You may be familiar with some of the exorbitant price tags associated with attending private universities in your home state, but how much money does it cost to be a student at in-state colleges?
To find the most expensive in-state college tuition in every state, GOBankingRates sourced undergraduate enrollment, the average in-state total cost of tuition including fees and the average total amount of student debt across U.S. public colleges.
Read on to find out most expensive college tuition in every state.
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Auburn University Location: Auburn, Alabama Undergraduate enrollment: 25,379 In-state tuition and fees: $12,536 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $31,893 Be Aware: Nearly Half of Americans Struggle To Pay Their Utility Bills: 5 Ways To Save
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University of Alaska Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Undergraduate enrollment: 5,844 In-state tuition and fees: $7,896 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: n/a Discover More: 5 Frugal Habits of Mark Cuban
benedek / Getty Images University of Arizona Location: Tucson, Arizona Undergraduate enrollment: 40,407 In-state tuition and fees: $12,937 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $25,078
Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com University of Arkansas Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Undergraduate enrollment: 26,269 In-state tuition and fees: $9,748 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $28,468 View Next: 10 Things Frugal People Always Buy at Yard Sales To Save Money
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University of California, San Diego Location: La Jolla, California Undergraduate enrollment: 33,096 In-state tuition and fees: $16,056 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $19,230 knowlesgallery / Getty Images Colorado School of Mines Location: Golden, Colorado Undergraduate enrollment: 5,733 In-state tuition and fees: $20,040 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $31,046
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Smaley / Wikimedia Commons University of Connecticut Location: Storrs, Connecticut Undergraduate enrollment: 18,983 In-state tuition and fees: $20,366 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $27,408 gregobagel / Getty Images/iStockphoto
University of Delaware Location: Newark, Delaware Undergraduate enrollment: 18,883 In-state tuition and fees: $16,080 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $38,234 Explore More: Here’s What the US Minimum Wage Was the Year You Were Born
ablokhin / Getty Images/iStockphoto University of the District of Columbia Location: Washington, D.C. Undergraduate enrollment: 3,061 In-state tuition and fees: $9,140 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: n/a Bryan Pollard / Getty Images University of Florida Location: Gainesville, Florida Undergraduate enrollment: 34,552 In-state tuition and fees: $6,381 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $18,991 Explore Next: The 50 Happiest States in America and How Much It Costs to Live There
EQRoy / Shutterstock.com Georgia Institute of Technology Location: Atlanta Undergraduate enrollment: 18,415 In-state tuition and fees: $11,764 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $27,451 Osugi / Shutterstock.com University of Hawaii at Manoa Location: Honolulu Undergraduate enrollment: 14,198 In-state tuition and fees: $12,186 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $23,479 Read More: Here’s How Much the Definition of Rich Has Changed in Every State
©Shutterstock.com University of Idaho Location: Moscow, Idaho Undergraduate enrollment: 8,809 In-state tuition and fees: $8,816 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $20,587 leightrail / Getty Images University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Location: Champaign, Illinois Undergraduate enrollment: 35,120 In-state tuition and fees: $17,572 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $22,811 Find Out: Net Worth for Baby Boomers: How To Tell Whether You’re Poor, Middle Class, Upper Middle Class or Rich
Susan Vineyard / Getty Images Indiana University Location: Bloomington, Indiana Undergraduate enrollment: 35,660 In-state tuition and fees: $11,790 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $28,449 ©Wikimedia Commons University of Iowa Location: Iowa City, Iowa Undergraduate enrollment: 21,973 In-state tuition and fees: $10,964 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $31,771 Learn More: I’m a Financial Advisor: Here’s Why My Rich Clients Identify With the Middle Class
Jeff Zehnder / Shutterstock.com University of Kansas Location: Lawrence, Kansas Undergraduate enrollment: 19,241 In-state tuition and fees: $11,167 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $28,493 aceshot1 / Shutterstock.com University of Kentucky Location: Lexington, Kentucky Undergraduate enrollment: 22,735 In-state tuition and fees: $13,212 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $33,788 Read Next: Net Worth for US Families: How To Tell if You’re Poor, Middle Class, Upper Middle Class or Rich
Brad Armentor / Flickr.com Louisiana State University Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Undergraduate enrollment: 30,952 In-state tuition and fees: $11,954 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $24,784 DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images/iStockphoto University of Maine Location: Orono, Maine Undergraduate enrollment: 9,774 In-state tuition and fees: $12,606 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $36,365 View More: Toilet Paper to Discontinued Items: 7 Ways Shrinkflation Has Come to Costco
Steven Frame / Shutterstock.com University of Maryland Location: College Park, Maryland Undergraduate enrollment: 30,353 In-state tuition and fees: $11,505 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $30,420 KenWiedemann / Getty Images University of Massachusetts Location: Amherst, Massachusetts Undergraduate enrollment: 24,391 In-state tuition and fees: $17,357 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $31,480 For You: A $150K Income Is ‘Lower Middle Class’ In These High-Cost Cities
tiny-al / Getty Images/iStockphoto University of Michigan Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Undergraduate enrollment: 32,695 In-state tuition and fees: $17,786 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $28,487 Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com University of Minnesota Location: Minneapolis Undergraduate enrollment: 39,248 In-state tuition and fees: $16,488 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $26,576 Trending Now: 7 Popular Clothing Brands the Middle Class Can’t Afford Anymore
BSPollard / Getty Images University of Mississippi Location: Oxford, Mississippi Undergraduate enrollment: 17,302 In-state tuition and fees: $9,412 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $33,582 Kristopher Kettner / Shutterstock.com University of Missouri Location: Columbia, Missouri Undergraduate enrollment: 23,752 In-state tuition and fees: $14,122 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $26,732 Be Aware: How Much Household Income Will Be Considered Upper Middle Class in 5 Years?
