2022/23 Academic Year
College applicants and their families face not just a big life choice and the challenge of being accepted to schools, they face a complicated maze of information on how much their college career will cost. This report will allow you to know the true costs of colleges, so that you can finance a college degree and set up a successful post-graduate life.
- Apply to colleges which you know you can afford
- Plan financially and save and borrow the right amount to fund costs across all years of the program
- Once accepted, better understand the financial context of your financial aid offer and the scope for any negotiations with the college on their proposed cost
This report also provides some of the basics on how the prices you will pay for colleges are set as well as objective cost data about popular schools for students residing in your state. These numbers are based on reported figures by the colleges themselves with projections to account for future price changes.
The information will not indicate exactly how much each student will pay your college. But it will give a broadly accurate and readily understandable general idea, allowing you to compare colleges in financial terms and to plan for a successful college journey.
How college costs work
- Advertised college tuition prices are often far higher than what the typical student pays. Many colleges offer significant discounts to this headline tuition depending on an applicant’s
- family financial income & assets
- demographics
- academic record
- and decisions made by the college’s admissions or enrollment offices
- Comparing college costs on an apples-to-apples basis is difficult and time consuming. College net price calculators are often outdated and don’t reflect true costs.
- When an applicant is accepted to a college, they will receive a financial aid award letter highlighting what their costs will be if they enroll. These awards all differ by student.
- Cost information provided by colleges and other sources often deduct loans from the cost, unlike most other consumer purchases you make
- Most state colleges and universities have essentially two pricing processes, one for in-state and one for out-of-state students.
- Applying early increases your chances of getting into a given college but also increases your cost by lowering, often significantly, the amount of financial aid you will be offered.
Contents
- Average costs for popular in- and out-of-state schools
- Community Colleges
- College pricing and the Expected Family Contribution
- Ways to reduce college costs
- Scenarios showing projected costs by college for 7 representative families with different incomes and financial profiles
- Scenario: Students with families with an average of $15,000 in annual income (<$10,000 in financial assets and home equity of <$40,000)
- Scenario: Students with families with an average of $40,000 in annual income ($10,000 in financial assets and home equity of approximately $50,000)
- Scenario: Students with families with an average of $60,000 in annual income ($20,000 in financial assets and home equity of approximately $90,000)
- Scenario: Students with families with an average of $90,000 in annual income ($200,000 in financial assets and home equity of approximately $120,000)
- Scenario: Students with families with an average of $150,000 in annual income ($250,000 in financial assets and home equity of approximately $150,000)
- Scenario: Students with families with an average of $200,000 in annual income ($500,000 in financial assets and home equity of approximately $200,000)
- Scenario: Students with families with an average of $300,000 in annual income ($950,000 in financial assets and home equity of approximately $350,000)
- Online or Distance Schools
- Glossary
In-state colleges, by average cost
The average net cost found here represents a projected average amount entering freshmen will pay for tuition, room & board, fees, books & other course materials. Net costs are not reduced by loans, which represent an obligation and are not a price reduction. The analogy here is buying a house or condo, where the cost is not reduced because you take out a mortgage to finance the purchase.
College | City | Full-time students | Admissions % | SAT ACT blended 25th percentile | % students paying discounted tuition | Average annual net cost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barry | Miami | 3,015 | 51 | 920 | 100 | 21,000 |
Bethune-Cookman | Daytona Beach | 2,708 | 84 | 840 | 49 | 19,000 |
Lynn | Boca Raton | 2,218 | 74 | 990 | 97 | 40,000 |
Eastern Florida State | Cocoa | 4,880 | 100 | 8 | 8,000 | |
Broward | Fort Lauderdale | 11,835 | 100 | 6 | 15,000 | |
Central Florida College | Ocala | 2,818 | 100 | 31 | 6,500 | |
Central Florida | Orlando | 42,468 | 44 | 1170 | 52 | 14,000 |
Daytona State | Daytona Beach | 5,562 | 100 | 12 | 7,500 | |
Eckerd | Saint Petersburg | 1,958 | 67 | 1090 | 99 | 31,000 |
Florida SouthWestern | Fort Myers | 6,360 | 100 | 11 | 13,500 | |
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach | 6,023 | 61 | 94 | 36,000 | |
Florida A&M | Tallahassee | 6,802 | 36 | 1010 | 52 | 16,500 |
Florida Atlantic | Boca Raton | 16,678 | 63 | 1070 | 48 | 14,000 |
Florida State-Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 7,515 | 100 | 10 | 10,000 | |
Flagler-St Augustine | Saint Augustine | 2,818 | 65 | 90 | 23,000 | |
Florida Inst of Technology | Melbourne | 3,169 | 66 | 1150 | 93 | 32,500 |
Florida International | Miami | 28,335 | 58 | 1110 | 63 | 15,000 |
Florida Memorial | Miami Gardens | 999 | 40 | 17 | 18,500 | |
Florida Southern | Lakeland | 2,537 | 52 | 1110 | 99 | 25,500 |
Florida State | Tallahassee | 29,879 | 36 | 1200 | 65 | 13,500 |
Florida | Gainesville | 32,157 | 37 | 1290 | 37 | 12,000 |
Full Sail | Winter Park | 19,985 | 100 | 52 | 27,000 | |
Gulf Coast State | Panama City | 1,625 | 100 | 29 | 7,500 | |
Hillsborough CC | Tampa | 10,377 | 100 | 18 | 10,500 | |
Indian River State | Fort Pierce | 5,461 | 100 | 10 | 5,500 | |
Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 2,391 | 92 | 980 | 97 | 24,000 |
Keiser-Ft Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | 10,479 | 100 | 65 | 26,500 | |
Florida Gateway | Lake City | 1,133 | 100 | 20 | 7,500 | |
Lake-Sumter State | Leesburg | 1,625 | 100 | 21 | 9,000 | |
Florida-Manatee-Sarasota | Bradenton | 4,170 | 100 | 21 | 15,500 | |
Miami Dade | Miami | 21,473 | 100 | 23 | 16,500 | |
Miami | Coral Gables | 10,701 | 27 | 1270 | 67 | 45,000 |
North Florida | Jacksonville | 10,757 | 72 | 1050 | 55 | 14,000 |
Nova Southeastern | Fort Lauderdale | 4,619 | 80 | 1060 | 100 | 26,000 |
Northwest Florida State | Niceville | 2,342 | 100 | 22 | 9,500 | |
Palm Beach Atlantic | West Palm Beach | 2,264 | 95 | 990 | 100 | 26,000 |
Palm Beach State | Lake Worth | 8,139 | 100 | 14 | 9,000 | |
Pasco-Hernando State | New Port Richey | 4,166 | 100 | 8 | 8,500 | |
Pensacola State | Pensacola | 3,811 | 100 | 23 | 6,500 | |
Polk State | Winter Haven | 3,866 | 100 | 8 | 11,500 | |
Ringling Art and Design | Sarasota | 1,605 | 64 | 93 | 51,500 | |
Rollins | Winter Park | 2,482 | 58 | 80 | 38,000 | |
St Leo | Saint Leo | 5,866 | 72 | 100 | 21,000 | |
St Petersburg | Clearwater | 8,841 | 100 | 21 | 8,000 | |
Santa Fe | Gainesville | 6,325 | 100 | 2 | 12,000 | |
Seminole State | Sanford | 5,752 | 100 | 17 | 8,500 | |
St Johns River State | Palatka | 1,972 | 100 | 27 | 10,000 | |
South Florida-Main Campus | Tampa | 25,457 | 48 | 1170 | 65 | 14,500 |
Stetson | DeLand | 3,133 | 72 | 100 | 25,000 | |
Southeastern | Lakeland | 4,974 | 48 | 950 | 91 | 27,500 |
Tallahassee CC | Tallahassee | 5,880 | 100 | 12 | 6,000 | |
Univ of Tampa | Tampa | 8,441 | 45 | 1100 | 91 | 29,000 |
Valencia | Orlando | 16,689 | 100 | 14 | 9,000 | |
Rasmussen-Florida | Ocala | 4,808 | 100 | 11 | 16,500 | |
West Florida | Pensacola | 6,612 | 31 | 1090 | 71 | 12,500 |
Everglades | Boca Raton | 1,757 | 75 | 31 | 24,000 | |
Florida Natl-Main Campus | Hialeah | 2,622 | 100 | 39 | 19,000 | |
Johnson & Wales-North Miami | North Miami | 1,146 | 88 | 100 | 26,500 | |
Embry-Riddle Worldwide | Daytona Beach | 2,588 | 62 | 14 | 19,000 | |
Florida Gulf Coast | Fort Myers | 11,211 | 67 | 1050 | 47 | 16,000 |
Ave Maria | Ave Maria | 1,087 | 85 | 1040 | 99 | 16,500 |
S Florida-St Petersburg | St. Petersburg | 2,570 | 27 | 1130 | 58 | 16,000 |
S Florida-Sarasota-Manatee | Sarasota | 958 | 24 | 1160 | 59 | 10,500 |
Notes on figures
- Net cost is a consumer-centric metric comparable to what cost means in business transactions outside of higher education. It represents a student’s cost of attending college including: tuition, room & board, fees and estimates of supplies less institutional aid of all kinds (including need-based and merit), and less federal and state/local aid. Loans and other repayable amounts are excluded and do not reduce the cost. Room and board uses on-campus costs; for students attending nonresidential institutions, the college’s own estimate of such off-campus costs is used. Total average net cost for all students allocates in- and out-of-state costs in proportion to attendance. Net cost differs from the Net Price figure self-reported by colleges to the NCES because it is comprehensive and covers all students, including the approximately 40% not covered by Net Price calculations.
- CC = Community College
- Number of undergraduates represent all enrolled full-time students as of 2018/19.
- % of Applicants admitted from 2019/20.
- The SAT score is intended to give a very rough idea of the academic level of entering students. This number shows the 25thpercentile of enrolled students out of 100% and adds together the verbal and math SAT and ACT scores using the ACT/SAT concordance formula developed by ACT and the College Board. The maximum possible score is 1600.
- The “% of students receiving discounts” is the 2018/19 figure showing what % of enrolled students are receiving price discounts from their colleges. This % does not include aid from the government, such as Pell grants, or other federal or state aid. It also does not include students borrowing to pay for college.
