) $11,693 296% 12,231 55% 14 to 1
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor four-year, public MIDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$60,107 ($18,309) $16,599 218% 51,225 93% 12 to 1
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities four-year, public MNDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$36,402 ($16,488) $10,416 277% 54,955 84% 16 to 1
University of Missouri-Columbia four-year, public MODoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$34,338 ($14,130) $11,506 277% 31,304 75% 18 to 1
University of Mississippi four-year, public MSDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$26,980 ($9,412) $14,079 298% 22,300 67% 16 to 1
The University of Montana four-year, public MTDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$31,622 ($8,152) $4,841 296% 9,955 46% 17 to 1
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill four-year, public NCDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$39,330 ($8,989) $16,747 219% 31,705 91% 17 to 1
University of North Dakota four-year, public NDDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$15,570 ($10,951) $6,573 277% 13,876 63% 17 to 1
University of Nebraska-Lincoln four-year, public NEDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$27,748 ($10,108) $11,063 277% 23,805 64% 16 to 1
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus four-year, public NHDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$38,882 ($19,112) $12,919 287% 13,953 77% 16 to 1
Rutgers University-New Brunswick four-year, public NJDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$36,001 ($17,239) $11,439 265% 50,637 84% 15 to 1
University of New Mexico-Main Campus four-year, public NMDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$26,451 ($8,115) $7,868 295% 21,953 51% 17 to 1
University of Nevada-Reno four-year, public NVDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$25,950 ($8,994) $7,481 285% 20,945 61% 18 to 1
University at Buffalo four-year, public NYDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$30,572 ($10,782) $9,020 269% 32,099 73% 12 to 1
Ohio State University-Main Campus four-year, public OHDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$38,365 ($12,859) $11,125 251% 60,540 88% 17 to 1
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus four-year, public OKDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$26,665 ($9,595) $10,069 277% 28,308 76% 16 to 1
University of Oregon four-year, public ORDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$41,194 ($14,751) $10,829 285% 23,163 73% 20 to 1
University of Rhode Island four-year, public RIDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$35,804 ($16,408) $12,715 277% 17,473 71% 17 to 1
University of South Carolina-Columbia four-year, public SCDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$34,943 ($12,688) $6,907 261% 35,653 78% 18 to 1
University of South Dakota four-year, public SDDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$12,942 ($9,432) $6,850 299% 9,856 57% 14 to 1
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville four-year, public TNDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$31,974 ($13,484) $11,518 246% 33,805 72% 18 to 1
The University of Texas at Austin four-year, public TXDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$42,778 ($11,678) $10,302 229% 52,384 87% 18 to 1
University of Utah four-year, public UTDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$29,837 ($9,315) $6,313 287% 34,734 64% 18 to 1
University of Virginia-Main Campus four-year, public VADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$59,633 ($22,323) $23,989 217% 26,082 95% 15 to 1
University of Vermont four-year, public VTDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$43,890 ($18,890) $18,563 260% 14,088 75% 17 to 1
University of Washington-Seattle Campus four-year, public WADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$41,997 ($12,643) $15,700 243% 52,319 84% 21 to 1
University of Wisconsin-Madison four-year, public WIDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$40,603 ($11,205) $12,757 243% 48,956 89% 18 to 1
West Virginia University four-year, public WVDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$27,360 ($9,648) $11,052 286% 24,741 62% 17 to 1
University of Wyoming four-year, public WYDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$22,718 ($6,938) $8,328 297% 11,100 60% 13 to 1