Average Tuition and Fees by State, 1999-2004
Ranked by Percent Change

Available below is a state-by-state listing of yearly data for public four-year institutions. Also available are:

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education http://nces.ed.gov

Note: 2003-04 figures are preliminary data based on fall 2002 enrollments

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  State
Public 4-Year
% Change
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
  United States
38
$3,349
$3,501
$3,735
$4,046
$4,630
14
 Alabama
40
2,831
2,987
3,242
3,511
3,977
28
 Alaska
20
2,852
2,941
3,062
3,163
3,423
3
 Arizona
59
2,252
2,346
2,488
2,587
3,586
11
 Arkansas
44
2,784
3,011
3,371
3,690
4,010
7
 California
48
2,562
2,566
2,719
2,786
3,785
26
 Colorado
24
2,776
2,980
3,166
3,104
3,447
22
 Connecticut
31
4,381
4,553
4,780
5,154
5,761
21
 Delaware
33
4,642
4,789
5,063
5,432
6,176
31
 District of Columbia
0
2,070
2,070
2,070
2,070
2,070
26
 Florida
24
2,242
2,366
2,555
2,591
2,773
24
 Georgia
28
2,524
2,699
2,836
2,929
3,239
30
 Hawaii
9
2,962
2,968
3,051
3,134
3,239
19
 Idaho
35
2,453
2,628
2,859
3,033
3,323
14
 Illinois
40
4,040
4,178
4,572
5,171
5,653
7
 Indiana
48
3,647
3,786
3,999
4,614
5,384
2
 Iowa
66
2,998
3,157
3,470
4,141
4,991
5
 Kansas
51
2,435
2,642
2,701
3,168
3,686
12
 Kentucky
42
2,723
2,898
3,184
3,409
3,868
22
 Louisiana
31
2,445
2,783
2,877
2,885
3,208
27
 Maine
22
4,120
4,267
4,821
4,623
5,011
17
 Maryland
37
4,552
4,772
4,966
5,402
6,230
8
 Massachusetts
47
4,133
4,003
3,991
4,951
6,080
21
 Michigan
33
4,530
4,615
5,042
5,487
6,015
5
 Minnesota
51
3,817
4,009
4,483
5,030
5,754
23
 Mississippi
30
2,879
2,969
3,417
3,715
3,754
10
 Missouri
45
3,700
3,879
4,112
4,627
5,367
16
 Montana
38
3,010
3,079
3,468
3,928
4,155
10
 Nebraska
45
2,932
3,101
3,224
3,610
4,238
20
 Nevada
34
2,027
2,344
2,450
2,531
2,724
25
 New Hampshire
25
6,078
6,458
6,725
3,535
7,623
16
 New Jersey
38
5,261
5,609
6,076
6,698
7,266
19
 New Mexico
35
2,340
2,627
2,846
3,013
3,161
27
 New York
22
3,998
4,063
4,119
4,205
4,885
4
 North Carolina
58
2,052
2,298
2,640
3,086
3,251
24
 North Dakota
28
2,993
2,942
3,128
3,387
3,835
9
 Ohio
46
4,502
4,742
5,138
5,882
6,561
9
 Oklahoma
46
2,187
2,259
2,373
2,613
3,200
22
 Oregon
31
3,577
3,646
3,864
4,017
4,677
18
 Pennsylvania
36
5,613
5,917
6,316
7,071
7,633
26
 Rhode Island
24
4,328
4,506
4,689
5,082
5,387
1
 South Carolina
106
3,637
4,701
5,448
6,224
7,482
15
 South Dakota
39
3,206
3,484
3,787
3,965
4,441
6
 Tennessee
50
2,699
2,950
3,339
3,585
4,043
19
 Texas
35
2,648
2,785
2,967
3,313
3,579
18
 Utah
36
2,139
2,226
2,389
2,635
2,902
29
 Vermont
19
6,918
7,142
7,449
7,744
8,260
18
 Virginia
36
3,730
3,723
3,770
4,083
5,069
16
 Washington
38
3,355
3,600
3,790
4,286
4,630
26
 West Virginia
24
2,548
2,551
2,646
2,898
3,172
13
 Wisconsin
41
3,315
3,417
3,693
3,965
4,675
24
 Wyoming
28
2,416
2,575
2,807
2,997
3,090

