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 College net price calculators are often outdated and don’t reflect true costs.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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adrian | Adrian | 1,723 | 56 | 960 | 100 | 24,500 |
Albion | Albion | 1,455 | 69 | 1000 | 100 | 17,500 |
Alma | Alma | 1,404 | 62 | 1020 | 100 | 24,500 |
Andrews | Berrien Springs | 1,352 | 67 | 1050 | 99 | 23,500 |
Aquinas | Grand Rapids | 1,196 | 69 | 1010 | 100 | 22,500 |
Baker | Flint | 2,801 | 73 | 41 | 15,500 | |
Calvin | Grand Rapids | 3,234 | 77 | 1150 | 100 | 29,000 |
Central Michigan | Mount Pleasant | 12,798 | 70 | 990 | 90 | 17,500 |
Mott CC | Flint | 2,365 | 100 | 35 | 10,000 | |
Coll for Creative Studies | Detroit | 1,213 | 44 | 98 | 42,000 | |
Davenport | Grand Rapids | 2,467 | 82 | 96 | 19,000 | |
Delta | University Center | 2,737 | 100 | 13 | 8,000 | |
U of Detroit Mercy | Detroit | 2,350 | 77 | 1060 | 100 | 21,500 |
Eastern Michigan | Ypsilanti | 10,572 | 74 | 970 | 91 | 19,000 |
Ferris State | Big Rapids | 7,779 | 87 | 930 | 72 | 15,000 |
Kettering | Flint | 1,720 | 73 | 1190 | 99 | 42,000 |
Cornerstone | Grand Rapids | 1,020 | 78 | 960 | 94 | 23,000 |
Grand Rapids CC | Grand Rapids | 4,017 | 100 | 10 | 14,000 | |
Grand Valley State | Allendale | 18,810 | 83 | 1060 | 71 | 21,500 |
Henry Ford | Dearborn | 4,213 | 100 | 3 | 10,500 | |
Hillsdale | Hillsdale | 1,431 | 48 | 1280 | 96 | 23,500 |
Hope | Holland | 2,957 | 86 | 1130 | 95 | 31,500 |
Jackson | Jackson | 1,648 | 100 | 19 | 16,000 | |
Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 1,275 | 76 | 1170 | 98 | 28,500 |
Kalamazoo Valley CC | Kalamazoo | 2,461 | 100 | 35 | 9,500 | |
Kellogg CC | Battle Creek | 1,006 | 100 | 9 | 11,500 | |
Lake Superior State | Sault Ste Marie | 1,542 | 57 | 980 | 86 | 15,500 |
Lansing CC | Lansing | 4,175 | 100 | 15 | 10,500 | |
Lawrence Technological | Southfield | 1,677 | 79 | 1030 | 86 | 37,500 |
Macomb CC | Warren | 6,045 | 100 | 12 | 13,000 | |
Madonna | Livonia | 1,645 | 75 | 930 | 96 | 24,000 |
Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | 30,204 | 23 | 1350 | 52 | 24,000 |
Michigan State | East Lansing | 35,722 | 71 | 1120 | 48 | 26,000 |
Michigan Technological | Houghton | 5,383 | 74 | 1180 | 93 | 21,000 |
Michigan-Dearborn | Dearborn | 5,051 | 62 | 1070 | 81 | 14,000 |
Michigan-Flint | Flint | 3,633 | 66 | 980 | 76 | 18,500 |
Mid Michigan | Harrison | 1,325 | 100 | 14 | 11,000 | |
Muskegon CC | Muskegon | 1,417 | 100 | 17 | 12,000 | |
Northern Michigan | Marquette | 6,191 | 66 | 980 | 73 | 17,500 |
Northwestern Michigan | Traverse City | 1,364 | 100 | 24 | 19,500 | |
Northwood | Midland | 1,544 | 79 | 960 | 95 | 21,500 |
Oakland CC | Bloomfield Hills | 3,776 | 100 | 17 | 12,000 | |
Oakland | Rochester Hills | 12,454 | 83 | 1020 | 88 | 17,500 |
Saginaw Valley State | University Center | 6,348 | 73 | 980 | 95 | 16,000 |
Schoolcraft | Livonia | 2,240 | 100 | 36 | 13,500 | |
Siena Heights | Adrian | 1,257 | 73 | 99 | 21,500 | |
St Clair County CC | Port Huron | 1,379 | 100 | 15 | 12,500 | |
Spring Arbor | Spring Arbor | 1,134 | 66 | 990 | 100 | 22,000 |
Washtenaw CC | Ann Arbor | 3,013 | 100 | 16 | 11,500 | |
Wayne County CC | Detroit | 2,071 | 100 | 1 | 6,000 | |
Wayne State | Detroit | 13,107 | 73 | 1020 | 94 | 19,000 |
Western Michigan | Kalamazoo | 14,558 | 80 | 990 | 49 | 23,000 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Tuscaloosa | AL | 29,135 | 83 | 1110 | 56 | 33,000 |
Arizona State | Tempe | AZ | 41,182 | 86 | 1110 | 94 | 32,500 |
Howard | Washington | DC | 6,269 | 36 | 1120 | 98 | 24,500 |
U of Chicago | Chicago | IL | 6,846 | 6 | 1470 | 51 | 60,000 |
Columbia Chicago | Chicago | IL | 6,252 | 90 | 91 | 35,000 | |
DePaul | Chicago | IL | 12,784 | 68 | 98 | 34,500 | |
DuPage | Glen Ellyn | IL | 7,793 | 100 | 8 | 22,000 | |
Illinois-Chicago Circle | Chicago | IL | 20,195 | 73 | 1040 | 62 | 40,500 |
Illinois-Urbana | Champaign | IL | 32,854 | 59 | 1210 | 48 | 33,500 |
Illinois State | Normal | IL | 17,092 | 82 | 1020 | 67 | 29,000 |
Loyola Chicago | Chicago | IL | 11,622 | 67 | 1150 | 98 | 41,000 |
Northern Illinois | Dekalb | IL | 10,567 | 48 | 950 | 92 | 22,500 |
Northwestern | Evanston | IL | 8,284 | 9 | 1430 | 57 | 47,000 |
S Illinois-Carbondale | Carbondale | IL | 7,150 | 66 | 1030 | 83 | 36,000 |
S Illinois-Edwardsville | Edwardsville | IL | 8,615 | 86 | 1030 | 83 | 31,500 |
Western Illinois | Macomb | IL | 5,151 | 57 | 950 | 53 | 21,000 |
Ball State | Muncie | IN | 14,693 | 77 | 60 | 25,500 | |
Ivy Tech CC | Indianapolis | IN | 21,242 | 100 | 15 | 14,500 | |
Purdue Ft Wayne | Fort Wayne | IN | 5,370 | 81 | 970 | 78 | 27,000 |
IUPU-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | IN | 17,630 | 81 | 990 | 65 | 28,000 |
Southern Indiana | Evansville | IN | 6,133 | 93 | 990 | 63 | 27,500 |
Indiana State | Terre Haute | IN | 8,105 | 90 | 67 | 31,000 | |
IU-Bloomington | Bloomington | IN | 31,981 | 78 | 1160 | 71 | 41,000 |
Notre Dame | Notre Dame | IN | 8,708 | 16 | 590 | 55 | 51,500 |
Trine | Angola | IN | 2,125 | 82 | 1050 | 93 | 23,500 |
