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
Northern Michigan University

Marquette, MI

$12,648
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

$12,606
Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

$12,570
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

$12,558
University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

$12,520
Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

$12,485
Kent State University at Kent

Kent, OH

$12,464
University of Washington Tacoma Campus

Tacoma, WA

$12,458
Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, CT

$12,438
University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH

$12,427
Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, CT

$12,345
Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

$12,274
Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, PA

$12,262
Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

$12,254
University of Washington Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

$12,242
University of Washington Bothell Campus

Bothell, WA

$12,224
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, HI

$12,186
Auburn University

Auburn University, AL

$12,176