Cheapest Out-of-State Tuition at Public Universities
Published out-of-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions, before aid.
Ranked by out-of-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
- 3Dine CollegeTsaile, AZ · Public$1,410Compare nearby
- 4Colegio Universitario de San JuanSan Juan, PR · Public$2,340Compare nearby
- 5Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD · Public$2,684Compare nearby
- 6Bay Mills Community CollegeBrimley, MI · Public$3,320Compare nearby
- 7College of the MainlandTexas City, TX · Public$3,873Compare nearby
- 8Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham, WA · Public$3,969Compare nearby
- 9Navajo Technical UniversityCrownpoint, NM · Public$4,250Compare nearby
- 10Guam Community CollegeMangilao, GU · Public$4,614Compare nearby
- 11Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson, TX · Public$4,711Compare nearby
- 12Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SD · Public$4,714Compare nearby
- 13Odessa CollegeOdessa, TX · Public$4,806Compare nearby
- 14College of Micronesia-FSMPohnpei, FM · Public$5,050Compare nearby
- 15Green River CollegeAuburn, WA · Public$5,105Compare nearby
- 16Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, WA · Public$5,111Compare nearby
- 17Highline CollegeDes Moines, WA · Public$5,156Compare nearby
- 18Pierce College DistrictLakewood, WA · Public$5,211Compare nearby
- 19University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, PR · Public$5,274Compare nearby
- 20University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, PR · Public$5,324Compare nearby
- 21University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, PR · Public$5,324Compare nearby
- 22San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, TX · Public$5,352Compare nearby
- 23South Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA · Public$5,354Compare nearby
- 24Seattle Central CollegeSeattle, WA · Public$5,354Compare nearby
- 25University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, PR · Public$5,354Compare nearby
How this list was built
- Measure
- Out-of-state tuition and fees — sorted lowest to highest
- Source variable
TUITIONFEE_OUT- 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 In-State Tuition at Public Universities
Published in-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.
Highest Average Net Price
What students actually pay after grant aid, averaged across aided undergraduates — not the sticker price. The other end of the affordability list.