United States Public Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 633 public colleges in the United States with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in the United States? William & Mary leads the list with a tuition and fee total of $33,119. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS 2025 survey and reflect reported costs for academic year 2024/2025.

List of United States Public Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
College	Tuition In State
William & Mary Williamsburg, Virginia	$33,119
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, Virginia	$31,724
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, Massachusetts	$29,770
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, Virginia	$25,446
University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut	$25,078
Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado	$24,898
Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$24,027
The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey	$23,970
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, Massachusetts	$23,842
Salem State University Salem, Massachusetts	$23,766
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey	$23,614
Westfield State University Westfield, Massachusetts	$23,388
Christopher Newport University Newport News, Virginia	$23,368
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$23,296
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, New Hampshire	$22,884
Framingham State University Framingham, Massachusetts	$22,870
Longwood University Farmville, Virginia	$22,742
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, Massachusetts	$22,706

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.