2024 Most Expensive Public Colleges

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.

Table. Public Colleges With The Highest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents 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%51,2251,47093.00%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%26,0821,49095.00%15 to 1
3
-		Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VAPublic, 4-year $51,186
($20,484)
$1,464		-
(-)		81.98%1,5121,17076.00%10 to 1
4
-		William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year $49,412
($25,041)
$2,216		$36,440
($17,422)
$1,304		33.00%9,6541,45090.00%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%7,4031,40081.00%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%50,0231,25081.00%17 to 1
16
4		University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, 4-year $43,890
($18,890)
-		$32,996
($14,240)
-		60.00%14,0881,34075.00%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%7,0631,22067.00%13 to 1
18
1		University of Connecticut Storrs, CTPublic, 4-year $43,034
($20,366)
$932		$44,106
($22,194)
$932		54.00%27,0031,33083.00%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%52,3841,37087.00%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%39,5851,33074.00%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%5,7351,36068.00%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%23,1631,24073.00%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%48,9561,45089.00%18 to 1
Average$45,583
($16,241)		$33,272
($17,449)		50.44%28,4861,34880.76%18 to 1