- These comments all apply to tables later in this report except where noted.
Popular out-of-state colleges, by average cost
College | City | State | Full-time students | Admissions % | SAT ACT blended 25th percentile | % students paying discounted tuition | Avg. annual net cost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UAB | Birmingham | AL | 10,315 | 74 | 1090 | 78 | 14,500 |
UA Huntsville | Huntsville | AL | 6,749 | 83 | 1200 | 83 | 21,000 |
Alabama | Tuscaloosa | AL | 29,135 | 83 | 1110 | 56 | 33,000 |
Auburn | Auburn University | AL | 22,527 | 81 | 1180 | 61 | 43,500 |
Jacksonville State | Jacksonville | AL | 5,942 | 55 | 940 | 60 | 9,000 |
North Alabama | Florence | AL | 4,901 | 89 | 1010 | 76 | 29,000 |
South Alabama | Mobile | AL | 8,065 | 79 | 1040 | 70 | 16,000 |
Troy | Troy | AL | 8,741 | 88 | 980 | 45 | 20,500 |
Colorado | Boulder | CO | 28,877 | 78 | 1160 | 51 | 53,500 |
George Washington | Washington | DC | 11,102 | 41 | 1290 | 75 | 50,500 |
Howard | Washington | DC | 6,269 | 36 | 1120 | 98 | 24,500 |
Emory | Atlanta | GA | 7,012 | 16 | 810 | 55 | 42,500 |
Georgia Tech | Atlanta | GA | 14,310 | 21 | 1310 | 26 | 46,500 |
Georgia College & State | Milledgeville | GA | 5,364 | 80 | 1120 | 11 | 49,500 |
Georgia Southern | Statesboro | GA | 19,172 | 54 | 1040 | 16 | 21,500 |
Georgia State | Atlanta | GA | 21,958 | 76 | 1050 | 22 | 40,000 |
Georgia | Athens | GA | 28,175 | 45 | 1240 | 32 | 46,500 |
Savannah Coll of Art | Savannah | GA | 10,260 | 96 | 1050 | 97 | 46,000 |
Valdosta State | Valdosta | GA | 6,797 | 57 | 990 | 25 | 20,000 |
West Georgia | Carrollton | GA | 8,090 | 59 | 940 | 16 | 26,500 |
IU-Bloomington | Bloomington | IN | 31,981 | 78 | 1160 | 71 | 41,000 |
Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | MI | 30,204 | 23 | 1350 | 52 | 53,000 |
Mississippi | University | MS | 15,902 | 88 | 1070 | 63 | 34,500 |
Mississippi State | Mississippi State | MS | 17,113 | 54 | 1100 | 86 | 24,500 |
Cornell | Ithaca | NY | 15,038 | 11 | 1390 | 46 | 54,000 |
Appalachian State | Boone | NC | 16,622 | 77 | 1090 | 36 | 25,500 |
East Carolina | Greenville | NC | 19,204 | 79 | 1020 | 45 | 29,500 |
UNC Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | NC | 18,528 | 23 | 1280 | 41 | 30,000 |
UNC Charlotte | Charlotte | NC | 20,877 | 65 | 1110 | 41 | 23,500 |
UNC Greensboro | Greensboro | NC | 14,007 | 82 | 1010 | 53 | 32,500 |
North Carolina State | Raleigh | NC | 22,820 | 45 | 1240 | 48 | 25,500 |
UNC Wilmington | Wilmington | NC | 12,480 | 65 | 1120 | 41 | 37,000 |
Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | PA | 10,448 | 8 | 1440 | 49 | 51,500 |
Clemson | Clemson | SC | 19,486 | 51 | 1230 | 75 | 47,000 |
South Carolina | Columbia | SC | 26,400 | 69 | 1180 | 68 | 50,000 |
Memphis | Memphis | TN | 12,066 | 85 | 1030 | 79 | 31,000 |
Middle Tennessee State | Murfreesboro | TN | 15,721 | 94 | 1030 | 33 | 38,500 |
Tennessee | Knoxville | TN | 22,018 | 79 | 1170 | 54 | 45,500 |
Vanderbilt | Nashville | TN | 6,833 | 9 | 1430 | 62 | 40,500 |
Liberty | Lynchburg | VA | 28,487 | 51 | 1040 | 81 | 29,000 |
Georgia State-Perimeter | Decatur | GA | 7,784 | 69 | 4 | 17,000 | |
ASA College | Brooklyn | NY | 3,679 | 100 | 36 | 26,500 | |
Georgia Gwinnett | Lawrenceville | GA | 8,556 | 94 | 900 | 3 | 32,500 |
Columbia Southern | Orange Beach | AL | 7,502 | 100 | 82 | 10,500 |
Community Colleges
Community colleges are presented differently from 4-year colleges because of how they manage the prices they charge, such as offering discounted tuition to in-county residents, sometimes providing on-campus housing and sometimes not, and educating a larger proportion of part-time and distance (online) students. The “In-state Tuition, Fees and Supplies” number presented above, dating from 2018/19, is intended to remove these factors and make the prices easier to compare.
College | City | Full-time students | Part-time students | In-state tuition | Average annual net cost | BA degree offered | Residential dorms available | Room & board cost (in-state) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hillsborough CC | Tampa | 10,377 | 12,027 | 2,506 | 10,500 | YES | 6,795 |
Notes on figures
- Number of undergraduates represent all enrolled full-time and part-time students as of 2018/19.
- “In-state Tuition, Fees and Supplies” is a figure provided by the colleges covering full-time tuition, supplies and fees but NOT room & board. This is a cleaner way to compare community college pricing for several reasons. The proportion of tuition paid by Pell Grants depends on the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and is determined by the federal government, not any decision by the college. Some but not all community colleges offer dormitories. Finally, the number of part-time students and the discounted tuition often granted to in-county students makes the comparison of net prices even more complex than for traditional 4-year colleges.
- The Average Net Cost figures used in this report extrapolate from data provided by the colleges themselves to the federal government and the public, projected to the current year. It represents full-time tuition and includes room & board, supplies, fees less aid and grants from the colleges and the government. It standardizes calculations across colleges and is comparable to the Net costs used for 4-year colleges. Individual student costs will vary based on circumstances, so this figure only provides guidance. This figure does have the benefit of showing you how much a typical community college student will spend.
- The cost of on-campus room & board dates from 2019/20 and is only presented for colleges providing residential housing. The schools’ estimates of off-campus housing costs are not included.
College pricing and the Expected Family Contribution
To receive any sort of aids and loans, US colleges require filing of the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), which calculates the Expected Family Contribution (the “EFC”). Discussions of college costs often make reference to the EFC, which is a federal statutory calculation that governs financing student college costs. It is NOT the same as the pricing, which is determined by supply and demand and the college’s own cost structure. To repeat, the cost of college is how much you will pay the college; the EFC determines your eligibility for loans or certain grants. Pricing; financing – two different things.
The charts below illustrate this distinction for a college with a “Cost of attendance” of $60,000. (The cost of attendance includes the full listed as-advertised tuition, room & board, estimated costs for materials and other fees.)
The College Board Big Future site offers a handy way to calculate this in advance of completing all the paperwork:
Note that the EFC will be renamed the Student Aid Index beginning in the 2023/24 academic year. The FAFSA filing after this change is expected to be much simpler and quicker to complete, but the fundamental formula is unchanged.
Federal Student Loans
Student loans are a complex topic outside of the scope of this report.
2021/2022 interest rates for the federal student loan program are:
- Direct (unsubsidized & subsidized): 3.73%.
- Direct PLUS is set at 6.28%.
- Private loan interest rate are set by the market, partly depend on the parents’ credit score and come in a variety of types.
Federal student loan interest rates are fixed and do not change after the initial borrowing. Because of the topic’s complexity, we recommend you go straight to the source and read the Department of Education site for more information:
A smaller group of mostly selective colleges also require submission of the CSS Profile in addition to FAFSA. The CSS Profile is a more detailed report on the financial profile of a student and their family. It is used in different ways by these colleges to assess how much students and their families should pay. One key difference between the FAFSA and CSS Profile schools is that the equity value of the home often (but not always) affects the level of financial aid offered.
The FAFSA and CSS Profile use prior year income for the initial FAFSA filing, so a 2021 senior’s FAFSA would depend on their 2019 earnings.
Decision and Early Action
Giving students discounts and breaks on full tuition is common business practice in higher education. Information about discounts granted to Early Decision and Early Action candidates is not compiled but a large amount of anecdotal evidence points to discounts for accepted students in Early Decision being much less generous than for the regular application period. So a student’s decision to apply Early Decision conveys to the college both their strong interest in attending and their willingness and ability to pay full costs. Applying through Early Action conveys strong interest but leaves latitude for negotiating financial aid. Because each student’s situation will be different, applicants are advised to think of the application process in part as a negotiation and to use the different application options as signals to the college.
Ways to save on college costs
There are a number of options beyond college choices to limit spending on college. The right choice depends on the student’s needs. They include:
- Studying for a year or two at a community college, institutions which are generally cheaper than 4-year programs, and then transferring into a Bachelor’s program.
- Completing credits at high school or via distance learning outside of actual college attendance
- Making sure to complete the bachelor’s program on time
- Applying for and obtaining scholarships
The first two will require acceptance of credits by the 4-year Bachelor’s program in which you ultimately enroll. While there are certain standards that apply in these scenarios, the ultimate decision will depend on the college accepting the student.
Fit
One important way to limit spending is to make sure the college you enroll in is a “fit.” When recruiting students, colleges are very focused on fit – on making sure that a college matches up well with a student’s personal and professional objectives. This is because fit helps both the student and the college. Lack of fit directly contributes to students dropping out or transferring to another school, both of which increase the costs of obtaining a degree. So proper matching of applications with schools is an important factor in college costs.
How to find scholarships and grants
The College Board’s Big Future and Sallie Mae’s Scholarship Search site are both excellent places to find information on scholarships:
Scholarships.com and Fastweb also both provide free searches of many scholarships:
Finally, two separate but similarly named sites, Collegescholarships.com and Collegescholarships.org, valuably provide lists of scholarships limited to residents of specific states, counties and municipalities.

