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
Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, Minnesota	$11,109
University of Southern Indiana Evansville, Indiana	$11,096
University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota	$11,091
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina	$11,063
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, New Mexico	$11,058
Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, Colorado	$11,047
University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, Maine	$11,040
University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, Maine	$11,004
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, New York	$11,000
Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, Louisiana	$10,969
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$10,969
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, New York	$10,928
Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington	$10,924
Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina	$10,916
Texas Southern University Houston, Texas	$10,909
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina	$10,900
University of Wisconsin River Falls River Falls, Wisconsin	$10,895
Missouri State University Springfield Springfield, Missouri	$10,884

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.