Valparaiso | Valparaiso | IN | 2,940 | 86 | 1080 | 99 | 23,000 |
Iowa State | Ames | IA | 26,713 | 92 | 1080 | 79 | 27,000 |
Iowa | Iowa City | IA | 21,212 | 83 | 1090 | 57 | 36,000 |
Eastern Kentucky | Richmond | KY | 9,908 | 94 | 1030 | 65 | 19,500 |
Kentucky | Lexington | KY | 20,622 | 96 | 1110 | 77 | 36,000 |
Louisville | Louisville | KY | 11,560 | 69 | 1100 | 80 | 28,000 |
Western Kentucky | Bowling Green | KY | 11,815 | 97 | 1030 | 69 | 32,000 |
Minnesota State-Mankato | Mankato | MN | 10,413 | 63 | 1000 | 29 | 25,000 |
Minnesota | Minneapolis | MN | 29,939 | 57 | 1210 | 59 | 37,500 |
Missouri | Columbia | MO | 20,676 | 81 | 1140 | 77 | 27,500 |
Missouri State-Springfield | Springfield | MO | 14,005 | 88 | 1040 | 63 | 24,000 |
Cornell | Ithaca | NY | 15,038 | 11 | 1390 | 46 | 54,000 |
NYU | New York | NY | 25,872 | 16 | 940 | 46 | 60,000 |
Rochester Inst of Tech | Rochester | NY | 12,254 | 71 | 1220 | 94 | 36,500 |
SUNY at Albany | Albany | NY | 12,568 | 54 | 940 | 65 | 33,500 |
Binghamton | Binghamton | NY | 13,845 | 41 | 920 | 51 | 33,000 |
Buffalo | Buffalo | NY | 20,401 | 61 | 1160 | 69 | 25,500 |
Stony Brook | Stony Brook | NY | 16,697 | 44 | 1230 | 69 | 32,000 |
Syracuse | Syracuse | NY | 14,727 | 44 | 1190 | 79 | 52,500 |
Akron | Akron | OH | 11,641 | 73 | 980 | 76 | 22,000 |
Bowling Green State | Bowling Green | OH | 12,936 | 72 | 980 | 68 | 20,500 |
Case Western Reserve | Cleveland | OH | 5,237 | 27 | 1340 | 85 | 43,500 |
Cedarville | Cedarville | OH | 3,438 | 79 | 1130 | 100 | 24,500 |
Cincinnati | Cincinnati | OH | 23,712 | 77 | 1140 | 56 | 33,500 |
Cleveland State | Cleveland | OH | 9,097 | 94 | 1000 | 55 | 31,500 |
Columbus State CC | Columbus | OH | 6,683 | 100 | 15 | 15,000 | |
Cuyahoga CC District | Cleveland | OH | 6,205 | 100 | 6 | 13,000 | |
Dayton | Dayton | OH | 8,046 | 72 | 1160 | 95 | 34,500 |
Kent State | Kent | OH | 18,432 | 86 | 1030 | 87 | 22,000 |
Miami U-Oxford | Oxford | OH | 16,682 | 80 | 1200 | 70 | 38,000 |
Ohio State | Columbus | OH | 42,776 | 54 | 1250 | 70 | 35,000 |
Ohio U | Athens | OH | 16,209 | 82 | 1030 | 81 | 22,500 |
Toledo | Toledo | OH | 12,548 | 96 | 1000 | 88 | 23,000 |
Wright State | Dayton | OH | 7,226 | 95 | 940 | 53 | 22,500 |
Youngstown State | Youngstown | OH | 8,715 | 67 | 960 | 73 | 21,000 |
Drexel | Philadelphia | PA | 13,878 | 75 | 1190 | 100 | 38,500 |
Penn State | University Park | PA | 66,409 | 54 | 1080 | 43 | 49,000 |
Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | PA | 10,448 | 8 | 1440 | 49 | 51,500 |
Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | PA | 18,392 | 57 | 1260 | 47 | 34,000 |
Temple | Philadelphia | PA | 26,247 | 60 | 79 | 34,000 | |
West Chester | West Chester | PA | 13,044 | 75 | 1030 | 19 | 26,500 |
Tennessee State | Nashville | TN | 4,807 | 100 | 40 | 31,000 | |
Marquette | Milwaukee | WI | 8,175 | 83 | 1160 | 100 | 34,000 |
UW-Whitewater | Whitewater | WI | 9,571 | 79 | 960 | 16 | 25,500 |
UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire | WI | 9,780 | 82 | 1030 | 42 | 29,000 |
UW-La Crosse | La Crosse | WI | 9,098 | 73 | 1100 | 21 | 24,000 |
UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh | WI | 8,541 | 76 | 960 | 10 | 22,000 |
UW-Stout | Menomonie | WI | 6,024 | 91 | 980 | 40 | 27,000 |
UW-Madison | Madison | WI | 30,157 | 54 | 1260 | 34 | 50,500 |
UW-Milwaukee | Milwaukee | WI | 17,456 | 77 | 980 | 23 | 36,000 |
UW-Platteville | Platteville | WI | 6,477 | 85 | 1000 | 48 | 25,500 |
UW-River Falls | River Falls | WI | 5,052 | 79 | 1000 | 45 | 24,000 |
UW-Stevens Point | Stevens Point | WI | 6,675 | 85 | 960 | 56 | 25,500 |
Purdue | West Lafayette | IN | 32,606 | 60 | 1200 | 43 | 39,500 |
Suffolk County CC | Selden | NY | 12,399 | 100 | 1 | 16,000 | |
American InterContinental | Hoffman Estates | IL | 8,315 | 100 | 17 | 13,500 |
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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mott CC | Flint | 2,365 | 5,199 | 5,126 | 10,000 | - | ||
Delta | University Center | 2,737 | 5,082 | 6,590 | 8,000 | - | ||
Grand Rapids CC | Grand Rapids | 4,017 | 9,253 | 7,809 | 14,000 | - | ||
Kalamazoo Valley CC | Kalamazoo | 2,461 | 5,294 | 5,912 | 9,500 | - | ||
Kellogg CC | Battle Creek | 1,006 | 3,217 | 6,611 | 11,500 | - | ||
Lansing CC | Lansing | 4,175 | 7,498 | 6,930 | 10,500 | - | ||
Macomb CC | Warren | 6,045 | 13,583 | 6,165 | 13,000 | - | ||
Mid Michigan | Harrison | 1,325 | 2,401 | 7,192 | 11,000 | - | ||
Muskegon CC | Muskegon | 1,417 | 2,582 | 10,390 | 12,000 | - | ||
Oakland CC | Bloomfield Hills | 3,776 | 11,435 | 4,592 | 12,000 | - | ||
St Clair County CC | Port Huron | 1,379 | 2,223 | 8,800 | 12,500 | YES | 9,730 | |
Washtenaw CC | Ann Arbor | 3,013 | 8,965 | 4,176 | 11,500 | - | ||
Wayne County CC | Detroit | 2,071 | 12,365 | 3,263 | 6,000 | - |
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
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
30,500
125,500
Arizona State
Tempe
AZ
41,182
86
94
27,000
113,000
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
10,500
43,500
U of Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,846
6
51
3,500
13,500
