Archived: Think College Early: Average College Costs

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

	Public 4-year, 2001-02		Public 4-year, 2002-03¹				Private 4-year, 2001-02		Private 4-year, 2002-03¹				Public 2-year, tuition only (in-state)
State	Total	Tuition (in-state)	Total	Tuition (in-state)	Room	Board	Total	Tuition	Total	Tuition	Room	Board	2001- 2002	2002- 2003¹
United States	9,196	3,735	9,828	4,059	3,022	2,747	22,896	16,211	23,940	16,948	3,762	3,229	1,380	1,479

Average Undergraduate College Costs, by State, 2002-03

Choose a state from the map (or the text list) on the left. Click on the state's two-letter abbreviation. A table will show the average college costs in the top line. You can compare these costs to the nationwide average costs, shown immediately above.

AL | AK | AZ | AR | CA | CO | CT | DE | DC | FL | GA | HI | ID | IL | IN | IA | KS | KY | LA | ME
MD | MA | MI | MN | MS | MO | MT | NE | NV | NH | NJ | NM | NY | NC | ND | OH | OK | OR | PA
RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VT | VA | WA | WV | WI | WY |

	Public 4-year, 2001-02		Public 4-year, 2002-03¹				Private 4-year, 2001-02		Private 4-year, 2002-03¹				Public 2-year, tuition only (in-state)
State	Total	Tuition (in-state)	Total	Tuition (in-state)	Room	Board	Total	Tuition	Total	Tuition	Room	Board	2001- 2002	2002- 2003¹
Alabama	7,647	3,242	7,931	3,511	2,257	2,163	15,137	10,135	15,833	10,607	2,518	2,709	1,989	2,133
Alaska	9,260	3,062	9,457	3,162	3,074	3,221	16,179	10,161	17,697	11,108	3,018	3,571	1,706	1,748
Arizona	8,233	2,488	8,797	2,587	3,390	2,820	15,913	10,716	17,075	11,723	2,889	2,462	963	1,024
Arkansas	7,287	3,371	7,791	3,714	2,111	1,966	14,347	9,888	15,091	10,437	2,085	2,568	1,290	1,514
California	10,289	2,719	10,849	2,782	4,090	3,977	26,193	18,934	26,760	18,623	4,354	3,783	316	317
Colorado	8,815	3,166	9,179	3,102	2,814	3,263	25,038	16,917	24,425	16,461	4,059	3,904	1,693	1,728
Connecticut	11,066	4,780	11,805	5,142	3,553	3,110	29,008	21,016	30,634	22,257	5,040	3,337	1,889	2,008
Delaware	10,889	5,063	11,523	5,439	3,324	2,760	14,886	8,980	15,626	9,348	3,225	3,053	1,800	1,878
District of Columbia	(1)	2,070	(1)	2,070	(1)	(1)	26,977	18,751	28,053	19,595	5,407	3,051	(1)	(1)
Florida	8,364	2,555	8,762	2,594	3,391	2,777	20,287	13,988	21,216	14,675	3,506	3,035	1,494	1,496
Georgia	7,945	2,836	8,749	2,945	3,437	2,368	21,018	14,451	22,125	15,263	3,943	2,919	1,275	1,336
Hawaii	7,987	3,051	8,242	3,133	2,507	2,601	16,755	8,985	17,350	8,829	3,487	5,034	1,067	1,069
Idaho	7,162	2,859	7,585	3,033	2,048	2,504	10,116	5,278	10,643	5,542	2,045	3,057	1,410	1,542
Illinois	10,206	4,572	11,027	5,171	2,819	3,037	22,781	16,105	24,604	17,353	3,977	3,274	1,567	1,662
Indiana	9,781	3,999	10,655	4,620	2,730	3,305	22,419	16,854	23,741	17,762	3,077	2,903	2,154	2,436
Iowa	8,251	3,470	9,185	4,140	2,657	2,389	20,289	15,332	21,392	16,201	2,393	2,799	2,359	2,559
Kansas	6,986	2,701	7,791	3,174	2,206	2,412	16,570	11,911	17,542	12,612	2,166	2,763	1,444	1,640
Kentucky	7,365	3,184	7,691	3,405	2,262	2,024	15,743	11,037	15,080	10,187	2,331	2,562	1,494	1,861
Louisiana	6,711	2,877	6,922	2,881	2,049	1,992	23,266	16,737	24,175	17,198	3,748	3,228	963	994
Maine	10,292	4,821	10,329	4,624	2,829	2,877	24,152	17,621	25,678	18,851	3,337	3,490	2,647	2,768
Maryland	11,372	4,966	12,332	5,406	3,906	3,020	26,936	19,606	27,668	20,156	4,279	3,233	2,238	2,358
Massachusetts	9,361	3,991	10,818	4,974	3,208	2,637	29,939	21,492	32,108	23,309	4,908	3,892	1,939	2,353
Michigan	10,551	5,042	11,408	5,494	2,934	2,979	16,843	11,600	17,770	12,109	2,815	2,846	1,779	1,810
