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.
State
Schools
Avg in-state
Avg out-of-state
Avg attendance
Avg net price
Avg acceptance
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