Financial Scenarios
While the average costs above are an informative first cut, the impact of their family’s individual financial position on the amount a college charges a specific student is significant. The following section lays out a set of scenarios showing estimated costs for students with different family financial profiles. These are estimates and are intended as a baseline guide to help you decide on a short list of colleges to which to apply and to navigate the application and acceptance process with objective financial information.
Factors that increase or decrease the amount colleges charge a student:
- Family income
- Family financial assets
- Amount of equity in the family home (only selected colleges)
- Academic performance in high school, board scores
- Student’s demographic profile (including whether the parents have college degrees)
Other factors, such as whether other students in the household are also enrolled in college, marital status (married or not), and student income and savings play a generally smaller role.
Notes on figures
- For categories identical to those used to the in- and out-of-state average costs tables above, earlier comments apply.
- The colleges are ranked highest to lowest according to projected 2021/22 net cost.
- The “Full cost of a 4-year degree, Projected” represents an estimate of the total net costs for a class of ’25 student completing their Bachelor’s degree in 4 years.
- Scenarios 5, 6 and 7 assume a dual-earner married household with two children, the prospective college student who is a public high school senior and a younger sibling, with financial and home equity assets conforming to US government data on income and assets. The couple does not own their own business or investment real estate and is not the beneficiary of a trust. The prospective college student has no children, earned a small amount last year and is a dependent for IRS purposes. Once enrolled in college, the student would be enrolled full-time and live on campus.
- Disclaimer: These financial estimates represent informational projections that will change over time. They do not represents promises or commitments by CTAS or the colleges themselves. Final net cost numbers will differ from these estimates for many reasons.

Scenario
Students with families with an average of $15,000 in annual income. Families in this income range on average have <$10,000 in financial assets and home equity of <$40,000 (Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances).
College City State Full-time students Admissions % % students paying discounted tuition Avg. annual net cost Total cost of degree
UAB
Birmingham
AL
10,315
74
78
12,000
49,500
UA Huntsville
Huntsville
AL
6,749
83
83
16,000
65,500
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
30,500
125,500
Auburn
Auburn University
AL
22,527
81
61
33,000
135,000
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville
AL
5,942
55
60
8,500
35,500
North Alabama
Florence
AL
4,901
89
76
25,000
103,500
South Alabama
Mobile
AL
8,065
79
70
12,500
51,000
Troy
Troy
AL
8,741
88
45
21,000
85,000
Colorado
Boulder
CO
28,877
78
51
32,000
132,500
George Washington
Washington
DC
11,102
41
75
17,500
72,000
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
10,500
43,500
Barry
Miami
FL
3,015
51
100
16,500
67,500
Bethune-Cookman
Daytona Beach
FL
2,708
84
49
17,000
71,000
Lynn
Boca Raton
FL
2,218
74
97
32,000
130,500
Eastern Florida State
Cocoa
FL
4,880
100
8
5,000
20,000
Broward
Fort Lauderdale
FL
11,835
100
6
13,000
53,500
Central Florida College
Ocala
FL
2,818
100
31
5,500
22,000
Central Florida
Orlando
FL
42,468
44
52
7,000
28,500
Daytona State
Daytona Beach
FL
5,562
100
12
6,500
27,000
Eckerd
Saint Petersburg
FL
1,958
67
99
25,500
103,000
Florida SouthWestern
Fort Myers
FL
6,360
100
11
8,000
32,000
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
FL
6,023
61
94
32,000
132,000
Florida A&M
Tallahassee
FL
6,802
36
52
14,000
58,000
Florida Atlantic
Boca Raton
FL
16,678
63
48
5,500
21,500
Florida State-Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
7,515
100
10
2,500
10,000
Flagler-St Augustine
Saint Augustine
FL
2,818
65
90
19,000
78,500
Florida Inst of Technology
Melbourne
FL
3,169
66
93
27,500
110,000
Florida International
Miami
FL
28,335
58
63
6,000
23,000
Florida Memorial
Miami Gardens
FL
999
40
17
17,000
70,500
Florida Southern
Lakeland
FL
2,537
52
99
22,000
90,000
Florida State
Tallahassee
FL
29,879
36
65
5,000
20,000
Florida
Gainesville
FL
32,157
37
37
2,500
10,500
Full Sail
Winter Park
FL
19,985
100
52
26,000
104,000
Gulf Coast State
Panama City
FL
1,625
100
29
2,000
8,000
Hillsborough CC
Tampa
FL
10,377
100
18
4,000
8,000
Indian River State
Fort Pierce
FL
5,461
100
10
1,000
4,500
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
2,391
92
97
20,500
82,000
Keiser-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale
FL
10,479
100
65
26,500
110,500
Florida Gateway
Lake City
FL
1,133
100
20
1,000
4,500
Lake-Sumter State
Leesburg
FL
1,625
100
21
3,500
13,500
Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton
FL
4,170
100
21
12,000
49,500
Miami Dade
Miami
FL
21,473
100
23
5,500
21,500
Miami
Coral Gables
FL
10,701
27
67
16,000
66,000
North Florida
Jacksonville
FL
10,757
72
55
5,000
19,500
Nova Southeastern
Fort Lauderdale
FL
4,619
80
100
21,500
87,000
Northwest Florida State
Niceville
FL
2,342
100
22
4,000
16,000
Palm Beach Atlantic
West Palm Beach
FL
2,264
95
100
23,000
94,500
Palm Beach State
Lake Worth
FL
8,139
100
14
2,000
7,500
Pasco-Hernando State
New Port Richey
FL
4,166
100
8
4,000
16,500
Pensacola State
Pensacola
FL
3,811
100
23
2,500
9,000
Polk State
Winter Haven
FL
3,866
100
8
9,000
36,000
Ringling Art and Design
Sarasota
FL
1,605
64
93
45,500
187,000
Rollins
Winter Park
FL
2,482
58
80
25,500
103,000
St Leo
Saint Leo
FL
5,866
72
100
17,500
71,000
St Petersburg
Clearwater
FL
8,841
100
21
1,500
5,500
Santa Fe
Gainesville
FL
6,325
100
2
11,000
45,000
Seminole State
Sanford
FL
5,752
100
17
7,000
29,500
St Johns River State
Palatka
FL
1,972
100
27
5,000
21,000
South Florida-Main Campus
Tampa
FL
25,457
48
65
5,000
21,000
Stetson
DeLand
FL
3,133
72
100
21,500
87,000
Southeastern
Lakeland
FL
4,974
48
91
24,000
98,500
Tallahassee CC
Tallahassee
FL
5,880
100
12
2,500
11,000
Univ of Tampa
Tampa
FL
8,441
45
91
28,000
113,500
Valencia
Orlando
FL
16,689
100
14
5,000
21,000
Rasmussen-Florida
Ocala
FL
4,808
100
11
16,500
69,000
West Florida
Pensacola
FL
6,612
31
71
4,000
17,000
Emory
Atlanta
GA
7,012
16
55
10,000
41,500
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
GA
14,310
21
26
23,500
96,500
Georgia College & State
Milledgeville
GA
5,364
80
11
38,500
158,000
Georgia Southern
Statesboro
GA
19,172
54
16
18,000
73,500
Georgia State
Atlanta
GA
21,958
76
22
34,500
141,500
Georgia
Athens
GA
28,175
45
32
35,000
144,000
Savannah Coll of Art
Savannah
GA
10,260
96
97
42,500
174,500
Valdosta State
Valdosta
GA
6,797
57
25
19,000
76,500
West Georgia
Carrollton
GA
8,090
59
16
23,000
93,500
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
28,000
114,500
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
24,000
98,500
Mississippi
University
MS
15,902
88
63
22,500
93,500
Mississippi State
Mississippi State
MS
17,113
54
86
22,000
90,000
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
2,000
7,500
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
14,000
57,000
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
22,000
89,500
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
18,528
23
41
2,000
7,500
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte
NC
20,877
65
41
17,000
70,000
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro
NC
14,007
82
53
22,500
91,500
North Carolina State
Raleigh
NC
22,820
45
48
13,000
53,000
UNC Wilmington
Wilmington
NC
12,480
65
41
25,000
101,500
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
4,000
16,000
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
35,000
145,000
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
36,000
149,500
Memphis
Memphis
TN
12,066
85
79
24,500
100,500
Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro
TN
15,721
94
33
26,500
108,500
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
25,500
105,500
Vanderbilt
Nashville
TN
6,833
9
62
4,000
16,500
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
27,000
110,500
Georgia State-Perimeter
Decatur
GA
7,784
69
4
13,500
27,000
Everglades
Boca Raton
FL
1,757
75
31
24,000
98,000
ASA College
Brooklyn
NY
3,679
100
36
24,500
49,500
Florida Natl-Main Campus
Hialeah
FL
2,622
100
39
19,000
78,500
Johnson & Wales-North Miami
North Miami
FL
1,146
88
100
22,500
91,500
Embry-Riddle Worldwide
Daytona Beach
FL
2,588
62
14
19,000
79,000
Florida Gulf Coast
Fort Myers
FL
11,211
67
47
8,500
34,500
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
FL
1,087
85
99
12,500
51,000
Georgia Gwinnett
Lawrenceville
GA
8,556
94
3
22,000
91,500
S Florida-St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
FL
2,570
27
58
7,000
28,000
Columbia Southern
Orange Beach
AL
7,502
100
82
10,500
43,000
S Florida-Sarasota-Manatee
Sarasota
FL
958
24
59
500
1,500
2022-23 projected average net cost for selected colleges including both in- and out-of-state schools.
Scenario
Students with families with an average of $40,000 in annual income. Families in this income range on average have approximately $10,000 in financial assets and home equity of approximately $50,000 (Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances).
