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What families actually paid for college, state by state

Sticker price is not what most families pay. Net price is what a year of college actually cost after grants and scholarships, reported by each college to the federal government and grouped by household income. Figures cover families who received federal aid.

$15,380

national median for $48,001–75,000 incomes

2,661

colleges reporting

states covered

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Each figure is the state's median for families earning $48,001–75,000, the middle of the five federal income groups, from each college's latest report (the 2019-20 to 2021-22 school years). Every state page breaks this out across all five income groups, college by college.

A state shows up here once at least 5 of its colleges report net price by household income. 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, the 4-year cost of college before aid, or colleges with guaranteed or frozen tuition.