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
Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana	$10,538
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska	$10,536
Kentucky State University Frankfort, Kentucky	$10,513
Wayne State College Wayne, Nebraska	$10,492
Texas A&M University Texarkana Texarkana, Texas	$10,489
Central State University Wilberforce, Ohio	$10,478
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, New York	$10,474
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, New York	$10,466
SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, New York	$10,466
Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas	$10,458
The Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington	$10,440
SUNY Brockport Brockport, New York	$10,434
California State Polytechnic University Humboldt Arcata, California	$10,416
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, New York	$10,414
California State University Stanislaus Turlock, California	$10,408
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi	$10,352
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming	$10,346
Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky	$10,344

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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.