Columbia Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,252
90
91
28,000
114,500
DePaul
Chicago
IL
12,784
68
98
26,000
106,500
DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
7,793
100
8
8,500
17,000
Illinois-Chicago Circle
Chicago
IL
20,195
73
62
30,000
123,500
Illinois-Urbana
Champaign
IL
32,854
59
48
24,000
97,000
Illinois State
Normal
IL
17,092
82
67
21,000
85,500
Loyola Chicago
Chicago
IL
11,622
67
98
31,500
129,500
Northern Illinois
Dekalb
IL
10,567
48
92
18,500
75,500
Northwestern
Evanston
IL
8,284
9
57
5,000
20,500
S Illinois-Carbondale
Carbondale
IL
7,150
66
83
31,500
128,000
S Illinois-Edwardsville
Edwardsville
IL
8,615
86
83
8,000
33,000
Western Illinois
Macomb
IL
5,151
57
53
13,500
55,000
Ball State
Muncie
IN
14,693
77
60
18,000
72,000
Ivy Tech CC
Indianapolis
IN
21,242
100
15
12,500
25,500
Purdue Ft Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
5,370
81
78
22,000
88,500
IUPU-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
17,630
81
65
22,000
89,000
Southern Indiana
Evansville
IN
6,133
93
63
22,000
90,500
Indiana State
Terre Haute
IN
8,105
90
67
27,000
110,500
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
28,000
114,500
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
IN
8,708
16
55
8,500
34,500
Trine
Angola
IN
2,125
82
93
17,500
70,500
Valparaiso
Valparaiso
IN
2,940
86
99
15,000
61,000
Iowa State
Ames
IA
26,713
92
79
14,500
60,500
Iowa
Iowa City
IA
21,212
83
57
25,500
104,000
Eastern Kentucky
Richmond
KY
9,908
94
65
16,500
68,000
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
25,000
103,500
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
25,500
104,500
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
30,500
125,000
Adrian
Adrian
MI
1,723
56
100
22,500
90,500
Albion
Albion
MI
1,455
69
100
11,000
43,000
Alma
Alma
MI
1,404
62
100
19,000
78,000
Andrews
Berrien Springs
MI
1,352
67
99
17,500
71,000
Aquinas
Grand Rapids
MI
1,196
69
100
15,000
61,500
Baker
Flint
MI
2,801
73
41
12,500
52,000
Calvin
Grand Rapids
MI
3,234
77
100
23,000
93,000
Central Michigan
Mount Pleasant
MI
12,798
70
90
12,000
48,500
Mott CC
Flint
MI
2,365
100
35
5,500
11,000
Coll for Creative Studies
Detroit
MI
1,213
44
98
33,000
133,500
Davenport
Grand Rapids
MI
2,467
82
96
16,500
66,500
Delta
University Center
MI
2,737
100
13
2,500
5,000
U of Detroit Mercy
Detroit
MI
2,350
77
100
14,000
55,500
Eastern Michigan
Ypsilanti
MI
10,572
74
91
15,000
61,500
Ferris State
Big Rapids
MI
7,779
87
72
8,000
33,500
Kettering
Flint
MI
1,720
73
99
31,500
130,500
Cornerstone
Grand Rapids
MI
1,020
78
94
17,000
70,500
Grand Rapids CC
Grand Rapids
MI
4,017
100
10
7,500
15,000
Grand Valley State
Allendale
MI
18,810
83
71
13,000
53,000
Henry Ford
Dearborn
MI
4,213
100
3
3,000
11,500
Hillsdale
Hillsdale
MI
1,431
48
96
0
0
Hope
Holland
MI
2,957
86
95
17,500
71,500
Jackson
Jackson
MI
1,648
100
19
7,500
30,000
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo
MI
1,275
76
98
15,000
62,000
Kalamazoo Valley CC
Kalamazoo
MI
2,461
100
35
3,000
6,000
Kellogg CC
Battle Creek
MI
1,006
100
9
7,000
14,000
Lake Superior State
Sault Ste Marie
MI
1,542
57
86
6,500
26,500
Lansing CC
Lansing
MI
4,175
100
15
4,500
9,500
Lawrence Technological
Southfield
MI
1,677
79
86
31,500
130,000
Macomb CC
Warren
MI
6,045
100
12
9,000
18,000
Madonna
Livonia
MI
1,645
75
96
14,500
59,000
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
3,500
15,000
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
7,000
29,000
Michigan Technological
Houghton
MI
5,383
74
93
9,000
36,500
Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn
MI
5,051
62
81
7,000
27,500
Michigan-Flint
Flint
MI
3,633
66
76
8,500
35,500
Mid Michigan
Harrison
MI
1,325
100
14
6,000
12,000
Muskegon CC
Muskegon
MI
1,417
100
17
4,000
8,500
Northern Michigan
Marquette
MI
6,191
66
73
9,500
40,000
Northwestern Michigan
Traverse City
MI
1,364
100
24
8,500
35,000
Northwood
Midland
MI
1,544
79
95
15,500
62,000
Oakland CC
Bloomfield Hills
MI
3,776
100
17
1,000
2,000
Oakland
Rochester Hills
MI
12,454
83
88
7,500
31,500
Saginaw Valley State
University Center
MI
6,348
73
95
11,500
47,000
Schoolcraft
Livonia
MI
2,240
100
36
7,500
30,500
Siena Heights
Adrian
MI
1,257
73
99
18,000
74,500
St Clair County CC
Port Huron
MI
1,379
100
15
2,000
4,000
Spring Arbor
Spring Arbor
MI
1,134
66
100
17,000
70,000
Washtenaw CC
Ann Arbor
MI
3,013
100
16
500
500
Wayne County CC
Detroit
MI
2,071
100
1
5,000
10,500
Wayne State
Detroit
MI
13,107
73
94
12,000
50,000
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo
MI
14,558
80
49
14,000
58,500
Minnesota State-Mankato
Mankato
MN
10,413
63
29
18,500
76,500
Minnesota
Minneapolis
MN
29,939
57
59
31,500
130,500
Missouri
Columbia
MO
20,676
81
77
18,500
75,500
Missouri State-Springfield
Springfield
MO
14,005
88
63
19,500
79,500
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
2,000
7,500
NYU
New York
NY
25,872
16
46
28,500
116,500
Rochester Inst of Tech
Rochester
NY
12,254
71
94
27,000
111,000
SUNY at Albany
Albany
NY
12,568
54
65
31,000
126,000
Binghamton
Binghamton
NY
13,845
41
51
18,500
75,500
Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
20,401
61
69
22,500
90,500