College City State Full-time students Admissions % % students paying discounted tuition Avg. annual net cost Total cost of degree}
UAB
Birmingham
AL
10,315
74
78
12,500
52,000
UA Huntsville
Huntsville
AL
6,749
83
83
17,000
69,500
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
32,500
133,000
Auburn
Auburn University
AL
22,527
81
61
36,000
147,000
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville
AL
5,942
55
60
9,500
39,500
North Alabama
Florence
AL
4,901
89
76
27,000
111,500
South Alabama
Mobile
AL
8,065
79
70
13,500
55,000
Troy
Troy
AL
8,741
88
45
23,000
94,000
Colorado
Boulder
CO
28,877
78
51
35,000
145,000
George Washington
Washington
DC
11,102
41
75
19,000
78,000
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
27,000
110,500
Barry
Miami
FL
3,015
51
100
17,500
72,500
Bethune-Cookman
Daytona Beach
FL
2,708
84
49
17,000
76,500
Lynn
Boca Raton
FL
2,218
74
97
35,000
144,000
Eastern Florida State
Cocoa
FL
4,880
100
8
4,500
20,000
Broward
Fort Lauderdale
FL
11,835
100
6
13,000
58,500
Central Florida College
Ocala
FL
2,818
100
31
5,500
22,000
Central Florida
Orlando
FL
42,468
44
52
9,000
34,500
Daytona State
Daytona Beach
FL
5,562
100
12
7,000
29,500
Eckerd
Saint Petersburg
FL
1,958
67
99
29,500
116,500
Florida SouthWestern
Fort Myers
FL
6,360
100
11
7,500
33,000
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
FL
6,023
61
94
31,000
134,000
Florida A&M
Tallahassee
FL
6,802
36
52
14,000
63,000
Florida Atlantic
Boca Raton
FL
16,678
63
48
7,000
27,500
Florida State-Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
7,515
100
10
4,000
15,500
Flagler-St Augustine
Saint Augustine
FL
2,818
65
90
19,000
80,000
Florida Inst of Technology
Melbourne
FL
3,169
66
93
27,500
111,000
Florida International
Miami
FL
28,335
58
63
7,500
30,000
Florida Memorial
Miami Gardens
FL
999
40
17
17,500
75,000
Florida Southern
Lakeland
FL
2,537
52
99
21,500
90,000
Florida State
Tallahassee
FL
29,879
36
65
7,000
27,000
Florida
Gainesville
FL
32,157
37
37
3,500
13,500
Full Sail
Winter Park
FL
19,985
100
52
26,000
104,000
Gulf Coast State
Panama City
FL
1,625
100
29
3,000
11,500
Hillsborough CC
Tampa
FL
10,377
100
18
5,000
10,000
Indian River State
Fort Pierce
FL
5,461
100
10
1,500
6,500
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
2,391
92
97
21,000
83,500
Keiser-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale
FL
10,479
100
65
31,000
139,000
Florida Gateway
Lake City
FL
1,133
100
20
2,500
11,000
Lake-Sumter State
Leesburg
FL
1,625
100
21
4,500
18,500
Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton
FL
4,170
100
21
14,000
58,500
Miami Dade
Miami
FL
21,473
100
23
6,500
24,500
Miami
Coral Gables
FL
10,701
27
67
16,500
68,000
North Florida
Jacksonville
FL
10,757
72
55
7,000
27,000
Nova Southeastern
Fort Lauderdale
FL
4,619
80
100
21,500
89,000
Northwest Florida State
Niceville
FL
2,342
100
22
5,500
21,000
Palm Beach Atlantic
West Palm Beach
FL
2,264
95
100
21,500
94,500
Palm Beach State
Lake Worth
FL
8,139
100
14
3,000
12,500
Pasco-Hernando State
New Port Richey
FL
4,166
100
8
5,000
22,000
Pensacola State
Pensacola
FL
3,811
100
23
3,000
12,000
Polk State
Winter Haven
FL
3,866
100
8
8,500
36,000
Ringling Art and Design
Sarasota
FL
1,605
64
93
47,000
196,500
Rollins
Winter Park
FL
2,482
58
80
25,000
103,000
St Leo
Saint Leo
FL
5,866
72
100
17,500
73,000
St Petersburg
Clearwater
FL
8,841
100
21
3,000
12,000
Santa Fe
Gainesville
FL
6,325
100
2
10,500
47,000
Seminole State
Sanford
FL
5,752
100
17
8,000
34,500
St Johns River State
Palatka
FL
1,972
100
27
6,000
26,500
South Florida-Main Campus
Tampa
FL
25,457
48
65
6,500
27,500
Stetson
DeLand
FL
3,133
72
100
23,000
92,500
Southeastern
Lakeland
FL
4,974
48
91
23,500
98,500
Tallahassee CC
Tallahassee
FL
5,880
100
12
3,500
13,500
Univ of Tampa
Tampa
FL
8,441
45
91
28,000
115,000
Valencia
Orlando
FL
16,689
100
14
5,500
23,000
Rasmussen-Florida
Ocala
FL
4,808
100
11
17,500
75,000
West Florida
Pensacola
FL
6,612
31
71
5,000
19,500
Emory
Atlanta
GA
7,012
16
55
10,000
41,500
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
GA
14,310
21
26
30,500
125,500
Georgia College & State
Milledgeville
GA
5,364
80
11
41,500
172,000
Georgia Southern
Statesboro
GA
19,172
54
16
19,500
79,500
Georgia State
Atlanta
GA
21,958
76
22
36,000
147,000
Georgia
Athens
GA
28,175
45
32
43,000
178,000
Savannah Coll of Art
Savannah
GA
10,260
96
97
43,000
176,500
Valdosta State
Valdosta
GA
6,797
57
25
20,000
81,500
West Georgia
Carrollton
GA
8,090
59
16
24,500
100,000
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
31,000
126,000
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
29,500
122,000
Mississippi
University
MS
15,902
88
63
27,000
112,000
Mississippi State
Mississippi State
MS
17,113
54
86
22,000
90,000
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
2,500
9,500
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
18,500
74,000
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
24,000
97,500
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
18,528
23
41
5,000
20,500
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte
NC
20,877
65
41
18,500
75,500
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro
NC
14,007
82
53
26,500
107,000
North Carolina State
Raleigh
NC
22,820
45
48
15,500
63,500
UNC Wilmington
Wilmington
NC
12,480
65
41
28,000
115,000
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
5,000
21,500
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
37,000
153,500
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
47,000
193,500
Memphis
Memphis
TN
12,066
85
79
28,000
114,000
Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro
TN
15,721
94
33
31,000
126,000
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
34,000
140,000
Vanderbilt
Nashville
TN
6,833
9
62
5,500
21,500
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
27,000
110,500
Georgia State-Perimeter
Decatur
GA
7,784
69
4
14,500
30,000
Everglades
Boca Raton
FL
1,757
75
31
30,500
119,500
ASA College
Brooklyn
NY
3,679
100
36
25,500
52,000
Florida Natl-Main Campus
Hialeah
FL
2,622
100
39
21,500
92,000
Johnson & Wales-North Miami
North Miami
FL
1,146
88
100
22,500
95,500
Embry-Riddle Worldwide
Daytona Beach
FL
2,588
62
14
20,000
86,000
Florida Gulf Coast
Fort Myers
FL
11,211
67
47
10,000
39,500
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
FL
1,087
85
99
15,500
60,500
Georgia Gwinnett
Lawrenceville
GA
8,556
94
3
23,500
96,500
S Florida-St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
FL
2,570
27
58
9,000
36,500
Columbia Southern
Orange Beach
AL
7,502
100
82
10,500
43,500
S Florida-Sarasota-Manatee
Sarasota
FL
958
24
59
2,000
8,500
2022-23 projected average net cost for selected colleges including both in- and out-of-state schools.
Scenario
Scenario: Students with families with an average of $60,000 in annual income. Families in this income range on average have approximately $20,000 in financial assets and home equity of approximately $90,000 (Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances).
