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College Tuition by State

Choose a state to compare college tuition, fees, net price, acceptance rates and student outcomes.

This state comparison hub helps answer questions like which state has the cheapest college tuition, which states have the most schools, and how average net price changes across U.S. higher education markets. Every row links to a deeper state page with city and school profiles.

California CA - 233 cities 658 $16,464 $21,843 $31,172 $19,695 65.82% New York NY - 160 cities 421 $22,009 $23,991 $34,507 $18,893 69.11% Texas TX - 125 cities 407 $13,891 $17,749 $25,659 $17,343 74.68% Florida FL - 122 cities 383 $17,045 $19,354 $30,584 $19,834 71.09% Pennsylvania PA - 162 cities 328 $25,837 $28,549 $40,231 $20,881 75.87% Ohio OH - 142 cities 283 $19,440 $22,521 $31,074 $17,854 69.92% Illinois IL - 114 cities 238 $18,264 $21,678 $29,859 $15,478 73.86% North Carolina NC - 91 cities 172 $13,986 $18,127 $27,349 $14,661 69.70% Michigan MI - 88 cities 171 $18,272 $21,404 $27,997 $16,178 75.92% Georgia GA - 72 cities 167 $13,336 $16,174 $27,243 $16,729 70.10% Virginia VA - 72 cities 163 $17,837 $21,737 $31,668 $17,997 73.45% New Jersey NJ - 85 cities 151 $17,244 $19,811 $28,596 $17,613 76.74% Tennessee TN - 62 cities 151 $18,529 $22,218 $31,347 $15,202 70.42% Missouri MO - 64 cities 149 $16,198 $18,197 $29,817 $16,820 75.76% Massachusetts MA - 75 cities 146 $33,218 $35,766 $49,828 $23,961 64.71% Puerto Rico PR - 34 cities 141 $7,645 $8,267 $13,966 $7,276 74.13% Indiana IN - 58 cities 138 $17,863 $22,123 $36,858 $19,362 77.30% Arizona AZ - 27 cities 119 $11,187 $15,703 $24,324 $19,498 83.02% Louisiana LA - 35 cities 116 $13,463 $16,198 $27,319 $17,038 71.99% Minnesota MN - 66 cities 106 $16,145 $16,796 $30,690 $17,382 73.78% Washington WA - 43 cities 105 $14,907 $19,241 $28,320 $17,377 80.51% Oklahoma OK - 53 cities 103 $12,390 $16,802 $25,100 $12,816 76.79% South Carolina SC - 40 cities 94 $16,253 $20,877 $29,687 $16,137 73.40% Colorado CO - 30 cities 87 $13,967 $20,883 $27,689 $17,389 76.68% Wisconsin WI - 46 cities 87 $18,799 $21,704 $30,012 $17,077 79.39% Kentucky KY - 44 cities 86 $16,834 $19,077 $28,604 $15,306 77.94% Alabama AL - 44 cities 83 $11,083 $15,342 $22,397 $14,203 70.08% Arkansas AR - 42 cities 81 $9,937 $12,186 $21,904 $14,015 71.95% Kansas KS - 45 cities 77 $13,312 $15,359 $25,715 $15,518 79.45% Maryland MD - 41 cities 76 $17,613 $22,659 $31,024 $16,580 72.53% Oregon OR - 32 cities 73 $19,568 $25,043 $32,468 $18,521 79.76% Iowa IA - 42 cities 72 $23,996 $25,484 $36,304 $17,049 77.29% West Virginia WV - 41 cities 68 $11,953 $16,222 $22,249 $10,497 82.60% Utah UT - 30 cities 64 $12,127 $17,232 $25,583 $17,750 82.37% Connecticut CT - 31 cities 62 $29,412 $34,010 $44,784 $22,661 63.62% Mississippi MS - 42 cities 56 $8,797 $10,904 $20,353 $13,421 71.06% New Mexico NM - 23 cities 42 $5,471 $9,837 $17,468 $11,878 69.03% Nebraska NE - 20 cities 40 $16,244 $17,659 $29,077 $16,962 71.46% Nevada NV - 6 cities 38 $11,196 $18,019 $24,781 $22,191 88.54% Maine ME - 28 cities 37 $21,700 $25,925 $34,732 $18,022 68.81% Idaho ID - 15 cities 36 $12,741 $18,638 $24,688 $17,119 80.26% New Hampshire NH - 19 cities 31 $21,316 $26,826 $37,416 $21,229 79.23% Montana MT - 18 cities 30 $8,918 $15,346 $20,507 $13,344 83.27% North Dakota ND - 17 cities 26 $8,968 $10,134 $19,827 $12,994 72.81% South Dakota SD - 13 cities 25 $13,120 $14,211 $25,194 $16,583 82.23% District of Columbia DC - 1 cities 24 $29,146 $29,635 $49,822 $26,516 60.68% Rhode Island RI - 12 cities 23 $33,836 $36,965 $50,572 $26,706 61.66% Hawaii HI - 9 cities 22 $10,391 $15,635 $22,814 $19,081 78.34% Delaware DE - 10 cities 19 $12,362 $18,380 $26,878 $15,798 66.09% Vermont VT - 14 cities 16 $39,417 $43,515 $55,715 $27,888 58.93% Alaska AK - 7 cities 10 $10,976 $16,273 $22,585 $13,007 76.15% Wyoming WY - 8 cities 9 $4,868 $12,353 $16,060 $12,619 97.41% Guam GU - 1 cities 3 $5,576 $7,744 $12,864 $6,930 39.44% Marshall Islands MH - 2 cities 2 $7,149 $7,789 $17,852 $11,050 Not reported Virgin Islands VI - 2 cities 2 $5,617 $15,521 $16,582 $7,563 97.44% American Samoa AS - 1 cities 1 $5,460 $5,760 $10,560 $4,812 Not reported Micronesia FM - 1 cities 1 $5,050 $5,050 $10,519 $7,012 80.91% Northern Mariana Islands MP - 1 cities 1 $4,038 $5,520 $9,939 $2,795 Not reported Palau PW - 1 cities 1 $3,730 $3,970 $9,408 $2,810 Not reported