Stony Brook
Stony Brook
NY
16,697
44
69
24,000
98,500
Syracuse
Syracuse
NY
14,727
44
79
20,500
84,500
Akron
Akron
OH
11,641
73
76
18,000
72,000
Bowling Green State
Bowling Green
OH
12,936
72
68
16,500
67,000
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland
OH
5,237
27
85
11,500
47,000
Cedarville
Cedarville
OH
3,438
79
100
17,000
69,500
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
OH
23,712
77
56
25,000
101,500
Cleveland State
Cleveland
OH
9,097
94
55
21,500
89,500
Columbus State CC
Columbus
OH
6,683
100
15
8,000
16,500
Cuyahoga CC District
Cleveland
OH
6,205
100
6
7,000
14,000
Dayton
Dayton
OH
8,046
72
95
23,000
92,500
Kent State
Kent
OH
18,432
86
87
17,000
70,500
Miami U-Oxford
Oxford
OH
16,682
80
70
21,500
87,500
Ohio State
Columbus
OH
42,776
54
70
24,000
98,500
Ohio U
Athens
OH
16,209
82
81
29,000
118,000
Toledo
Toledo
OH
12,548
96
88
18,000
74,000
Wright State
Dayton
OH
7,226
95
53
17,500
73,000
Youngstown State
Youngstown
OH
8,715
67
73
14,000
56,500
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
25,000
101,000
Penn State
University Park
PA
66,409
54
43
39,500
159,500
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
4,000
16,000
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
PA
18,392
57
47
18,000
72,500
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
28,000
115,000
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
23,000
93,500
Tennessee State
Nashville
TN
4,807
100
40
31,000
129,500
Marquette
Milwaukee
WI
8,175
83
100
20,000
82,000
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater
WI
9,571
79
16
19,000
78,500
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire
WI
9,780
82
42
20,000
81,000
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse
WI
9,098
73
21
15,000
60,000
UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh
WI
8,541
76
10
16,000
65,000
UW-Stout
Menomonie
WI
6,024
91
40
19,000
78,500
UW-Madison
Madison
WI
30,157
54
34
32,000
132,000
UW-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
17,456
77
23
26,500
107,500
UW-Platteville
Platteville
WI
6,477
85
48
19,000
77,500
UW-River Falls
River Falls
WI
5,052
79
45
17,500
70,500
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point
WI
6,675
85
56
19,000
77,500
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
15,500
62,500
Suffolk County CC
Selden
NY
12,399
100
1
6,000
12,500
American InterContinental
Hoffman Estates
IL
8,315
100
17
11,500
47,500
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}
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
32,500
133,000
Arizona State
Tempe
AZ
41,182
86
94
30,000
124,000
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
27,000
110,500
U of Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,846
6
51
5,000
21,500
Columbia Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,252
90
91
29,000
117,500
DePaul
Chicago
IL
12,784
68
98
26,500
109,000
DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
7,793
100
8
10,000
20,000
Illinois-Chicago Circle
Chicago
IL
20,195
73
62
31,000
128,000
Illinois-Urbana
Champaign
IL
32,854
59
48
28,500
116,000
Illinois State
Normal
IL
17,092
82
67
22,000
89,000
Loyola Chicago
Chicago
IL
11,622
67
98
31,500
130,000
Northern Illinois
Dekalb
IL
10,567
48
92
19,000
76,500
Northwestern
Evanston
IL
8,284
9
57
5,500
21,500
S Illinois-Carbondale
Carbondale
IL
7,150
66
83
32,000
130,500
S Illinois-Edwardsville
Edwardsville
IL
8,615
86
83
9,500
38,500
Western Illinois
Macomb
IL
5,151
57
53
14,000
56,500
Ball State
Muncie
IN
14,693
77
60
21,500
86,500
Ivy Tech CC
Indianapolis
IN
21,242
100
15
14,000
29,000
Purdue Ft Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
5,370
81
78
23,000
93,000
IUPU-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
17,630
81
65
25,000
100,500
Southern Indiana
Evansville
IN
6,133
93
63
24,500
101,000
Indiana State
Terre Haute
IN
8,105
90
67
30,000
121,500
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
31,000
126,000
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
IN
8,708
16
55
10,000
41,000
Trine
Angola
IN
2,125
82
93
17,500
70,500
Valparaiso
Valparaiso
IN
2,940
86
99
16,000
65,500
Iowa State
Ames
IA
26,713
92
79
16,000
65,000
Iowa
Iowa City
IA
21,212
83
57
29,000
119,000
Eastern Kentucky
Richmond
KY
9,908
94
65
16,500
68,000
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
27,000
111,000
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
27,500
112,500
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
36,000
148,500
Adrian
Adrian
MI
1,723
56
100
22,500
90,500
Albion
Albion
MI
1,455
69
100
12,000
46,500
Alma
Alma
MI
1,404
62
100
19,000
80,000
Andrews
Berrien Springs
MI
1,352
67
99
19,500
80,000
Aquinas
Grand Rapids
MI
1,196
69
100
15,000
65,500
Baker
Flint
MI
2,801
73
41
13,000
54,000
Calvin
Grand Rapids
MI
3,234
77
100
22,500
93,500
Central Michigan
Mount Pleasant
MI
12,798
70
90
13,000
52,000
Mott CC
Flint
MI
2,365
100
35
6,500
12,500
Coll for Creative Studies
Detroit
MI
1,213
44
98
34,500
142,500
Davenport
Grand Rapids
MI
2,467
82
96
20,500
82,000
Delta
University Center
MI
2,737
100
13
3,500
7,000
U of Detroit Mercy
Detroit
MI
2,350
77
100
15,500
60,500