College City State Full-time students Admissions % % students paying discounted tuition Avg. annual net cost Total cost of degree
UAB
Birmingham
AL
10,315
74
78
14,500
60,000
UA Huntsville
Huntsville
AL
6,749
83
83
19,500
79,000
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
36,000
148,500
Auburn
Auburn University
AL
22,527
81
61
40,500
167,000
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville
AL
5,942
55
60
11,000
45,500
North Alabama
Florence
AL
4,901
89
76
29,500
121,500
South Alabama
Mobile
AL
8,065
79
70
17,000
70,000
Troy
Troy
AL
8,741
88
45
23,000
94,000
Colorado
Boulder
CO
28,877
78
51
44,000
182,000
George Washington
Washington
DC
11,102
41
75
23,000
94,000
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
27,500
111,500
Barry
Miami
FL
3,015
51
100
20,500
83,500
Bethune-Cookman
Daytona Beach
FL
2,708
84
49
22,000
92,000
Lynn
Boca Raton
FL
2,218
74
97
37,000
149,500
Eastern Florida State
Cocoa
FL
4,880
100
8
7,500
31,500
Broward
Fort Lauderdale
FL
11,835
100
6
17,000
71,500
Central Florida College
Ocala
FL
2,818
100
31
5,500
22,000
Central Florida
Orlando
FL
42,468
44
52
11,500
47,000
Daytona State
Daytona Beach
FL
5,562
100
12
9,500
39,500
Eckerd
Saint Petersburg
FL
1,958
67
99
30,500
122,500
Florida SouthWestern
Fort Myers
FL
6,360
100
11
10,500
43,000
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
FL
6,023
61
94
35,500
147,500
Florida A&M
Tallahassee
FL
6,802
36
52
19,000
78,000
Florida Atlantic
Boca Raton
FL
16,678
63
48
11,000
44,500
Florida State-Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
7,515
100
10
6,500
26,500
Flagler-St Augustine
Saint Augustine
FL
2,818
65
90
22,500
92,000
Florida Inst of Technology
Melbourne
FL
3,169
66
93
30,500
123,000
Florida International
Miami
FL
28,335
58
63
11,000
43,500
Florida Memorial
Miami Gardens
FL
999
40
17
20,000
82,500
Florida Southern
Lakeland
FL
2,537
52
99
25,000
101,500
Florida State
Tallahassee
FL
29,879
36
65
11,000
43,000
Florida
Gainesville
FL
32,157
37
37
6,000
24,000
Full Sail
Winter Park
FL
19,985
100
52
27,000
108,500
Gulf Coast State
Panama City
FL
1,625
100
29
5,000
19,500
Hillsborough CC
Tampa
FL
10,377
100
18
8,500
17,500
Indian River State
Fort Pierce
FL
5,461
100
10
4,000
16,500
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
2,391
92
97
22,500
90,000
Keiser-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale
FL
10,479
100
65
35,000
145,000
Florida Gateway
Lake City
FL
1,133
100
20
4,500
17,500
Lake-Sumter State
Leesburg
FL
1,625
100
21
6,500
27,000
Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton
FL
4,170
100
21
14,500
58,500
Miami Dade
Miami
FL
21,473
100
23
7,500
30,500
Miami
Coral Gables
FL
10,701
27
67
18,000
73,000
North Florida
Jacksonville
FL
10,757
72
55
10,500
42,500
Nova Southeastern
Fort Lauderdale
FL
4,619
80
100
26,000
106,500
Northwest Florida State
Niceville
FL
2,342
100
22
8,500
33,000
Palm Beach Atlantic
West Palm Beach
FL
2,264
95
100
27,000
112,500
Palm Beach State
Lake Worth
FL
8,139
100
14
5,500
22,500
Pasco-Hernando State
New Port Richey
FL
4,166
100
8
7,500
31,000
Pensacola State
Pensacola
FL
3,811
100
23
5,000
21,000
Polk State
Winter Haven
FL
3,866
100
8
11,000
46,000
Ringling Art and Design
Sarasota
FL
1,605
64
93
53,000
218,000
Rollins
Winter Park
FL
2,482
58
80
29,000
118,000
St Leo
Saint Leo
FL
5,866
72
100
19,500
79,500
St Petersburg
Clearwater
FL
8,841
100
21
6,000
24,500
Santa Fe
Gainesville
FL
6,325
100
2
12,500
52,500
Seminole State
Sanford
FL
5,752
100
17
10,500
44,000
St Johns River State
Palatka
FL
1,972
100
27
7,000
28,000
South Florida-Main Campus
Tampa
FL
25,457
48
65
10,500
43,000
Stetson
DeLand
FL
3,133
72
100
25,000
101,500
Southeastern
Lakeland
FL
4,974
48
91
26,000
107,500
Tallahassee CC
Tallahassee
FL
5,880
100
12
6,000
24,500
Univ of Tampa
Tampa
FL
8,441
45
91
30,000
123,000
Valencia
Orlando
FL
16,689
100
14
8,000
32,000
Rasmussen-Florida
Ocala
FL
4,808
100
11
18,000
75,000
West Florida
Pensacola
FL
6,612
31
71
8,000
32,500
Emory
Atlanta
GA
7,012
16
55
18,000
72,500
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
GA
14,310
21
26
40,000
165,000
Georgia College & State
Milledgeville
GA
5,364
80
11
50,500
207,500
Georgia Southern
Statesboro
GA
19,172
54
16
23,000
93,000
Georgia State
Atlanta
GA
21,958
76
22
42,500
175,500
Georgia
Athens
GA
28,175
45
32
47,500
196,000
Savannah Coll of Art
Savannah
GA
10,260
96
97
45,500
187,000
Valdosta State
Valdosta
GA
6,797
57
25
24,500
99,500
West Georgia
Carrollton
GA
8,090
59
16
28,000
113,500
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
44,500
181,500
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
40,000
163,500
Mississippi
University
MS
15,902
88
63
38,500
158,500
Mississippi State
Mississippi State
MS
17,113
54
86
27,000
111,500
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
13,500
56,000
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
25,000
100,500
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
30,500
123,500
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
18,528
23
41
13,000
53,000
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte
NC
20,877
65
41
23,500
96,000
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro
NC
14,007
82
53
34,000
138,500
North Carolina State
Raleigh
NC
22,820
45
48
22,000
89,500
UNC Wilmington
Wilmington
NC
12,480
65
41
36,500
149,500
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
13,000
53,000
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
47,000
194,000
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
52,500
215,500
Memphis
Memphis
TN
12,066
85
79
31,000
127,000
Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro
TN
15,721
94
33
41,500
171,000
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
48,500
200,000
Vanderbilt
Nashville
TN
6,833
9
62
9,500
38,000
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
29,000
120,000
Georgia State-Perimeter
Decatur
GA
7,784
69
4
17,000
35,000
Everglades
Boca Raton
FL
1,757
75
31
29,500
119,500
ASA College
Brooklyn
NY
3,679
100
36
28,500
58,000
Florida Natl-Main Campus
Hialeah
FL
2,622
100
39
23,000
95,000
Johnson & Wales-North Miami
North Miami
FL
1,146
88
100
24,000
98,000
Embry-Riddle Worldwide
Daytona Beach
FL
2,588
62
14
21,000
86,500
Florida Gulf Coast
Fort Myers
FL
11,211
67
47
13,000
51,500
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
FL
1,087
85
99
16,500
67,000
Georgia Gwinnett
Lawrenceville
GA
8,556
94
3
28,000
115,500
S Florida-St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
FL
2,570
27
58
12,500
50,500
Columbia Southern
Orange Beach
AL
7,502
100
82
11,500
48,000
S Florida-Sarasota-Manatee
Sarasota
FL
958
24
59
6,000
24,000
2022-23 projected average net cost for selected colleges including both in- and out-of-state schools.
Scenario
Students with families with an average of $90,000 in annual income. Families in this income range on average have approximately $200,000 in financial assets and home equity of approximately $120,000 (Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances).
College City State Full-time students Admissions % % students paying discounted tuition Avg. annual net cost Total cost of degree
UAB
Birmingham
AL
10,315
74
78
15,500
65,000
UA Huntsville
Huntsville
AL
6,749
83
83
21,000
84,500
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
38,500
158,000
Auburn
Auburn University
AL
22,527
81
61
45,000
185,000
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville
AL
5,942
55
60
12,000
49,000
North Alabama
Florence
AL
4,901
89
76
29,500
121,500
South Alabama
Mobile
AL
8,065
79
70
21,000
84,500
Troy
Troy
AL
8,741
88
45
23,000
94,000
Colorado
Boulder
CO
28,877
78
51
56,500
233,000
George Washington
Washington
DC
11,102
41
75
30,500
124,500
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
27,500
111,500
Barry
Miami
FL
3,015
51
100
25,500
104,500
Bethune-Cookman
Daytona Beach
FL
2,708
84
49
25,000
103,000
Lynn
Boca Raton
FL
2,218
74
97
38,500
156,500
Eastern Florida State
Cocoa
FL
4,880
100
8
10,000
41,000
Broward
Fort Lauderdale
FL
11,835
100
6
20,000
83,500
Central Florida College
Ocala
FL
2,818
100
31
5,500
22,000
Central Florida
Orlando
FL
42,468
44
52
15,000
60,500
Daytona State
Daytona Beach
FL
5,562
100
12
11,000
44,500
Eckerd
Saint Petersburg
FL
1,958
67
99
33,500
135,000
Florida SouthWestern
Fort Myers
FL
6,360
100
11
10,500
43,000
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
FL
6,023
61
94
39,500
163,500
Florida A&M
Tallahassee
FL
6,802
36
52
21,500
89,000
Florida Atlantic
Boca Raton
FL
16,678
63
48
15,500
62,000
Florida State-Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
7,515
100
10
8,500
35,500
Flagler-St Augustine
Saint Augustine
FL
2,818
65
90
25,000
102,000
Florida Inst of Technology
Melbourne
FL
3,169
66
93
32,500
131,000
Florida International
Miami
FL
28,335
58
63
15,000
59,500
Florida Memorial
Miami Gardens
FL
999
40
17
20,000
83,000
Florida Southern
Lakeland
FL
2,537
52
99
27,500
113,500
Florida State
Tallahassee
FL
29,879
36
65
15,000
60,000
Florida
Gainesville
FL
32,157
37
37
10,000
40,000
Full Sail
Winter Park
FL
19,985
100
52
28,000
112,500
Gulf Coast State
Panama City
FL
1,625
100
29
8,500
34,000
Hillsborough CC
Tampa
FL
10,377
100
18
9,000
18,000
Indian River State
Fort Pierce
FL
5,461
100
10
6,000
25,000
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
2,391
92
97
27,000
109,000
Keiser-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale
FL
10,479
100
65
36,000
150,000
Florida Gateway
Lake City
FL
1,133
100
20
9,000
37,000
Lake-Sumter State
Leesburg
FL
1,625
100
21
10,000
42,000
Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton
FL
4,170
100
21
14,500
58,500
Miami Dade
Miami
FL
21,473
100
23
10,000
41,000
Miami
Coral Gables
FL
10,701
27
67
34,000
138,000
North Florida
Jacksonville
FL
10,757
72
55
13,500
54,500
Nova Southeastern
Fort Lauderdale
FL
4,619
80
100
28,500
116,000
Northwest Florida State
Niceville
FL
2,342
100
22
11,000
45,000
Palm Beach Atlantic
West Palm Beach
FL
2,264
95
100
28,500
118,500
Palm Beach State
Lake Worth
FL
8,139
100
14
9,000
37,000
Pasco-Hernando State
New Port Richey
FL
4,166
100
8
10,500
43,000
Pensacola State
Pensacola
FL
3,811
100
23
7,000
28,500
Polk State
Winter Haven
FL
3,866
100
8
11,000
46,000
Ringling Art and Design
Sarasota
FL
1,605
64
93
54,000
221,500
Rollins
Winter Park
FL
2,482
58
80
30,000
123,000
St Leo
Saint Leo
FL
5,866
72
100
22,500
92,500
St Petersburg
Clearwater
FL
8,841
100
21
10,000
39,500
Santa Fe
Gainesville
FL
6,325
100
2
13,500
57,000
Seminole State
Sanford
FL
5,752
100
17
11,000
46,000
St Johns River State
Palatka
FL
1,972
100
27
7,500
31,000
South Florida-Main Campus
Tampa
FL
25,457
48
65
16,000
64,000
Stetson
DeLand
FL
3,133
72
100
25,500
103,000
Southeastern
Lakeland
FL
4,974
48
91
27,500
113,500
Tallahassee CC
Tallahassee
FL
5,880
100
12
8,000
33,000
Univ of Tampa
Tampa
FL
8,441
45
91
31,000
125,000
Valencia
Orlando
FL
16,689
100
14
9,000
36,000
Rasmussen-Florida
Ocala
FL
4,808
100
11
18,000
75,000
West Florida
Pensacola
FL
6,612
31
71
11,000
43,500
Emory
Atlanta
GA
7,012
16
55
25,000
102,000
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
GA
14,310
21
26
45,500
188,500
Georgia College & State
Milledgeville
GA
5,364
80
11
50,500
208,500
Georgia Southern
Statesboro
GA
19,172
54
16
25,000
102,000
Georgia State
Atlanta
GA
21,958
76
22
44,000
180,000
Georgia
Athens
GA
28,175
45
32
47,500
196,000
Savannah Coll of Art
Savannah
GA
10,260
96
97
47,500
194,500
Valdosta State
Valdosta
GA
6,797
57
25
26,500
107,500
West Georgia
Carrollton
GA
8,090
59
16
30,500
124,000
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
53,000
215,000
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
40,000
163,500
Mississippi
University
MS
15,902
88
63
42,000
172,500
Mississippi State
Mississippi State
MS
17,113
54
86
27,000
111,500
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
24,500
100,000
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
31,500
128,000
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
37,500
152,000
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
18,528
23
41
24,500
99,000
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte
NC
20,877
65
41
28,000
114,000
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro
NC
14,007
82
53
34,000
138,500
North Carolina State
Raleigh
NC
22,820
45
48
25,500
103,500
UNC Wilmington
Wilmington
NC
12,480
65
41
41,000
168,000
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
21,500
88,500
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
54,000
222,000
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
52,500
215,500
Memphis
Memphis
TN
12,066
85
79
31,000
127,000
Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro
TN
15,721
94
33
45,000
183,500
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
48,500
200,000
Vanderbilt
Nashville
TN
6,833
9
62
17,000
69,000
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
31,500
128,500
Georgia State-Perimeter
Decatur
GA
7,784
69
4
17,000
35,000
Everglades
Boca Raton
FL
1,757
75
31
29,500
119,500
ASA College
Brooklyn
NY
3,679
100
36
29,500
60,000
Florida Natl-Main Campus
Hialeah
FL
2,622
100
39
23,000
95,000
Johnson & Wales-North Miami
North Miami
FL
1,146
88
100
24,000
98,000
Embry-Riddle Worldwide
Daytona Beach
FL
2,588
62
14
21,000
86,500
Florida Gulf Coast
Fort Myers
FL
11,211
67
47
16,500
66,000
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
FL
1,087
85
99
19,500
78,500
Georgia Gwinnett
Lawrenceville
GA
8,556
94
3
32,000
131,500
S Florida-St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
FL
2,570
27
58
17,000
68,000
Columbia Southern
Orange Beach
AL
7,502
100
82
13,000
53,500
S Florida-Sarasota-Manatee
Sarasota
FL
958
24
59
9,500
39,000
2022-23 projected average net cost for selected colleges including both in- and out-of-state schools.
