50 State Comparison - Postsecondary Education Data Table
Annual Undergraduate Student Costs
Description
Average annual undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board charged for full-time students in private, 4-year, degree-granting institutions, 2002-03 to 2009-10.| State | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| Alabama | $ 15,726 | $ 16,557 | $ 17,586 | $ 18,520 | $ 19,380 | $ 21,013 | $ 22,444 | $ 23,234 |
| Alaska | $ 17,638 | $ 17,958 | $ 21,631 | $ 21,651 | $ 23,618 | $ 26,883 | $ 28,837 | $ 29,412 |
| Arizona | $ 17,258 | $ 19,147 | $ 19,370 | $ 18,734 | $ 22,159 | $ 21,809 | $ 21,813 | $ 29,383 |
| Arkansas | $ 15,094 | $ 15,956 | $ 17,070 | $ 18,122 | $ 19,213 | $ 20,095 | $ 21,053 | $ 22,147 |
| California | $ 26,435 | $ 28,337 | $ 29,971 | $ 31,266 | $ 33,206 | $ 35,005 | $ 37,017 | $ 37,832 |
| Colorado | $ 24,464 | $ 26,030 | $ 26,645 | $ 27,779 | $ 28,834 | $ 30,409 | $ 29,331 | $ 28,765 |
| Connecticut | $ 30,586 | $ 32,326 | $ 33,937 | $ 36,026 | $ 38,009 | $ 40,244 | $ 42,268 | $ 43,780 |
| Delaware | $ 15,586 | $ 16,294 | $ 16,968 | $ 18,176 | $ 19,081 | $ 20,170 | $ 21,454 | $ 21,852 |
| District of Columbia | $ 27,914 | $ 29,236 | $ 31,501 | $ 32,556 | $ 34,070 | $ 35,747 | $ 37,554 | $ 37,357 |
| Florida | $ 21,213 | $ 22,800 | $ 23,457 | $ 24,985 | $ 26,524 | $ 27,533 | $ 28,185 | $ 28,352 |
| Georgia | $ 21,921 | $ 23,241 | $ 24,532 | $ 26,081 | $ 27,188 | $ 29,046 | $ 30,594 | $ 30,323 |
| Hawaii | $ 17,151 | $ 17,922 | $ 18,156 | $ 19,437 | $ 20,300 | $ 21,451 | $ 22,957 | $ 22,948 |
| Idaho | $ 10,279 | $ 10,905 | $ 11,394 | $ 11,614 | $ 11,851 | $ 10,788 | $ 11,724 | $ 12,670 |
| Illinois | $ 24,313 | $ 25,543 | $ 26,925 | $ 27,875 | $ 29,275 | $ 30,832 | $ 32,359 | $ 33,272 |
| Indiana | $ 23,657 | $ 25,116 | $ 26,262 | $ 27,582 | $ 29,018 | $ 29,952 | $ 31,310 | $ 31,722 |
| Iowa | $ 21,092 | $ 21,774 | $ 22,896 | $ 23,444 | $ 24,074 | $ 25,057 | $ 25,280 | $ 23,019 |
| Kansas | $ 17,586 | $ 18,632 | $ 19,724 | $ 20,741 | $ 21,620 | $ 22,653 | $ 23,842 | $ 25,067 |
| Kentucky | $ 15,332 | $ 18,197 | $ 19,221 | $ 20,674 | $ 20,968 | $ 22,303 | $ 23,691 | $ 23,779 |
| Louisiana | $ 24,233 | $ 25,543 | $ 26,347 | $ 17,207 | $ 28,896 | $ 30,363 | $ 32,013 | $ 32,781 |
| Maine | $ 25,750 | $ 26,813 | $ 28,040 | $ 29,550 | $ 30,975 | $ 32,753 | $ 34,784 | $ 34,871 |
| Maryland | $ 27,413 | $ 28,784 | $ 31,017 | $ 32,617 | $ 34,579 | $ 36,170 | $ 38,453 | $ 39,750 |
| Massachusetts | $ 32,000 | $ 33,652 | $ 35,410 | $ 37,282 | $ 39,390 | $ 41,458 | $ 43,522 | $ 45,087 |
| Michigan | $ 17,450 | $ 18,147 | $ 18,772 | $ 19,732 | $ 20,724 | $ 21,873 | $ 22,862 | $ 23,170 |
| Minnesota | $ 23,414 | $ 24,498 | $ 25,819 | $ 27,314 | $ 28,670 | $ 30,134 | $ 31,706 | $ 31,927 |
| Mississippi | $ 15,113 | $ 15,811 | $ 16,437 | $ 17,112 | $ 17,639 | $ 18,395 | $ 19,358 | $ 19,666 |
