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
University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California	$18,864
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia	$18,744
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas	$18,649
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts	$18,538
Maine Maritime Academy Castine, Maine	$18,498
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, Maryland	$18,480
University of California Irvine Irvine, California	$18,298
University of California Merced Merced, California	$18,100
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan	$18,068
University of California Riverside Riverside, California	$18,066
George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia	$18,048
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	$17,870
Keene State College Keene, New Hampshire	$17,814
Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia	$17,700
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts	$17,686
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado	$17,588
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois	$17,498
Chicago State University Chicago, Illinois	$17,468

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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.