Marty Nelson / Shutterstock.com University of Montana Location: Missoula, Montana Undergraduate enrollment: 7,215 In-state tuition and fees: $8,152 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $25,880 steveodonnell / Getty Images/iStockphoto University of Nebraska Medical Center Location: Omaha, Nebraska Undergraduate enrollment: 936 In-state tuition and fees: $14,720 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: n/a That’s Interesting: How Can You Withdraw Money From a Bank Account? 3 Ways To Know
LPETTET / Getty Images University of Nevada, Las Vegas Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Undergraduate enrollment: 25,365 In-state tuition and fees: $9,143 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $21,584 Jon Bilous / Shutterstock.com University of New Hampshire Location: Durham, New Hampshire Undergraduate enrollment: 11,480 In-state tuition and fees: $19,112 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $44,341 Try This: Check Your $2 Bills — They Could Be Worth a Ton
luvemakphoto / Getty Images Rutgers University Location: Piscataway, New Jersey Undergraduate enrollment: 36,344 In-state tuition and fees: $17,239 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $23,105 04NMAggie / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4 New Mexico State University Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico Undergraduate enrollment: 11,591 In-state tuition and fees: $9,058 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $17,921 Find Out: How Much Does the Average Middle-Class Person Have in Savings?
Francis W Naung / Shutterstock.com University at Buffalo-SUNY Location: Buffalo, New York Undergraduate enrollment: 20,761 In-state tuition and fees: $10,781 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $26,103 Ryan Herron / Getty Images University of North Carolina Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Undergraduate enrollment: 20,210 In-state tuition and fees: $8,998 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $20,680 See More: 8 Rare Coins Worth Millions That Are Highly Coveted by Coin Collectors
Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com North Dakota State University Location: Fargo, North Dakota Undergraduate enrollment: 10,096 In-state tuition and fees: $10,992 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: n/a ChicagoPhotographer / Shutterstock.com Miami University Location: Oxford, Ohio Undergraduate enrollment: 16,865 In-state tuition and fees: $17,055 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $29,434 Discover More: 10 of the Most Valuable Pennies
Alonzo Adams / Getty Images University of Oklahoma Location: Norman, Oklahoma Undergraduate enrollment: 21,294 In-state tuition and fees: $9,312 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $32,312 Joel Carillet / Getty Images University of Oregon Location: Eugene, Oregon Undergraduate enrollment: 19,565 In-state tuition and fees: $14,751 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $24,823 Learn More: Could Your Silver Dollar Make You a Millionaire? Discover the 8 Most Valuable Ones
bgwalker / Getty Images University of Pittsburgh Location: Pittsburgh Undergraduate enrollment: 19,928 In-state tuition and fees: $21,524 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $38,460 Kenneth C. Zirkel / Wikimedia Commons University of Rhode Island Location: Kingston, Rhode Island Undergraduate enrollment: 13,927 In-state tuition and fees: $16,408 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $39,450 Check Out: 16 Tips To Live Well on a Low Salary, According to Dave Ramsey
Let Ideas Compete / Flickr.com Clemson University Location: Clemson, South Carolina Undergraduate enrollment: 22,566 In-state tuition and fees: $15,558 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $34,307 DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Location: Rapid City, South Dakota Undergraduate enrollment: 2,164 In-state tuition and fees: $10,400 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $25,043 Read Next: I’m a Self-Made Millionaire: Here’s My 4-Step Payday Routine
csfotoimages / Getty Images University of Tennessee Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Undergraduate enrollment: 27,039 In-state tuition and fees: $13,244 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $26,811 Dak0013 / Wikimedia Commons The University of Texas at Dallas Location: Richardson, Texas Undergraduate enrollment: 21,617 In-state tuition and fees: $16,412 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $23,403 Trending Now: Warren Buffett: 10 Rules for Young People Who Want To Get Rich
Wangkun Jia / Shutterstock.com University of Utah Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Undergraduate enrollment: 26,355 In-state tuition and fees: $10,287 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $20,236 ©Shutterstock.com University of Vermont Location: Burlington, Vermont Undergraduate enrollment: 11,898 In-state tuition and fees: $18,890 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $36,274 Be Aware: Ramit Sethi: Track These 4 Numbers To Become a Millionaire
BrianPIrwin / Getty Images University of Virginia Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Undergraduate enrollment: 17,496 In-state tuition and fees: $22,323 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $26,211 benedek / Getty Images University of Washington Location: Seattle Undergraduate enrollment: 36,872 In-state tuition and fees: $12,643 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $18,136 Discover Next: Here’s How Much a $1,000 Investment in Ford Stock 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today
©West Virginia University Institute West Virginia University Location: Morgantown, West Virginia Undergraduate enrollment: 19,059 In-state tuition and fees: $9,360 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: n/a youngryand / Getty Images University of Wisconsin Location: Madison, Wisconsin Undergraduate enrollment: 38,230 In-state tuition and fees: $11,205 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $27,495 That’s Interesting: I’m a Self-Made Millionaire: 5 Stocks You Shouldn’t Sell
C5 Media / Shutterstock.com University of Wyoming Location: Laramie, Wyoming Undergraduate enrollment: 8,518 In-state tuition and fees: $6,938 Average total indebtedness of 2022 graduating class: $24,661 Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed U.S. public colleges to find the most expensive in-state college tuition. Undergraduate enrollment, average in-state total cost of tuition plus fees, and average total amount of student debt were sourced from U.S. News & World Report to find the most expensive college in each state as well as the 25 most expensive public colleges by in-state tuition. The states were sorted to show the most expensive to least expensive by state. All data was collected on and is up to date as of May 6, 2024.
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