| Missouri | $ 19,682 | $ 20,462 | $ 21,250 | $ 22,441 | $ 23,421 | $ 25,007 | $ 26,509 | $ 27,106 |
| Montana | $ 15,669 | $ 16,740 | $ 17,754 | $ 18,093 | $ 19,891 | $ 21,072 | $ 22,884 | $ 23,438 |
| Nebraska | $ 17,768 | $ 19,090 | $ 19,471 | $ 21,017 | $ 21,779 | $ 23,022 | $ 23,722 | $ 24,895 |
| Nevada | $ 17,295 | $ 18,840 | $ 20,504 | $ 20,691 | $ 23,189 | $ 25,562 | $ 25,897 | $ 25,768 |
| New Hampshire | $ 27,200 | $ 28,320 | $ 29,675 | $ 31,154 | $ 32,972 | $ 34,643 | $ 36,786 | $ 37,766 |
| New Jersey | $ 26,652 | $ 28,210 | $ 29,723 | $ 31,335 | $ 33,170 | $ 35,182 | $ 37,156 | $ 38,071 |
| New Mexico | $ 17,375 | $ 18,237 | $ 18,833 | $ 20,006 | $ 21,785 | $ 24,022 | $ 25,458 | $ 22,210 |
| New York | $ 27,669 | $ 29,375 | $ 30,901 | $ 32,478 | $ 34,317 | $ 36,227 | $ 38,488 | $ 40,115 |
| North Carolina | $ 22,006 | $ 23,186 | $ 24,666 | $ 26,411 | $ 27,544 | $ 29,141 | $ 30,963 | $ 32,252 |
| North Dakota | $ 12,526 | $ 13,511 | $ 12,679 | $ 13,553 | $ 14,194 | $ 15,156 | $ 15,614 | $ 16,419 |
| Ohio | $ 23,128 | $ 24,279 | $ 25,390 | $ 26,906 | $ 28,421 | $ 30,093 | $ 31,611 | $ 32,751 |
| Oklahoma | $ 16,739 | $ 17,379 | $ 19,104 | $ 20,113 | $ 21,558 | $ 22,779 | $ 24,762 | $ 25,811 |
| Oregon | $ 25,066 | $ 26,059 | $ 27,286 | $ 27,945 | $ 29,935 | $ 31,810 | $ 33,763 | $ 35,090 |
| Pennsylvania | $ 27,429 | $ 28,930 | $ 30,550 | $ 31,963 | $ 33,926 | $ 36,018 | $ 37,964 | $ 39,574 |
| Rhode Island | $ 27,782 | $ 29,295 | $ 30,916 | $ 33,101 | $ 35,807 | $ 36,475 | $ 39,072 | $ 40,295 |
| South Carolina | $ 18,973 | $ 20,133 | $ 21,057 | $ 22,170 | $ 23,559 | $ 24,914 | $ 25,336 | $ 26,156 |
| South Dakota | $ 16,268 | $ 17,097 | $ 17,813 | $ 18,930 | $ 19,815 | $ 20,604 | $ 21,697 | $ 22,207 |
| Tennessee | $ 20,004 | $ 21,025 | $ 21,902 | $ 23,039 | $ 24,376 | $ 25,802 | $ 27,364 | $ 27,925 |
| Texas | $ 19,589 | $ 20,855 | $ 22,078 | $ 23,440 | $ 25,294 | $ 27,116 | $ 29,228 | $ 30,636 |
| United States of America | $ 23,787 | $ 25,083 | $ 26,257 | $ 27,317 | $ 28,918 | $ 30,393 | $ 31,704 | $ 32,790 |
| Utah | $ 9,206 | $ 10,069 | $ 10,700 | $ 11,275 | $ 11,646 | $ 12,912 | $ 13,482 | $ 14,098 |
| Vermont | $ 24,219 | $ 25,517 | $ 27,384 | $ 29,072 | $ 30,707 | $ 33,879 | $ 36,101 | $ 37,677 |
| Virginia | $ 21,589 | $ 22,248 | $ 22,773 | $ 23,823 | $ 24,632 | $ 26,170 | $ 27,280 | $ 27,247 |
| Washington | $ 23,639 | $ 24,671 | $ 25,884 | $ 27,280 | $ 29,144 | $ 31,089 | $ 33,455 | $ 35,132 |
| West Virginia | $ 17,807 | $ 18,373 | $ 18,913 | $ 20,002 | $ 21,025 | $ 22,022 | $ 19,859 | $ 17,761 |
| Wisconsin | $ 22,155 | $ 23,318 | $ 24,442 | $ 25,656 | $ 27,185 | $ 28,421 | $ 30,001 | $ 30,805 |
| Wyoming | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
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