  State
Private 4-Year

% Change
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
  United States
23
$14,588
$15,470
$16,211
$16,826
$17,902
14
 Alabama
23
8,917
9,334
10,135
10,528
10,980
3
 Alaska
37
8,661
9,381
10,161
11,107
11,856
1
 Arizona
57
7,873
9,322
10,716
11,829
12,358
6
 Arkansas
31
8,470
9,109
9,888
10,445
11,098
6
 California
31
14,996
17,219
18,394
18,357
19,645
4
 Colorado
33
13,254
15,445
16,917
16,501
17,684
18
 Connecticut
19
19,772
20,056
21,016
22,220
23,489
19
 Delaware
18
8,269
8,415
8,980
9,336
9,796
21
 District of Columbia
12
18,447
19,186
18,751
19,494
20,587
9
 Florida
28
12,352
13,805
13,988
14,695
15,775
9
 Georgia
28
12,660
13,770
14,451
15,066
16,145
15
 Hawaii
22
7,568
8,000
8,985
8,720
9,243
25
 Idaho
-60
12,893
13,664
5,278
5,231
5,163
14
 Illinois
23
14,729
15,317
16,105
17,094
18,180
16
 Indiana
21
15,643
16,078
16,854
17,719
18,884
18
 Iowa
19
14,055
14,630
15,332
15,922
16,758
11
 Kansas
26
10,632
11,206
11,911
12,658
13,429
5
 Kentucky
32
9,614
10,176
11,037
10,410
12,698
10
 Louisiana
27
14,516
15,591
16,737
17,244
18,416
24
 Maine
-4
20,798
16,450
17,621
18,935
19,903
18
 Maryland
19
17,781
18,621
19,606
19,950
21,148
15
 Massachusetts
22
20,088
20,566
21,492
23,244
24,591
18
 Michigan
19
10,477
11,155
11,600
11,832
12,491
17
 Minnesota
20
15,562
16,243
16,918
17,822
18,712
11
 Mississippi
26
8,808
9,659
10,106
10,539
11,113
14
 Missouri
23
11,897
12,600
13,201
13,690
14,646
8
 Montana
29
8,790
9,631
10,107
10,650
11,354
14
 Nebraska
23
11,305
11,619
14,060
12,814
13,895
2
 Nevada
53
7,155
11,465
13,273
10,518
10,941
13
 New Hampshire
24
16,643
18,261
18,707
19,674
20,573
15
 New Jersey
22
15,938
16,680
17,333
18,426
19,519
8
 New Mexico
29
9,561
14,062
14,393
11,787
12,330
14
 New York
23
16,564
17,433
18,275
19,185
20,444
11
 North Carolina
26
13,494
14,274
15,143
15,891
16,981
14
 North Dakota
23
7,681
8,026
8,379
8,923
9,483
16
 Ohio
21
14,826
15,419
16,161
17,018
17,975
10
 Oklahoma
27
9,832
10,587
11,218
11,579
12,445
17
 Oregon
20
16,324
17,533
18,312
18,608
19,546
12
 Pennsylvania
25
17,006
17,821
18,917
19,942
21,209
17
 Rhode Island
20
17,655
18,320
19,142
19,986
21,188
15
 South Carolina
22
11,938
12,713
13,041
13,735
14,621
20
 South Dakota
15
10,685
11,194
12,023
11,772
12,324
11
 Tennessee
26
12,133
12,922
13,692
14,309
15,233
5
 Texas
32
11,247
11,865
12,673
13,862
14,849
11
 Utah
26
3,550
3,754
3,969
4,278
4,460
23
 Vermont
0
18,298
15,740
16,454
17,287
18,277
7
 Virginia
30
12,758
13,118
14,429
15,765
16,522
13
 Washington
24
14,765
15,874
16,706
17,230
18,300
22
 West Virginia
9
12,242
12,999
12,854
12,441
13,311
16
 Wisconsin
21
14,347
15,032
15,829
16,514
17,399
  Wyoming
not applicable

