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What 4 years of college costs before aid, state by state
Sticker price is one year. These are projected totals for all four, built from each school's own published rates, before any aid.
~$69,200
national median, 4 years in-state
2,451
four-year colleges projected
52
states covered
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Each figure is the median projected 4-year total across that state's four-year colleges, public and private together, at in-state rates before aid. In states with many private colleges the median lands on a private one, so it runs well above the public in-state price.
- Alabama~$54,60034 colleges
- Alaska~$44,0006 colleges
- Arizona~$59,60026 colleges
- Arkansas~$45,50028 colleges
- California~$73,200203 colleges
- Colorado~$47,40034 colleges
- Connecticut~$125,70028 colleges
- Delaware~$51,6006 colleges
- District of Columbia~$101,50012 colleges
- Florida~$60,500122 colleges
- Georgia~$53,20065 colleges
- Hawaii~$36,1009 colleges
- Idaho~$42,30012 colleges
- Illinois~$120,70079 colleges
- Indiana~$121,50055 colleges
- Iowa~$157,90036 colleges
- Kansas~$119,30032 colleges
- Kentucky~$63,80033 colleges
- Louisiana~$51,40031 colleges
- Maine~$101,10018 colleges
- Maryland~$62,90033 colleges
- Massachusetts~$201,30078 colleges
- Michigan~$100,20056 colleges
- Minnesota~$83,40045 colleges
- Mississippi~$44,60018 colleges
- Missouri~$72,00064 colleges
- Montana~$34,80015 colleges
- Nebraska~$78,50022 colleges
- Nevada~$44,70014 colleges
- New Hampshire~$89,80014 colleges
- New Jersey~$68,10059 colleges
- New Mexico~$38,20011 colleges
- New York~$72,200205 colleges
- North Carolina~$80,90069 colleges
- North Dakota~$40,70015 colleges
- Ohio~$73,600115 colleges
- Oklahoma~$43,20029 colleges
- Oregon~$81,10028 colleges
- Pennsylvania~$136,100131 colleges
- Puerto Rico~$27,70064 colleges
- Rhode Island~$194,30012 colleges
- South Carolina~$69,80039 colleges
- South Dakota~$41,60018 colleges
- Tennessee~$79,80056 colleges
- Texas~$53,800135 colleges
- Utah~$44,60019 colleges
- Vermont~$197,20012 colleges
- Virginia~$78,00062 colleges
- Washington~$34,20061 colleges
- West Virginia~$46,80024 colleges
- Wisconsin~$74,20046 colleges
- Wyoming~$24,6005 colleges
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.
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