United States Public Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

List of Public Colleges by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 656 public colleges in the United States with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in the United States? College of William and Mary tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $23,970. 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 2022-2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

List of United States Public Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
School Tuition In State
Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

$13,952
University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA

$13,939
University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA

$13,874
University of California Merced

Merced, CA

$13,791
Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

$13,762
Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

$13,728
University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

$13,710
Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

$13,650
Bowling Green State University Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH

$13,639
New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

$13,564
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, PA

$13,544
University of Minnesota Rochester

Rochester, MN

$13,464
University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

$13,401
George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

$13,401
Ohio University Main Campus

Athens, OH

$13,352
University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

$13,275
The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

$13,244
University of Michigan Flint

Flint, MI

$13,242