Minnesota	9,065	4,483	9,983	5,036	2,682	2,265	22,349	16,918	23,517	17,900	2,825	2,792	2,749	2,880
Mississippi	7,613	3,417	8,039	3,716	2,358	1,965	14,342	10,106	15,223	10,612	2,344	2,268	1,362	1,453
Missouri	8,673	4,112	9,395	4,602	2,676	2,117	18,745	13,201	19,743	13,724	3,075	2,943	1,514	1,792
Montana	8,310	3,468	8,966	3,925	2,261	2,780	16,033	10,107	15,892	10,805	2,305	2,782	2,152	2,309
Nebraska	7,739	3,224	8,408	3,612	2,277	2,519	18,805	14,060	17,937	12,953	2,457	2,528	1,495	1,567
Nevada	8,575	2,450	9,001	2,529	3,781	2,692	19,482	13,273	17,811	10,956	3,530	3,325	1,410	1,454
New Hampshire	12,343	6,725	9,415	3,524	3,575	2,316	25,955	18,707	27,384	19,777	4,245	3,362	4,330	4,492
New Jersey	12,853	6,076	13,937	6,709	4,472	2,756	25,111	17,333	26,705	18,413	4,366	3,926	2,237	2,315
New Mexico	7,587	2,846	7,979	3,016	2,323	2,639	20,417	14,393	17,329	11,664	2,776	2,890	923	945
New York	10,739	4,119	10,984	4,220	3,762	3,003	26,419	18,275	27,812	19,272	4,995	3,544	2,594	2,729
North Carolina	7,655	2,640	8,350	3,097	2,791	2,462	21,054	15,143	22,248	16,079	2,979	3,190	1,015	1,112
North Dakota	6,844	3,128	7,388	3,401	1,551	2,435	11,853	8,379	12,551	8,947	1,565	2,039	2,104	2,230
Ohio	11,170	5,138	12,260	5,898	3,559	2,803	22,022	16,161	23,265	17,125	3,115	3,026	2,376	2,597
Oklahoma	6,295	2,373	6,832	2,612	1,962	2,258	16,311	11,218	16,778	11,609	2,444	2,725	1,209	1,301
Oregon	10,065	3,864	10,548	4,028	3,443	3,077	24,454	18,312	25,194	18,737	3,249	3,208	1,716	1,964
Pennsylvania	11,867	6,316	12,944	7,072	3,156	2,716	26,168	18,917	27,506	19,976	4,076	3,455	2,365	2,384
Rhode Island	11,575	4,689	12,266	5,072	3,866	3,328	27,172	19,142	27,827	20,007	4,229	3,591	1,854	2,014
South Carolina	10,038	5,448	11,139	6,306	2,650	2,183	18,009	13,041	18,934	13,708	2,634	2,591	1,791	2,182
South Dakota	7,544	3,787	7,724	3,971	1,568	2,186	16,306	12,023	16,086	12,287	2,045	2,474	2,969	3,167
Tennessee	7,780	3,339	8,349	3,589	2,303	2,457	19,161	13,692	20,134	14,384	3,078	2,672	1,652	1,751
Texas	8,057	2,967	8,661	3,318	2,839	2,504	18,160	12,673	19,708	13,970	2,907	2,832	977	1,023
Utah	7,411	2,389	7,410	2,638	1,961	2,812	8,947	3,969	9,237	4,250	2,455	2,533	1,676	1,798
Vermont	13,426	7,449	14,016	7,754	3,916	2,345	23,208	16,454	23,990	17,165	3,733	3,093	3,148	3,652
Virginia	8,989	3,770	9,538	4,087	2,922	2,529	20,096	14,429	21,584	15,754	2,938	2,893	1,133	1,275
Washington	9,994	3,790	10,816	4,288	3,031	3,497	22,690	16,706	23,720	17,264	3,216	3,241	1,884	2,095
West Virginia	7,628	2,646	8,175	2,899	2,611	2,665	18,066	12,854	18,210	12,815	2,556	2,839	1,676	1,741
Wisconsin	7,788	3,693	8,204	3,965	2,382	1,856	21,234	15,829	22,402	16,724	2,909	2,768	2,310	2,555
Wyoming	7,421	2,807	7,977	2,997	2,182	2,798	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(1)	1,493	1,561

²Preliminary data based on fall 2001 enrollments

NOTE: Data are for the entire academic year and are average charges. Tuition and fees were weighted by the number of full-time-equivalent undergraduates in 2001, but are not adjusted to reflect student residency. Room and board are based on full-time students. (See Guide to Sources for details). Data revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001 and Spring 2002. (This table was prepared November 2003.)

IMPORTANT: These are average costs for undergraduate college study. For exact current costs, please contact the admissions office of the college you are interested in attending.

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