Eastern Michigan
Ypsilanti
MI
10,572
74
91
14,500
63,000
Ferris State
Big Rapids
MI
7,779
87
72
11,000
44,500
Kettering
Flint
MI
1,720
73
99
35,000
150,500
Cornerstone
Grand Rapids
MI
1,020
78
94
17,000
70,500
Grand Rapids CC
Grand Rapids
MI
4,017
100
10
7,500
16,000
Grand Valley State
Allendale
MI
18,810
83
71
13,500
57,500
Henry Ford
Dearborn
MI
4,213
100
3
3,500
14,500
Hillsdale
Hillsdale
MI
1,431
48
96
0
0
Hope
Holland
MI
2,957
86
95
18,000
76,500
Jackson
Jackson
MI
1,648
100
19
8,000
35,000
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo
MI
1,275
76
98
19,000
82,000
Kalamazoo Valley CC
Kalamazoo
MI
2,461
100
35
3,500
8,000
Kellogg CC
Battle Creek
MI
1,006
100
9
8,000
17,500
Lake Superior State
Sault Ste Marie
MI
1,542
57
86
9,000
36,000
Lansing CC
Lansing
MI
4,175
100
15
4,500
9,500
Lawrence Technological
Southfield
MI
1,677
79
86
30,000
130,000
Macomb CC
Warren
MI
6,045
100
12
8,500
18,000
Madonna
Livonia
MI
1,645
75
96
16,500
71,000
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
6,500
26,000
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
15,500
66,000
Michigan Technological
Houghton
MI
5,383
74
93
10,000
42,000
Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn
MI
5,051
62
81
8,500
34,000
Michigan-Flint
Flint
MI
3,633
66
76
10,000
41,500
Mid Michigan
Harrison
MI
1,325
100
14
7,000
14,500
Muskegon CC
Muskegon
MI
1,417
100
17
4,000
8,500
Northern Michigan
Marquette
MI
6,191
66
73
11,500
50,000
Northwestern Michigan
Traverse City
MI
1,364
100
24
8,000
35,000
Northwood
Midland
MI
1,544
79
95
16,500
65,000
Oakland CC
Bloomfield Hills
MI
3,776
100
17
2,500
5,000
Oakland
Rochester Hills
MI
12,454
83
88
7,500
32,000
Saginaw Valley State
University Center
MI
6,348
73
95
12,500
51,000
Schoolcraft
Livonia
MI
2,240
100
36
7,500
33,500
Siena Heights
Adrian
MI
1,257
73
99
17,500
74,500
St Clair County CC
Port Huron
MI
1,379
100
15
4,000
8,000
Spring Arbor
Spring Arbor
MI
1,134
66
100
16,500
70,500
Washtenaw CC
Ann Arbor
MI
3,013
100
16
2,000
4,000
Wayne County CC
Detroit
MI
2,071
100
1
6,000
13,000
Wayne State
Detroit
MI
13,107
73
94
12,000
51,000
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo
MI
14,558
80
49
15,500
67,500
Minnesota State-Mankato
Mankato
MN
10,413
63
29
19,500
80,000
Minnesota
Minneapolis
MN
29,939
57
59
33,500
139,000
Missouri
Columbia
MO
20,676
81
77
19,500
80,000
Missouri State-Springfield
Springfield
MO
14,005
88
63
20,500
83,500
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
2,500
9,500
NYU
New York
NY
25,872
16
46
28,500
116,500
Rochester Inst of Tech
Rochester
NY
12,254
71
94
27,500
112,500
SUNY at Albany
Albany
NY
12,568
54
65
36,500
147,500
Binghamton
Binghamton
NY
13,845
41
51
23,000
92,500
Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
20,401
61
69
25,500
103,500
Stony Brook
Stony Brook
NY
16,697
44
69
27,500
114,000
Syracuse
Syracuse
NY
14,727
44
79
24,000
98,000
Akron
Akron
OH
11,641
73
76
18,500
75,000
Bowling Green State
Bowling Green
OH
12,936
72
68
17,500
70,500
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland
OH
5,237
27
85
13,500
56,500
Cedarville
Cedarville
OH
3,438
79
100
17,000
69,500
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
OH
23,712
77
56
28,000
112,500
Cleveland State
Cleveland
OH
9,097
94
55
22,000
90,000
Columbus State CC
Columbus
OH
6,683
100
15
9,500
19,500
Cuyahoga CC District
Cleveland
OH
6,205
100
6
8,500
17,500
Dayton
Dayton
OH
8,046
72
95
23,000
92,500
Kent State
Kent
OH
18,432
86
87
19,000
78,000
Miami U-Oxford
Oxford
OH
16,682
80
70
25,500
105,000
Ohio State
Columbus
OH
42,776
54
70
26,000
107,500
Ohio U
Athens
OH
16,209
82
81
30,500
124,000
Toledo
Toledo
OH
12,548
96
88
19,000
78,000
Wright State
Dayton
OH
7,226
95
53
19,000
77,500
Youngstown State
Youngstown
OH
8,715
67
73
15,000
62,000
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
26,500
107,000
Penn State
University Park
PA
66,409
54
43
41,000
167,500
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
5,000
21,500
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
PA
18,392
57
47
19,500
78,000
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
29,000
119,000
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
25,000
101,000
Tennessee State
Nashville
TN
4,807
100
40
33,000
136,500
Marquette
Milwaukee
WI
8,175
83
100
22,000
89,000
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater
WI
9,571
79
16
20,500
84,000
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire
WI
9,780
82
42
21,500
87,500
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse
WI
9,098
73
21
17,500
70,500
UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh
WI
8,541
76
10
18,000
73,500
UW-Stout
Menomonie
WI
6,024
91
40
21,000
86,000
UW-Madison
Madison
WI
30,157
54
34
37,500
154,500
UW-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
17,456
77
23
29,500
120,000
UW-Platteville
Platteville
WI
6,477
85
48
20,500
84,000
UW-River Falls
River Falls
WI
5,052
79
45
19,000
77,000
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point
WI
6,675
85
56
20,000
82,000
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
16,000
64,500
Suffolk County CC
Selden
NY
12,399
100
1
9,000
