U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

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