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What 4 years of college costs before aid, state by state
Across 2,451 four-year colleges in the United States, the projected 4-year in-state total runs from ~$4,300 to ~$556,500, with a median of ~$69,200. Every figure is an estimate from published rates before aid.
By state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
A state shows up here once at least 5 of its four-year colleges report a published tuition rate to build a projection from. A state that isn't listed hasn't cleared that bar yet. See every college, including states not listed here, on the school directory.
See the methodology, colleges with guaranteed or frozen tuition, or what families actually paid.