18,500
American InterContinental
Hoffman Estates
IL
8,315
100
17
12,500
50,000
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
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
36,000
148,500
Arizona State
Tempe
AZ
41,182
86
94
39,000
163,000
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
27,500
111,500
U of Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,846
6
51
9,000
36,500
Columbia Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,252
90
91
32,500
131,500
DePaul
Chicago
IL
12,784
68
98
28,000
113,500
DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
7,793
100
8
13,500
28,000
Illinois-Chicago Circle
Chicago
IL
20,195
73
62
36,500
150,500
Illinois-Urbana
Champaign
IL
32,854
59
48
37,000
149,500
Illinois State
Normal
IL
17,092
82
67
28,000
113,000
Loyola Chicago
Chicago
IL
11,622
67
98
34,500
142,000
Northern Illinois
Dekalb
IL
10,567
48
92
21,000
85,500
Northwestern
Evanston
IL
8,284
9
57
9,000
36,000
S Illinois-Carbondale
Carbondale
IL
7,150
66
83
34,500
141,000
S Illinois-Edwardsville
Edwardsville
IL
8,615
86
83
13,500
55,000
Western Illinois
Macomb
IL
5,151
57
53
16,000
65,000
Ball State
Muncie
IN
14,693
77
60
28,000
113,500
Ivy Tech CC
Indianapolis
IN
21,242
100
15
18,000
36,500
Purdue Ft Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
5,370
81
78
31,500
128,000
IUPU-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
17,630
81
65
35,500
144,500
Southern Indiana
Evansville
IN
6,133
93
63
33,500
138,000
Indiana State
Terre Haute
IN
8,105
90
67
34,500
141,500
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
44,500
181,500
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
IN
8,708
16
55
18,500
76,000
Trine
Angola
IN
2,125
82
93
20,000
80,500
Valparaiso
Valparaiso
IN
2,940
86
99
18,000
72,000
Iowa State
Ames
IA
26,713
92
79
21,000
85,500
Iowa
Iowa City
IA
21,212
83
57
34,500
142,500
Eastern Kentucky
Richmond
KY
9,908
94
65
19,500
81,000
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
32,500
135,000
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
30,000
124,000
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
36,000
148,500
Adrian
Adrian
MI
1,723
56
100
23,000
93,000
Albion
Albion
MI
1,455
69
100
13,500
54,500
Alma
Alma
MI
1,404
62
100
22,000
89,000
Andrews
Berrien Springs
MI
1,352
67
99
20,000
81,500
Aquinas
Grand Rapids
MI
1,196
69
100
18,000
74,000
Baker
Flint
MI
2,801
73
41
16,500
67,000
Calvin
Grand Rapids
MI
3,234
77
100
25,500
104,000
Central Michigan
Mount Pleasant
MI
12,798
70
90
16,000
63,500
Mott CC
Flint
MI
2,365
100
35
8,500
17,000
Coll for Creative Studies
Detroit
MI
1,213
44
98
38,000
154,000
Davenport
Grand Rapids
MI
2,467
82
96
22,000
87,500
Delta
University Center
MI
2,737
100
13
6,500
13,000
U of Detroit Mercy
Detroit
MI
2,350
77
100
17,500
70,500
Eastern Michigan
Ypsilanti
MI
10,572
74
91
17,000
70,500
Ferris State
Big Rapids
MI
7,779
87
72
14,500
58,000
Kettering
Flint
MI
1,720
73
99
39,000
160,500
Cornerstone
Grand Rapids
MI
1,020
78
94
21,000
86,000
Grand Rapids CC
Grand Rapids
MI
4,017
100
10
11,000
22,000
Grand Valley State
Allendale
MI
18,810
83
71
17,000
69,500
Henry Ford
Dearborn
MI
4,213
100
3
6,000
25,500
Hillsdale
Hillsdale
MI
1,431
48
96
0
0
Hope
Holland
MI
2,957
86
95
22,500
92,000
Jackson
Jackson
MI
1,648
100
19
12,000
50,000
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo
MI
1,275
76
98
22,000
91,500
Kalamazoo Valley CC
Kalamazoo
MI
2,461
100
35
6,500
13,000
Kellogg CC
Battle Creek
MI
1,006
100
9
9,500
19,000
Lake Superior State
Sault Ste Marie
MI
1,542
57
86
13,500
55,000
Lansing CC
Lansing
MI
4,175
100
15
6,500
12,500
Lawrence Technological
Southfield
MI
1,677
79
86
34,000
139,000
Macomb CC
Warren
MI
6,045
100
12
9,000
18,000
Madonna
Livonia
MI
1,645
75
96
18,000
74,500
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
11,000
44,500
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
22,000
91,000
Michigan Technological
Houghton
MI
5,383
74
93
14,000
57,500
Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn
MI
5,051
62
81
11,500
46,000
Michigan-Flint
Flint
MI
3,633
66
76
14,500
58,000
Mid Michigan
Harrison
MI
1,325
100
14
10,000
20,000
Muskegon CC
Muskegon
MI
1,417
100
17
6,500
13,000
Northern Michigan
Marquette
MI
6,191
66
73
17,000
69,500
Northwestern Michigan
Traverse City
MI
1,364
100
24
12,500
50,500
Northwood
Midland
MI
1,544
79
95
20,000
81,000
Oakland CC
Bloomfield Hills
MI
3,776
100
17
6,000
12,000
Oakland
Rochester Hills
MI
12,454
83
88
10,500
43,000
Saginaw Valley State
University Center
MI
6,348
73
95
15,500
61,500
Schoolcraft
Livonia
MI
2,240
100
36
9,000
37,500
Siena Heights
Adrian
MI
1,257
73
99
20,500
83,500
St Clair County CC
Port Huron
MI
1,379
100
15
6,000
12,000
Spring Arbor
Spring Arbor
MI
1,134
66
100
19,500
79,500
Washtenaw CC
Ann Arbor
MI
3,013
100
16
6,000
12,000
Wayne County CC
Detroit
MI
2,071
100
1
8,500
17,000
Wayne State
Detroit
MI
13,107
73
94
14,500
58,500
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo
MI
14,558
80
49
20,500
84,000
Minnesota State-Mankato
Mankato
MN
10,413
63
29
23,500
96,000
Minnesota
Minneapolis
MN
29,939
57
59
40,500
167,500
Missouri
Columbia
MO
20,676