Scenario
Students with families with an average of $150,000 in annual income, $250,000 in financial assets and home equity of approximately $150,000 (in line with data from Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances).
College City State Full-time students Admissions % % students paying discounted tuition Avg. annual net cost Total cost of degree
UAB
Birmingham
AL
10,315
74
78
18,000
74,500
UA Huntsville
Huntsville
AL
6,749
83
83
23,500
96,000
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
43,000
177,000
Auburn
Auburn University
AL
22,527
81
61
53,500
220,000
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville
AL
5,942
55
60
14,000
56,500
North Alabama
Florence
AL
4,901
89
76
29,500
121,500
South Alabama
Mobile
AL
8,065
79
70
28,000
114,500
Troy
Troy
AL
8,741
88
45
23,000
94,000
Colorado
Boulder
CO
28,877
78
51
56,500
233,000
George Washington
Washington
DC
11,102
41
75
41,000
167,000
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
27,500
111,500
Barry
Miami
FL
3,015
51
100
30,000
123,000
Bethune-Cookman
Daytona Beach
FL
2,708
84
49
30,000
126,500
Lynn
Boca Raton
FL
2,218
74
97
42,000
170,500
Eastern Florida State
Cocoa
FL
4,880
100
8
12,000
49,000
Broward
Fort Lauderdale
FL
11,835
100
6
24,000
100,500
Central Florida College
Ocala
FL
2,818
100
31
5,500
22,000
Central Florida
Orlando
FL
42,468
44
52
19,500
77,500
Daytona State
Daytona Beach
FL
5,562
100
12
11,000
44,500
Eckerd
Saint Petersburg
FL
1,958
67
99
39,500
158,000
Florida SouthWestern
Fort Myers
FL
6,360
100
11
10,500
43,000
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
FL
6,023
61
94
43,000
178,500
Florida A&M
Tallahassee
FL
6,802
36
52
24,500
102,500
Florida Atlantic
Boca Raton
FL
16,678
63
48
22,000
87,500
Florida State-Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
7,515
100
10
13,000
53,000
Flagler-St Augustine
Saint Augustine
FL
2,818
65
90
28,500
116,000
Florida Inst of Technology
Melbourne
FL
3,169
66
93
36,500
145,500
Florida International
Miami
FL
28,335
58
63
18,000
73,000
Florida Memorial
Miami Gardens
FL
999
40
17
20,000
83,000
Florida Southern
Lakeland
FL
2,537
52
99
33,500
138,000
Florida State
Tallahassee
FL
29,879
36
65
18,000
72,000
Florida
Gainesville
FL
32,157
37
37
18,000
71,000
Full Sail
Winter Park
FL
19,985
100
52
30,000
119,500
Gulf Coast State
Panama City
FL
1,625
100
29
11,000
45,000
Hillsborough CC
Tampa
FL
10,377
100
18
9,500
18,500
Indian River State
Fort Pierce
FL
5,461
100
10
9,500
38,000
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
2,391
92
97
34,500
138,500
Keiser-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale
FL
10,479
100
65
37,000
155,000
Florida Gateway
Lake City
FL
1,133
100
20
12,000
48,000
Lake-Sumter State
Leesburg
FL
1,625
100
21
14,500
59,500
Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton
FL
4,170
100
21
14,500
58,500
Miami Dade
Miami
FL
21,473
100
23
15,500
60,500
Miami
Coral Gables
FL
10,701
27
67
54,500
222,000
North Florida
Jacksonville
FL
10,757
72
55
13,500
54,000
Nova Southeastern
Fort Lauderdale
FL
4,619
80
100
32,000
131,000
Northwest Florida State
Niceville
FL
2,342
100
22
13,500
53,000
Palm Beach Atlantic
West Palm Beach
FL
2,264
95
100
28,500
119,000
Palm Beach State
Lake Worth
FL
8,139
100
14
13,500
55,500
Pasco-Hernando State
New Port Richey
FL
4,166
100
8
12,000
49,500
Pensacola State
Pensacola
FL
3,811
100
23
10,500
41,500
Polk State
Winter Haven
FL
3,866
100
8
11,000
46,000
Ringling Art and Design
Sarasota
FL
1,605
64
93
54,000
221,000
Rollins
Winter Park
FL
2,482
58
80
32,500
132,500
St Leo
Saint Leo
FL
5,866
72
100
29,000
118,500
St Petersburg
Clearwater
FL
8,841
100
21
13,500
53,000
Santa Fe
Gainesville
FL
6,325
100
2
15,000
62,500
Seminole State
Sanford
FL
5,752
100
17
11,000
46,000
St Johns River State
Palatka
FL
1,972
100
27
9,000
37,500
South Florida-Main Campus
Tampa
FL
25,457
48
65
18,000
73,500
Stetson
DeLand
FL
3,133
72
100
26,000
105,000
Southeastern
Lakeland
FL
4,974
48
91
30,500
125,000
Tallahassee CC
Tallahassee
FL
5,880
100
12
9,000
35,500
Univ of Tampa
Tampa
FL
8,441
45
91
32,000
129,500
Valencia
Orlando
FL
16,689
100
14
11,000
44,500
Rasmussen-Florida
Ocala
FL
4,808
100
11
18,000
75,000
West Florida
Pensacola
FL
6,612
31
71
11,000
43,000
Emory
Atlanta
GA
7,012
16
55
34,000
139,000
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
GA
14,310
21
26
50,000
206,000
Georgia College & State
Milledgeville
GA
5,364
80
11
50,500
208,500
Georgia Southern
Statesboro
GA
19,172
54
16
29,500
119,500
Georgia State
Atlanta
GA
21,958
76
22
44,500
182,000
Georgia
Athens
GA
28,175
45
32
47,500
196,000
Savannah Coll of Art
Savannah
GA
10,260
96
97
51,000
209,500
Valdosta State
Valdosta
GA
6,797
57
25
28,000
113,500
West Georgia
Carrollton
GA
8,090
59
16
35,500
144,500
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
53,000
215,000
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
60,500
249,000
Mississippi
University
MS
15,902
88
63
42,500
174,500
Mississippi State
Mississippi State
MS
17,113
54
86
27,000
111,500
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
38,000
154,500
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
34,000
137,500
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
38,000
153,500
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
18,528
23
41
38,500
156,000
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte
NC
20,877
65
41
37,000
150,500
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro
NC
14,007
82
53
34,000
138,500
North Carolina State
Raleigh
NC
22,820
45
48
40,000
162,500
UNC Wilmington
Wilmington
NC
12,480
65
41
41,000
168,000
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
30,000
123,000
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
55,500
229,000
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
52,500
215,500
Memphis
Memphis
TN
12,066
85
79
31,000
127,000
Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro
TN
15,721
94
33
45,000
183,500
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
48,500
200,000
Vanderbilt
Nashville
TN
6,833
9
62
31,500
129,500
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
36,000
146,500
Georgia State-Perimeter
Decatur
GA
7,784
69
4
17,000
35,000
Everglades
Boca Raton
FL
1,757
75
31
29,500
119,000
ASA College
Brooklyn
NY
3,679
100
36
0
0
Florida Natl-Main Campus
Hialeah
FL
2,622
100
39
23,000
95,000
Johnson & Wales-North Miami
North Miami
FL
1,146
88
100
24,000
97,500
Embry-Riddle Worldwide
Daytona Beach
FL
2,588
62
14
21,000
86,500
Florida Gulf Coast
Fort Myers
FL
11,211
67
47
18,500
73,000
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
FL
1,087
85
99
20,000
78,500
Georgia Gwinnett
Lawrenceville
GA
8,556
94
3
34,000
140,500
S Florida-St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
FL
2,570
27
58
19,500
78,000
Columbia Southern
Orange Beach
AL
7,502
100
82
14,000
57,000
S Florida-Sarasota-Manatee
Sarasota
FL
958
24
59
16,000
64,500
2022-23 projected average net cost for selected colleges including both in- and out-of-state schools.
