Average tuition costs when studying in-state at U.S. universities by state 2018/19

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Veera Korhonen,
Aug 8, 2024
This statistic shows the average cost for tuition and other fees per year when studying in-state or in-district at universities in the United States in the academic year of 2018/19. Studying in the District of Columbia was the most expensive, with tuition and fees totaling on average 44,723 U.S. dollars.

Average tuition and fees per year when studying in-state at U.S. universities 2018/19, by state (in U.S. dollars)

CharacteristicTuition and fees in U.S. dollars
District of Columbia 44,723
Massachusetts 31,718
Vermont 28,586
Rhode Island 27,779
New Hampshire 25,667
Connecticut 25,529
Pennsylvania 25,068
New York 20,972
Maine 19,695
Illinois 18,611
Minnesota 17,566
Indiana 15,984
Ohio 15,952
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Tuition and fees in U.S. dollars44,72344,72331,71831,71828,58628,58627,77927,77925,66725,66725,52925,52925,06825,06820,97220,97219,69519,69518,61118,61117,56617,56615,98415,98415,95215,95215,46415,46415,08415,08414,72914,72914,28514,28514,18814,18814,16614,16613,63913,63913,53513,53512,98412,98412,89112,89112,81512,81512,80512,80512,60612,60612,60412,60412,24912,24911,96611,96611,52211,52211,30511,30510,83510,83510,47110,47110,39010,39010,24810,24810,08110,08110,02810,0289,6829,6829,6049,6049,5309,5309,3329,3329,0539,0538,9698,9698,6348,6348,5288,5288,0568,0566,8456,8456,3256,3256,1526,1524,7364,7364,1444,144District of ColumbiaMassachusettsVermontRhode IslandNew HampshireConnecticutPennsylvaniaNew YorkMaineIllinoisMinnesotaIndianaOhioNew JerseyVirginiaIowaOregonMarylandWisconsinMichiganWashingtonSouth CarolinaTennesseeColoradoNorth CarolinaMissouriKentuckyNebraskaLouisianaDelawareGeorgiaSouth DakotaFloridaCaliforniaTexasOklahomaWest VirginiaAlabamaHawaiiArizonaKansasArkansasUtahNorth DakotaMontanaAlaskaIdahoNevadaMississippiNew MexicoWyoming
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2021

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academic year 2018/19

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*Averages are for institutions with four year and above programs.
The source does not mention a release date. The date of access was taken as the release date.

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