81
77
22,000
89,500
Missouri State-Springfield
Springfield
MO
14,005
88
63
24,500
100,500
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
13,500
56,000
NYU
New York
NY
25,872
16
46
36,500
149,000
Rochester Inst of Tech
Rochester
NY
12,254
71
94
29,500
119,500
SUNY at Albany
Albany
NY
12,568
54
65
43,000
173,500
Binghamton
Binghamton
NY
13,845
41
51
29,500
120,000
Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
20,401
61
69
31,000
125,500
Stony Brook
Stony Brook
NY
16,697
44
69
36,000
148,000
Syracuse
Syracuse
NY
14,727
44
79
29,000
120,000
Akron
Akron
OH
11,641
73
76
22,000
88,000
Bowling Green State
Bowling Green
OH
12,936
72
68
20,500
83,000
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland
OH
5,237
27
85
25,000
103,500
Cedarville
Cedarville
OH
3,438
79
100
20,000
81,500
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
OH
23,712
77
56
31,500
128,500
Cleveland State
Cleveland
OH
9,097
94
55
22,000
90,000
Columbus State CC
Columbus
OH
6,683
100
15
13,500
27,000
Cuyahoga CC District
Cleveland
OH
6,205
100
6
12,000
24,500
Dayton
Dayton
OH
8,046
72
95
25,000
101,000
Kent State
Kent
OH
18,432
86
87
23,000
95,000
Miami U-Oxford
Oxford
OH
16,682
80
70
33,000
135,500
Ohio State
Columbus
OH
42,776
54
70
33,000
137,000
Ohio U
Athens
OH
16,209
82
81
33,500
138,000
Toledo
Toledo
OH
12,548
96
88
22,000
88,500
Wright State
Dayton
OH
7,226
95
53
22,000
90,000
Youngstown State
Youngstown
OH
8,715
67
73
19,000
78,000
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
32,500
129,500
Penn State
University Park
PA
66,409
54
43
48,000
194,500
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
13,000
53,000
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
PA
18,392
57
47
24,000
96,500
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
32,500
132,000
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
29,000
116,500
Tennessee State
Nashville
TN
4,807
100
40
33,000
137,000
Marquette
Milwaukee
WI
8,175
83
100
26,000
106,000
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater
WI
9,571
79
16
26,000
107,000
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire
WI
9,780
82
42
27,000
111,000
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse
WI
9,098
73
21
23,000
92,500
UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh
WI
8,541
76
10
22,000
89,500
UW-Stout
Menomonie
WI
6,024
91
40
27,000
109,500
UW-Madison
Madison
WI
30,157
54
34
53,500
220,500
UW-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
17,456
77
23
36,000
146,500
UW-Platteville
Platteville
WI
6,477
85
48
25,500
104,500
UW-River Falls
River Falls
WI
5,052
79
45
24,500
100,000
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point
WI
6,675
85
56
25,500
105,500
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
24,000
97,500
Suffolk County CC
Selden
NY
12,399
100
1
14,500
29,500
American InterContinental
Hoffman Estates
IL
8,315
100
17
14,500
59,000
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
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
38,500
158,000
Arizona State
Tempe
AZ
41,182
86
94
40,500
167,500
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
27,500
111,500
U of Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,846
6
51
20,500
84,500
Columbia Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,252
90
91
35,000
142,500
DePaul
Chicago
IL
12,784
68
98
31,500
128,500
DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
7,793
100
8
17,000
34,000
Illinois-Chicago Circle
Chicago
IL
20,195
73
62
39,000
159,500
Illinois-Urbana
Champaign
IL
32,854
59
48
42,000
171,000
Illinois State
Normal
IL
17,092
82
67
35,000
142,000
Loyola Chicago
Chicago
IL
11,622
67
98
38,500
159,500
Northern Illinois
Dekalb
IL
10,567
48
92
24,500
99,000
Northwestern
Evanston
IL
8,284
9
57
17,500
72,000
S Illinois-Carbondale
Carbondale
IL
7,150
66
83
40,000
163,000
S Illinois-Edwardsville
Edwardsville
IL
8,615
86
83
18,500
75,500
Western Illinois
Macomb
IL
5,151
57
53
20,000
80,500
Ball State
Muncie
IN
14,693
77
60
34,500
139,000
Ivy Tech CC
Indianapolis
IN
21,242
100
15
18,000
36,500
Purdue Ft Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
5,370
81
78
31,500
128,000
IUPU-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
17,630
81
65
45,000
182,500
Southern Indiana
Evansville
IN
6,133
93
63
34,500
142,500
Indiana State
Terre Haute
IN
8,105
90
67
34,500
141,500
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
53,000
215,000
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
IN
8,708
16
55
25,000
101,500
Trine
Angola
IN
2,125
82
93
22,000
89,000
Valparaiso
Valparaiso
IN
2,940
86
99
21,500
88,000
Iowa State
Ames
IA
26,713
92
79
25,500
104,000
Iowa
Iowa City
IA
21,212
83
57
35,500
146,000
Eastern Kentucky
Richmond
KY
9,908
94
65
23,000
94,500
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
39,500
164,000
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
30,000
124,000
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
36,000
148,500
Adrian
Adrian
MI
1,723
56
100
26,500
106,500
Albion
Albion
MI
1,455
69
100
20,000
79,000
Alma
Alma
MI
1,404
62
100
24,500
99,500
Andrews
Berrien Springs
MI
1,352
67
99
25,000
