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
Texas A & M University College Station

College Station, TX

$13,239
University of Cincinnati Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

$13,176
University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO

$13,106
Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

$13,101
James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

$13,092
Castleton State College

Castleton, VT

$13,078
Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

$13,076
University of Minnesota Crookston

Crookston, MN

$13,010
College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

$12,978
Kean University

Union, NJ

$12,972
Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, CT

$12,910
Colorado State University Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

$12,874
University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

$12,859
Johnson State College

Johnson, VT

$12,804
Washington State University

Pullman, WA

$12,701
University of South Carolina Columbia

Columbia, SC

$12,688
Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

$12,664
Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

$12,662