Scenario
Students with families with an average of $200,000 in annual income, $500,000 in financial assets and home equity of approximately $200,000 (in line with data from Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances).
College City State Full-time students Admissions % % students paying discounted tuition Avg. annual net cost Total cost of degree
UAB
Birmingham
AL
10,315
74
78
20,000
83,000
UA Huntsville
Huntsville
AL
6,749
83
83
26,000
105,500
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
46,500
192,500
Auburn
Auburn University
AL
22,527
81
61
53,500
220,000
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville
AL
5,942
55
60
15,500
62,500
North Alabama
Florence
AL
4,901
89
76
29,500
121,500
South Alabama
Mobile
AL
8,065
79
70
30,500
123,500
Troy
Troy
AL
8,741
88
45
23,000
94,000
Colorado
Boulder
CO
28,877
78
51
56,500
233,000
George Washington
Washington
DC
11,102
41
75
56,000
228,500
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
27,500
111,500
Barry
Miami
FL
3,015
51
100
30,000
123,000
Bethune-Cookman
Daytona Beach
FL
2,708
84
49
31,000
130,000
Lynn
Boca Raton
FL
2,218
74
97
45,000
182,500
Eastern Florida State
Cocoa
FL
4,880
100
8
12,000
49,000
Broward
Fort Lauderdale
FL
11,835
100
6
25,000
104,000
Central Florida College
Ocala
FL
2,818
100
31
5,500
22,000
Central Florida
Orlando
FL
42,468
44
52
19,500
77,500
Daytona State
Daytona Beach
FL
5,562
100
12
11,000
44,500
Eckerd
Saint Petersburg
FL
1,958
67
99
44,000
176,000
Florida SouthWestern
Fort Myers
FL
6,360
100
11
10,500
43,000
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
FL
6,023
61
94
43,000
178,500
Florida A&M
Tallahassee
FL
6,802
36
52
24,500
103,500
Florida Atlantic
Boca Raton
FL
16,678
63
48
22,000
87,500
Florida State-Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
7,515
100
10
13,000
53,000
Flagler-St Augustine
Saint Augustine
FL
2,818
65
90
28,500
116,000
Florida Inst of Technology
Melbourne
FL
3,169
66
93
39,500
158,500
Florida International
Miami
FL
28,335
58
63
18,000
73,000
Florida Memorial
Miami Gardens
FL
999
40
17
20,000
83,000
Florida Southern
Lakeland
FL
2,537
52
99
37,000
151,500
Florida State
Tallahassee
FL
29,879
36
65
18,000
72,000
Florida
Gainesville
FL
32,157
37
37
20,500
81,500
Full Sail
Winter Park
FL
19,985
100
52
31,500
126,000
Gulf Coast State
Panama City
FL
1,625
100
29
11,000
45,000
Hillsborough CC
Tampa
FL
10,377
100
18
9,500
18,500
Indian River State
Fort Pierce
FL
5,461
100
10
9,500
38,000
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
2,391
92
97
34,500
138,500
Keiser-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale
FL
10,479
100
65
40,500
169,500
Florida Gateway
Lake City
FL
1,133
100
20
12,000
48,000
Lake-Sumter State
Leesburg
FL
1,625
100
21
14,500
59,500
Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton
FL
4,170
100
21
14,500
58,500
Miami Dade
Miami
FL
21,473
100
23
19,500
77,500
Miami
Coral Gables
FL
10,701
27
67
62,000
250,500
North Florida
Jacksonville
FL
10,757
72
55
13,500
54,000
Nova Southeastern
Fort Lauderdale
FL
4,619
80
100
32,000
131,000
Northwest Florida State
Niceville
FL
2,342
100
22
13,500
53,000
Palm Beach Atlantic
West Palm Beach
FL
2,264
95
100
34,500
143,500
Palm Beach State
Lake Worth
FL
8,139
100
14
13,500
55,500
Pasco-Hernando State
New Port Richey
FL
4,166
100
8
12,000
49,500
Pensacola State
Pensacola
FL
3,811
100
23
10,500
41,500
Polk State
Winter Haven
FL
3,866
100
8
11,000
46,000
Ringling Art and Design
Sarasota
FL
1,605
64
93
58,500
238,500
Rollins
Winter Park
FL
2,482
58
80
34,500
141,000
St Leo
Saint Leo
FL
5,866
72
100
30,500
124,500
St Petersburg
Clearwater
FL
8,841
100
21
13,500
53,000
Santa Fe
Gainesville
FL
6,325
100
2
15,000
62,500
Seminole State
Sanford
FL
5,752
100
17
11,000
46,000
St Johns River State
Palatka
FL
1,972
100
27
10,500
42,500
South Florida-Main Campus
Tampa
FL
25,457
48
65
18,000
73,500
Stetson
DeLand
FL
3,133
72
100
27,000
107,500
Southeastern
Lakeland
FL
4,974
48
91
31,500
129,000
Tallahassee CC
Tallahassee
FL
5,880
100
12
9,000
35,500
Univ of Tampa
Tampa
FL
8,441
45
91
32,000
130,500
Valencia
Orlando
FL
16,689
100
14
13,000
52,000
Rasmussen-Florida
Ocala
FL
4,808
100
11
18,000
75,000
West Florida
Pensacola
FL
6,612
31
71
11,000
43,000
Emory
Atlanta
GA
7,012
16
55
51,500
210,000
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
GA
14,310
21
26
50,000
206,000
Georgia College & State
Milledgeville
GA
5,364
80
11
50,500
208,500
Georgia Southern
Statesboro
GA
19,172
54
16
33,000
134,000
Georgia State
Atlanta
GA
21,958
76
22
44,500
182,000
Georgia
Athens
GA
28,175
45
32
47,500
196,000
Savannah Coll of Art
Savannah
GA
10,260
96
97
52,500
215,000
Valdosta State
Valdosta
GA
6,797
57
25
28,000
113,500
West Georgia
Carrollton
GA
8,090
59
16
37,500
153,000
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
53,000
215,000
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
69,500
284,000
Mississippi
University
MS
15,902
88
63
42,500
174,500
Mississippi State
Mississippi State
MS
17,113
54
86
27,000
112,000
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
68,000
278,000
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
34,000
137,500
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
38,000
153,500
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
18,528
23
41
50,500
203,500
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte
NC
20,877
65
41
37,500
152,000
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro
NC
14,007
82
53
34,000
138,500
North Carolina State
Raleigh
NC
22,820
45
48
45,000
184,000
UNC Wilmington
Wilmington
NC
12,480
65
41
41,000
168,000
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
54,500
222,000
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
55,500
229,000
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
52,500
215,500
Memphis
Memphis
TN
12,066
85
79
31,000
127,000
Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro
TN
15,721
94
33
45,000
183,500
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
48,500
200,000
Vanderbilt
Nashville
TN
6,833
9
62
44,000
180,500
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
39,500
161,500
Georgia State-Perimeter
Decatur
GA
7,784
69
4
17,000
35,000
Everglades
Boca Raton
FL
1,757
75
31
29,500
119,000
ASA College
Brooklyn
NY
3,679
100
36
34,500
70,000
Florida Natl-Main Campus
Hialeah
FL
2,622
100
39
23,000
95,000
Johnson & Wales-North Miami
North Miami
FL
1,146
88
100
24,000
98,500
Embry-Riddle Worldwide
Daytona Beach
FL
2,588
62
14
21,000
86,500
Florida Gulf Coast
Fort Myers
FL
11,211
67
47
18,500
73,000
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
FL
1,087
85
99
20,000
78,500
Georgia Gwinnett
Lawrenceville
GA
8,556
94
3
34,000
140,500
S Florida-St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
FL
2,570
27
58
19,500
78,000
Columbia Southern
Orange Beach
AL
7,502
100
82
14,000
57,000
S Florida-Sarasota-Manatee
Sarasota
FL
958
24
59
16,000
64,500
2022-23 projected average net cost for selected colleges including both in- and out-of-state schools.
Scenario
Students with families with an average of $300,000 in annual income, $950,000 in financial assets and home equity of approximately $350,000 (in line with data from Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances).
