Cheapest In-State Tuition at Public Universities
Published in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions, before aid.
Ranked by in-state tuition and fees · 685 of 2,406 institutions report this measure · Compiled 2026-09-01
- 1Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence, KS · Public$600Compare nearby
- 2United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NY · Public$945Compare nearby
- 3Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, CA · Public$1,124Compare nearby
- 4Cypress CollegeCypress, CA · Public$1,150Compare nearby
- 5San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, CA · Public$1,150Compare nearby
- 6MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, CA · Public$1,152Compare nearby
- 7Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, CA · Public$1,156Compare nearby
- 8Solano Community CollegeFairfield, CA · Public$1,172Compare nearby
- 9Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, CA · Public$1,180Compare nearby
- 10Shasta CollegeRedding, CA · Public$1,197Compare nearby
- 11West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, CA · Public$1,238Compare nearby
- 12Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, CA · Public$1,270Compare nearby
- 13Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, CA · Public$1,332Compare nearby
- 14Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, CA · Public$1,388Compare nearby
- 15Dine CollegeTsaile, AZ · Public$1,410Compare nearby
- 16Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, CA · Public$1,430Compare nearby
- 17Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy, CA · Public$1,465Compare nearby
- 18Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, CA · Public$1,565Compare nearby
- 19College of the MainlandTexas City, TX · Public$1,773Compare nearby
- 20Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, TX · Public$1,864Compare nearby
- 21San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, TX · Public$1,992Compare nearby
- 22Tallahassee Community CollegeTallahassee, FL · Public$2,026Compare nearby
- 23Colegio Universitario de San JuanSan Juan, PR · Public$2,340Compare nearby
- 24Pensacola State CollegePensacola, FL · Public$2,348Compare nearby
- 25Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, FL · Public$2,370Compare nearby
How this list was built
- Measure
- In-state tuition and fees — sorted lowest to highest
- Source variable
TUITIONFEE_IN- Dataset
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts-Institution (05-19-2025 release)
- Four-year, main-campus institutions awarding bachelor's degrees or higher (2,406 schools).
- Public four-year institutions only.
- Institutions enrolling fewer than 500 undergraduates are excluded so that small-cohort medians do not distort the ranking.
- 685 of 2,406 institutions report this measure; the rest are omitted rather than estimated.
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Cheapest Out-of-State Tuition at Public Universities
Published out-of-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions, before aid.
Biggest Out-of-State Tuition Penalty
Public universities where crossing a state line costs the most. The gap between published out-of-state and in-state tuition.
Lowest Average Net Price
What students actually pay after grant aid, averaged across aided undergraduates — not the sticker price.