  State
Public 2-Year (tuition only)
% Change
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
  United States
25
$1,338
$1,333
$1,380
$1,483
$1,670
3
 Alabama
67
1,486
1,672
1,989
2,128
2,479
35
 Alaska
-4
2,028
1,674
1,706
1,789
1,943
20
 Arizona
26
902
924
963
1,029
1,140
5
 Arkansas
54
1,068
1,158
1,290
1,507
1,641
6
 California
53
317
315
316
316
485
28
 Colorado
15
1,553
1,655
1,693
1,727
1,784
23
 Connecticut
22
1,895
1,868
1,889
2,008
2,307
22
 Delaware
23
1,616
1,680
1,800
1,878
1,992
District of Columbia
not applicable
26
 Florida
18
1,333
1,438
1,494
1,493
1,576
33
 Georgia
3
1,366
1,260
1,275
1,363
1,411
32
 Hawaii
6
1,051
1,066
1,067
1,069
1,118
14
 Idaho
32
1,253
1,316
1,410
1,541
1,658
25
 Illinois
19
1,499
1,532
1,567
1,660
1,783
27
 Indiana
17
2,125
2,108
2,154
2,363
2,483
15
 Iowa
31
2,056
2,141
2,359
2,555
2,686
11
 Kansas
37
1,308
1,378
1,444
1,639
1,792
2
 Kentucky
71
1,321
1,342
1,494
1,867
2,264
10
 Louisiana
41
912
935
963
1,062
1,285
31
 Maine
7
2,592
2,594
2,647
2,764
2,772
28
 Maryland
15
2,260
2,301
2,238
2,354
2,601
10
 Massachusetts
41
1,927
1,894
1,939
2,347
2,725
31
 Michigan
7
1,741
1,743
1,779
1,813
1,868
8
 Minnesota
44
2,372
2,507
2,749
2,866
3,414
9
 Mississippi
43
971
1,138
1,362
1,453
1,392
12
 Missouri
35
1,441
1,472
1,514
1,789
1,940
14
 Montana
32
1,955
2,004
2,152
2,313
2,580
22
 Nebraska
23
1,369
1,421
1,495
1,566
1,678
21
 Nevada
24
1,211
1,369
1,410
1,456
1,507
17
 New Hampshire
29
3,744
3,933
4,330
4,481
4,828
29
 New Jersey
13
2,155
2,295
2,237
2,315
2,443
24
 New Mexico
21
824
876
923
942
997
28
 New York
15
2,554
2,562
2,594
2,728
2,949
7
 North Carolina
50
778
896
1,015
1,111
1,166
18
 North Dakota
28
1,891
1,902
2,104
2,229
2,419
26
 Ohio
18
2,374
2,292
2,376
2,595
2,793
13
 Oklahoma
33
1,239
1,253
1,209
1,290
1,650
6
 Oregon
53
1,587
1,637
1,716
1,968
2,421
25
 Pennsylvania
19
2,117
2,287
2,365
2,384
2,514
24
 Rhode Island
21
1,746
1,806
1,854
2,014
2,120
1
 South Carolina
96
1,343
1,467
1,791
2,174
2,635
34
 South Dakota
2
2,752
2,857
2,969
3,166
2,812
4
 Tennessee
58
1,315
1,441
1,652
1,751
2,076
14
 Texas
32
890
929
977
1,031
1,171
16
 Utah
30
1,497
1,571
1,676
1,804
1,946
19
 Vermont
27
2,846
3,004
3,148
3,652
3,604
4
 Virginia
58
1,139
1,132
1,133
1,272
1,799
12
 Washington
35
1,649
1,758
1,884
2,097
2,230
30
 West Virginia
10
1,592
1,661
1,676
1,743
1,754
22
 Wisconsin
23
2,107
2,262
2,310
2,557
2,583
23
 Wyoming
22
1,320
1,440
1,493
1,561
1,613

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