College City State Full-time students Admissions % % students paying discounted tuition Avg. annual net cost Total cost of degree
UAB
Birmingham
AL
10,315
74
78
24,000
99,500
UA Huntsville
Huntsville
AL
6,749
83
83
30,500
124,500
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
49,000
203,000
Auburn
Auburn University
AL
22,527
81
61
53,500
220,000
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville
AL
5,942
55
60
18,500
74,000
North Alabama
Florence
AL
4,901
89
76
29,500
121,500
South Alabama
Mobile
AL
8,065
79
70
30,500
123,500
Troy
Troy
AL
8,741
88
45
23,000
94,000
Colorado
Boulder
CO
28,877
78
51
56,500
233,000
George Washington
Washington
DC
11,102
41
75
75,000
306,000
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
27,500
111,500
Barry
Miami
FL
3,015
51
100
30,000
123,000
Bethune-Cookman
Daytona Beach
FL
2,708
84
49
31,000
130,000
Lynn
Boca Raton
FL
2,218
74
97
46,000
187,000
Eastern Florida State
Cocoa
FL
4,880
100
8
12,000
49,000
Broward
Fort Lauderdale
FL
11,835
100
6
28,000
118,000
Central Florida College
Ocala
FL
2,818
100
31
5,500
22,000
Central Florida
Orlando
FL
42,468
44
52
19,500
77,500
Daytona State
Daytona Beach
FL
5,562
100
12
11,000
44,500
Eckerd
Saint Petersburg
FL
1,958
67
99
44,000
176,000
Florida SouthWestern
Fort Myers
FL
6,360
100
11
10,500
43,000
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
FL
6,023
61
94
43,000
178,500
Florida A&M
Tallahassee
FL
6,802
36
52
25,500
106,000
Florida Atlantic
Boca Raton
FL
16,678
63
48
22,000
87,500
Florida State-Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
7,515
100
10
13,000
53,000
Flagler-St Augustine
Saint Augustine
FL
2,818
65
90
28,500
116,000
Florida Inst of Technology
Melbourne
FL
3,169
66
93
46,000
184,000
Florida International
Miami
FL
28,335
58
63
18,000
73,000
Florida Memorial
Miami Gardens
FL
999
40
17
20,000
83,000
Florida Southern
Lakeland
FL
2,537
52
99
37,000
151,500
Florida State
Tallahassee
FL
29,879
36
65
18,000
72,000
Florida
Gainesville
FL
32,157
37
37
20,500
81,500
Full Sail
Winter Park
FL
19,985
100
52
32,500
130,000
Gulf Coast State
Panama City
FL
1,625
100
29
11,000
45,000
Hillsborough CC
Tampa
FL
10,377
100
18
9,500
18,500
Indian River State
Fort Pierce
FL
5,461
100
10
9,500
38,000
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
2,391
92
97
34,500
138,500
Keiser-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale
FL
10,479
100
65
41,500
174,500
Florida Gateway
Lake City
FL
1,133
100
20
12,000
48,000
Lake-Sumter State
Leesburg
FL
1,625
100
21
14,500
59,500
Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton
FL
4,170
100
21
14,500
58,500
Miami Dade
Miami
FL
21,473
100
23
21,500
84,500
Miami
Coral Gables
FL
10,701
27
67
72,000
292,000
North Florida
Jacksonville
FL
10,757
72
55
13,500
54,000
Nova Southeastern
Fort Lauderdale
FL
4,619
80
100
32,000
131,000
Northwest Florida State
Niceville
FL
2,342
100
22
13,500
53,000
Palm Beach Atlantic
West Palm Beach
FL
2,264
95
100
39,500
165,000
Palm Beach State
Lake Worth
FL
8,139
100
14
13,500
55,500
Pasco-Hernando State
New Port Richey
FL
4,166
100
8
12,000
49,500
Pensacola State
Pensacola
FL
3,811
100
23
10,500
41,500
Polk State
Winter Haven
FL
3,866
100
8
11,000
46,000
Ringling Art and Design
Sarasota
FL
1,605
64
93
62,000
254,000
Rollins
Winter Park
FL
2,482
58
80
39,000
157,500
St Leo
Saint Leo
FL
5,866
72
100
30,500
124,500
St Petersburg
Clearwater
FL
8,841
100
21
13,500
53,000
Santa Fe
Gainesville
FL
6,325
100
2
15,000
62,500
Seminole State
Sanford
FL
5,752
100
17
11,000
46,000
St Johns River State
Palatka
FL
1,972
100
27
13,000
53,000
South Florida-Main Campus
Tampa
FL
25,457
48
65
18,000
73,500
Stetson
DeLand
FL
3,133
72
100
27,000
109,000
Southeastern
Lakeland
FL
4,974
48
91
31,500
129,000
Tallahassee CC
Tallahassee
FL
5,880
100
12
9,000
35,500
Univ of Tampa
Tampa
FL
8,441
45
91
32,000
130,500
Valencia
Orlando
FL
16,689
100
14
13,000
53,000
Rasmussen-Florida
Ocala
FL
4,808
100
11
18,000
75,000
West Florida
Pensacola
FL
6,612
31
71
11,000
43,000
Emory
Atlanta
GA
7,012
16
55
75,500
307,000
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
GA
14,310
21
26
50,000
206,000
Georgia College & State
Milledgeville
GA
5,364
80
11
50,500
208,500
Georgia Southern
Statesboro
GA
19,172
54
16
34,000
137,000
Georgia State
Atlanta
GA
21,958
76
22
44,500
182,000
Georgia
Athens
GA
28,175
45
32
47,500
196,000
Savannah Coll of Art
Savannah
GA
10,260
96
97
52,500
215,000
Valdosta State
Valdosta
GA
6,797
57
25
28,000
113,500
West Georgia
Carrollton
GA
8,090
59
16
37,500
153,000
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
53,000
215,000
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
69,500
284,000
Mississippi
University
MS
15,902
88
63
42,500
174,500
Mississippi State
Mississippi State
MS
17,113
54
86
27,000
112,000
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
78,000
318,000
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
34,000
137,500
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
38,000
153,500
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
NC
18,528
23
41
50,500
203,500
UNC Charlotte
Charlotte
NC
20,877
65
41
37,500
152,000
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro
NC
14,007
82
53
34,000
138,500
North Carolina State
Raleigh
NC
22,820
45
48
45,000
184,000
UNC Wilmington
Wilmington
NC
12,480
65
41
41,000
168,000
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
77,000
314,500
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
55,500
229,000
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
52,500
215,500
Memphis
Memphis
TN
12,066
85
79
31,000
127,000
Middle Tennessee State
Murfreesboro
TN
15,721
94
33
45,000
183,500
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
48,500
200,000
Vanderbilt
Nashville
TN
6,833
9
62
69,000
282,500
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
43,000
176,500
Georgia State-Perimeter
Decatur
GA
7,784
69
4
17,000
35,000
Everglades
Boca Raton
FL
1,757
75
31
29,500
119,000
ASA College
Brooklyn
NY
3,679
100
36
34,500
70,000
Florida Natl-Main Campus
Hialeah
FL
2,622
100
39
23,000
95,000
Johnson & Wales-North Miami
North Miami
FL
1,146
88
100
26,000
105,500
Embry-Riddle Worldwide
Daytona Beach
FL
2,588
62
14
21,000
86,500
Florida Gulf Coast
Fort Myers
FL
11,211
67
47
18,500
73,000
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
FL
1,087
85
99
20,000
78,500
Georgia Gwinnett
Lawrenceville
GA
8,556
94
3
34,000
140,500
S Florida-St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
FL
2,570
27
58
19,500
78,000
Columbia Southern
Orange Beach
AL
7,502
100
82
14,000
57,000
S Florida-Sarasota-Manatee
Sarasota
FL
958
24
59
16,000
64,500
2022-23 projected average net cost for selected colleges including both in- and out-of-state schools.
National Online Colleges
Online education has been a growing trend in undergraduate education and is expected to increase in the future. Most of the schools included in this report have portions of their traditional class load presented online. Several large national online colleges have established themselves. Most popular among older undergraduates, these colleges are accessible to all students wherever they live. The list below provides details about these schools and their costs. These schools are almost all open admission, often with rolling classes that allow students to start their degrees weeks after applying.
wdt_ID | Name | Location | Number of Undergraduates (total) | Number of Undergraduates (online only) | 2020 Tuition & fees, In-state | 2020 tuition & fees, Out-of-state |
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1 | Western Governors | UT | 88,921 | 88,921 | 7,100 | 7,100 |
2 | Southern New Hampshire | NH | 82,693 | 76,904 | 9,600 | 9,600 |
3 | American Public University | WV | 37,746 | 37,746 | 9,200 | 9,200 |
4 | Maryland- Global Campus | MD | 47,253 | 36,385 | 9,325 | 15,295 |
5 | Grand Canyon University | AZ | 54,139 | 36,273 | 14,750 | 14,750 |
6 | Liberty University | VA | 45,935 | 32,614 | 12,098 | 12,098 |
7 | Strayer | Multiple | 34,395 | 30,789 | 14,930 | 14,930 |
8 | Arizona Global Campus | CA | 28,701 | 28,701 | 16,450 | 16,450 |
9 | Purdue Global | IA | 97,404 | 26,505 | 13,290 | 17,385 |
10 | Brigham Young-Idaho | ID | 42,341 | 21,171 | 1,920 | 1,920 |

Glossary
Cost of Attendance – Full tuition, room, board, fees and an estimate of supplies. The maximum a student can receive or borrow from a Federal Title IV program is the cost of attendance at the college where they enroll.
Federal student financing– Classified as Title IV aid, the US Department of Education finances higher education through several programs, some which obligate the borrower to repay the amount (loans) and some that do not need to be repaid (grants). Loans made through this program are NOT dischargeable in bankruptcy. Major federal programs include:
Pell Grants – Up to $6,345 in 2020/21 calculated based on the student’s FAFSA filing EFC. The lower your EFC, the more in Pell Grants you can receive. Generally, families with incomes below about $90,000 will be eligible for Pell Grants, with declining amount of grants as income and assets increase.
Direct Subsidized Loans – Loans from the federal government that do not accrue interest while the student is enrolled in college and begin to accrue interest when the student graduates or leaves school. In 2020/21, Direct Subsidized Loans charged an interest rate of 2.75%, which is fixed for the life of the loan, and had relatively low maximum amounts and a low 1.1% upfront cost. These loans are not dischargeable in bankruptcy.
Direct Unsubsidized Loans – Loans from the federal government that accrue interest while the student is enrolled in college. In 2020/21, Direct Unsubsidized Loans charged an interest rate of 2.75%, which is fixed for the life of the loan, and had relatively low maximum amounts and a low 1.1% upfront cost. These loans are not dischargeable in bankruptcy.
Direct PLUS loans – Loans from the federal government to the parent of the undergraduate. Larger amounts can be borrowed under this PLUS program compared to the Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized programs described above, covering need up to the Cost of Attendance. In 2020/21, Direct Subsidized and Unsibsidized Loans charged an interest rate of 7.1%, which is fixed for the life of the loan. The loan costs 4.2% upfront, so add that amount to your college costs if you borrow using this program. These loans are not dischargeable in bankruptcy.
Full tuition – The maximum a college has decided to charge its undergraduates. Colleges often lower the actual cost on a student-by-student basis for the reasons stated earlier.
Room & board – Traditional undergraduate education usually includes on-campus lodging and meals. This room and board is included in the net cost found here. Schools also provide estimates of room, board and living costs for students living off campus. These estimates vary widely even for colleges close to one other.