Cheapest Public Colleges in the United States by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 656 public colleges in the United States with the lowest in state tution. What is the cheapest college in the United States? Athens State University tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $0. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

Affordable doesn't simply mean finding a school with a low published price. It's important to research the typical financial aid package offered by a school, the average net price actually paid and most importantly the quality of education you receive for your tuition dollar. Sometimes a school which appears cheap based on list price can be a poor relative value if it can't award competitive financial aid or doesn't offer a quality education. The list below is a ranking on published in state tution with no consideration of actual average price paid or academic quality of the school. Please see the CollegeSimply Best Value Colleges in the United States list for a ranking which considers school quality and average net price.

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 Lowest In State Tution
	School	Tuition In State
	Vermont Technical College Randolph Center, VT	$16,086
	Rutgers University Camden Camden, NJ	$16,112
	University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$16,182
	Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$16,263
	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	$16,410
	University of Connecticut Tri Campus Waterbury, CT	$16,640
	University of Connecticut Avery Point Groton, CT	$16,640
	University of Connecticut Stamford Stamford, CT	$16,650
	University of Connecticut Hartford Campus Hartford, Connecticut	$16,650
	University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI	$16,736
	University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$16,952
	Miami University Oxford, OH	$17,264
	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	$17,614
	Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA	$17,940
	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$17,978
	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$18,512
	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$18,890
	Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$18,898

United States Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest In State Tution

Cheapest Public Colleges in the United States by In State Tution