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The Most Expensive In-State College Tuition in Every State

May 9, 2024

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Written by Heather Taylor

Edited by Chris Cluff

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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