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 $25,040. 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
James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

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$13,576
University of Cincinnati Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

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$13,570
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, PA

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$13,544
Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

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$13,494
The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

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$13,484
University of Missouri St Louis

Saint Louis, MO

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$13,440
Kean University

Union, NJ

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$13,426
Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

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$13,403
Northern Michigan University

Marquette, MI

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$13,304
Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, CT

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$13,292
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

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$13,244
University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

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$13,212
University of Minnesota Crookston

Crookston, MN

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$13,120
Texas A&M University College Station

College Station, TX

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$13,099
Castleton State College

Castleton, VT

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$13,078
Washington State University

Pullman, WA

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$12,997
College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

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$12,978
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

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$12,952