USA
Study in the USA by State
Where you study in the U.S. changes everything — tuition (in-state vs out-of-state), cost of living, universities, weather, and the job market. Explore each state to find your best fit.
- States covered
- 50
- Regions
- 4
- Tuition compared
- In- vs out-of-state
Click a state to see its tuition, cost of living, and top universities.
Northeast
9 states CT
Connecticut
Yale / UConn
Out-of-state tuition ~$43k (UConn)
ME
Maine
University of Maine
Out-of-state tuition ~$33–66k/yr
MA
Massachusetts
MIT / Harvard / UMass
Out-of-state tuition $37k–66k/yr
NH
New Hampshire
Dartmouth / UNH
Out-of-state tuition $37k–66k/yr
NJ
New Jersey
Princeton / Rutgers
Out-of-state tuition $33k–62k/yr
NY
New York
Columbia / NYU / Cornell / SUNY
Out-of-state tuition ~$19k–66k/yr
PA
Pennsylvania
Penn / Penn State / CMU
Out-of-state tuition ~$38k–66k/yr
RI
Rhode Island
Brown / URI
Out-of-state tuition ~$34k–68k/yr
VT
Vermont
University of Vermont
Out-of-state tuition ~$45k/yr (Middlebury ~$66k)
Midwest
12 states IL
Illinois
UIUC / UChicago / Northwestern
Out-of-state tuition ~$36–65k/yr
IN
Indiana
Purdue / Indiana University
Out-of-state tuition ~$28–69k/yr
IA
Iowa
University of Iowa / Iowa State
Out-of-state tuition ~$26–32k/yr
KS
Kansas
University of Kansas / K-State
Out-of-state tuition ~$26–29k/yr
MI
Michigan
University of Michigan
Out-of-state tuition $30k–61k/yr
MN
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Out-of-state tuition ~$35k/yr
MO
Missouri
WashU / University of Missouri
Out-of-state tuition $30k–66k/yr
NE
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Out-of-state tuition ~$27k/yr
ND
North Dakota
UND / NDSU
Out-of-state tuition ~$20k–22k/yr
OH
Ohio
Ohio State University
Out-of-state tuition ~$35k–65k/yr
SD
South Dakota
USD / SDSU
Out-of-state tuition ~$13k–18k/yr
WI
Wisconsin
UW–Madison
Out-of-state tuition ~$40k/yr (Marquette ~$48k)
South
16 states AL
Alabama
University of Alabama / Auburn
Out-of-state tuition ~$33k/yr
AR
Arkansas
University of Arkansas
Out-of-state tuition ~$28k/yr
DE
Delaware
University of Delaware
Out-of-state tuition ~$38k/yr
FL
Florida
University of Florida (UF)
Out-of-state tuition ~$28–30k/yr
GA
Georgia
Georgia Tech / UGA / Emory
Out-of-state tuition ~$31–33k/yr
KY
Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Out-of-state tuition ~$30–32k/yr
LA
Louisiana
LSU / Tulane
Out-of-state tuition ~$28–66k/yr
MD
Maryland
University of Maryland / Johns Hopkins
Out-of-state tuition ~$40–65k/yr
MS
Mississippi
Ole Miss / Mississippi State
Out-of-state tuition $24k–26k/yr
NC
North Carolina
UNC / Duke / NC State
Out-of-state tuition ~$30k–63k/yr
OK
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma / OSU
Out-of-state tuition ~$26k/yr
SC
South Carolina
University of South Carolina / Clemson
Out-of-state tuition ~$35k–39k/yr
TN
Tennessee
Vanderbilt / University of Tennessee
Out-of-state tuition ~$32k/yr (Vanderbilt ~$65k)
TX
Texas
UT Austin / Texas A&M
Out-of-state tuition ~$40k/yr (cheaper publics ~$25k–32k)
VA
Virginia
UVA / Virginia Tech
Out-of-state tuition ~$37k–56k/yr
WV
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Out-of-state tuition ~$26k/yr
West
13 states AK
Alaska
University of Alaska
Out-of-state tuition ~$28–32k/yr
AZ
Arizona
ASU / University of Arizona
Out-of-state tuition ~$33–40k/yr
CA
California
University of California (UC) system
Out-of-state tuition ~$48–50k/yr
CO
Colorado
CU Boulder / Colorado State
Out-of-state tuition ~$40–42k/yr
HI
Hawaii
University of Hawaiʻi
Out-of-state tuition ~$33–36k/yr
ID
Idaho
University of Idaho / Boise State
Out-of-state tuition ~$26–28k/yr
MT
Montana
University of Montana / Montana State
Out-of-state tuition $28k–31k/yr
NV
Nevada
UNLV / UN Reno
Out-of-state tuition $24k–25k/yr
NM
New Mexico
University of New Mexico
Out-of-state tuition ~$25k–26k/yr
OR
Oregon
University of Oregon / Oregon State
Out-of-state tuition ~$33k–42k/yr
UT
Utah
University of Utah / BYU
Out-of-state tuition ~$28k–30k/yr (BYU under $15k)
WA
Washington
University of Washington (UW)
Out-of-state tuition ~$28k–40k/yr
WY
Wyoming
University of Wyoming
Out-of-state tuition ~$18k–20k/yr