101,000
Aquinas
Grand Rapids
MI
1,196
69
100
21,000
86,500
Baker
Flint
MI
2,801
73
41
17,500
72,000
Calvin
Grand Rapids
MI
3,234
77
100
28,000
114,500
Central Michigan
Mount Pleasant
MI
12,798
70
90
18,500
75,000
Mott CC
Flint
MI
2,365
100
35
10,500
21,000
Coll for Creative Studies
Detroit
MI
1,213
44
98
39,000
158,500
Davenport
Grand Rapids
MI
2,467
82
96
24,000
96,000
Delta
University Center
MI
2,737
100
13
9,500
19,500
U of Detroit Mercy
Detroit
MI
2,350
77
100
20,000
79,500
Eastern Michigan
Ypsilanti
MI
10,572
74
91
20,000
81,500
Ferris State
Big Rapids
MI
7,779
87
72
17,000
69,000
Kettering
Flint
MI
1,720
73
99
41,500
171,500
Cornerstone
Grand Rapids
MI
1,020
78
94
23,000
94,500
Grand Rapids CC
Grand Rapids
MI
4,017
100
10
13,500
27,500
Grand Valley State
Allendale
MI
18,810
83
71
21,000
86,000
Henry Ford
Dearborn
MI
4,213
100
3
9,000
37,000
Hillsdale
Hillsdale
MI
1,431
48
96
0
0
Hope
Holland
MI
2,957
86
95
28,000
116,000
Jackson
Jackson
MI
1,648
100
19
14,500
60,500
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo
MI
1,275
76
98
26,500
109,000
Kalamazoo Valley CC
Kalamazoo
MI
2,461
100
35
9,000
18,500
Kellogg CC
Battle Creek
MI
1,006
100
9
9,500
19,000
Lake Superior State
Sault Ste Marie
MI
1,542
57
86
17,000
69,500
Lansing CC
Lansing
MI
4,175
100
15
9,500
19,000
Lawrence Technological
Southfield
MI
1,677
79
86
35,000
144,500
Macomb CC
Warren
MI
6,045
100
12
9,000
18,000
Madonna
Livonia
MI
1,645
75
96
22,000
90,000
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
18,500
74,500
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
27,000
112,000
Michigan Technological
Houghton
MI
5,383
74
93
19,000
77,500
Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn
MI
5,051
62
81
14,000
57,000
Michigan-Flint
Flint
MI
3,633
66
76
18,500
75,500
Mid Michigan
Harrison
MI
1,325
100
14
12,500
25,500
Muskegon CC
Muskegon
MI
1,417
100
17
7,500
15,000
Northern Michigan
Marquette
MI
6,191
66
73
21,000
87,000
Northwestern Michigan
Traverse City
MI
1,364
100
24
14,000
58,500
Northwood
Midland
MI
1,544
79
95
23,000
91,500
Oakland CC
Bloomfield Hills
MI
3,776
100
17
8,500
17,000
Oakland
Rochester Hills
MI
12,454
83
88
16,000
65,500
Saginaw Valley State
University Center
MI
6,348
73
95
17,500
70,000
Schoolcraft
Livonia
MI
2,240
100
36
10,500
42,500
Siena Heights
Adrian
MI
1,257
73
99
24,500
100,000
St Clair County CC
Port Huron
MI
1,379
100
15
9,000
18,000
Spring Arbor
Spring Arbor
MI
1,134
66
100
21,500
88,000
Washtenaw CC
Ann Arbor
MI
3,013
100
16
6,500
13,500
Wayne County CC
Detroit
MI
2,071
100
1
11,000
22,500
Wayne State
Detroit
MI
13,107
73
94
19,500
79,500
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo
MI
14,558
80
49
20,500
84,000
Minnesota State-Mankato
Mankato
MN
10,413
63
29
28,500
116,500
Minnesota
Minneapolis
MN
29,939
57
59
42,500
177,500
Missouri
Columbia
MO
20,676
81
77
29,000
117,500
Missouri State-Springfield
Springfield
MO
14,005
88
63
27,500
112,000
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
24,500
100,000
NYU
New York
NY
25,872
16
46
44,000
179,000
Rochester Inst of Tech
Rochester
NY
12,254
71
94
34,000
139,000
SUNY at Albany
Albany
NY
12,568
54
65
43,000
174,000
Binghamton
Binghamton
NY
13,845
41
51
32,000
129,000
Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
20,401
61
69
33,000
133,000
Stony Brook
Stony Brook
NY
16,697
44
69
39,500
162,000
Syracuse
Syracuse
NY
14,727
44
79
33,500
137,500
Akron
Akron
OH
11,641
73
76
23,500
94,000
Bowling Green State
Bowling Green
OH
12,936
72
68
22,500
91,000
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland
OH
5,237
27
85
32,500
133,500
Cedarville
Cedarville
OH
3,438
79
100
23,500
96,000
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
OH
23,712
77
56
36,000
146,500
Cleveland State
Cleveland
OH
9,097
94
55
22,000
90,000
Columbus State CC
Columbus
OH
6,683
100
15
16,500
33,000
Cuyahoga CC District
Cleveland
OH
6,205
100
6
13,500
27,000
Dayton
Dayton
OH
8,046
72
95
29,500
119,000
Kent State
Kent
OH
18,432
86
87
25,500
104,500
Miami U-Oxford
Oxford
OH
16,682
80
70
38,500
158,500
Ohio State
Columbus
OH
42,776
54
70
33,000
137,000
Ohio U
Athens
OH
16,209
82
81
36,000
147,000
Toledo
Toledo
OH
12,548
96
88
24,500
98,000
Wright State
Dayton
OH
7,226
95
53
24,000
100,000
Youngstown State
Youngstown
OH
8,715
67
73
19,000
78,000
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
36,500
146,500
Penn State
University Park
PA
66,409
54
43
52,000
211,000
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
21,500
88,500
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
PA
18,392
57
47
27,500
112,000
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
36,500
148,000
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
33,500
134,000
Tennessee State
Nashville
TN
4,807
100
40
33,000
137,000
Marquette
Milwaukee
WI
8,175
83
100
32,500
131,500
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater
WI
9,571
79
16
27,500
113,000
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire
WI
9,780
82
42
30,000
123,500
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse
WI
9,098
73
21
26,500
108,000
UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh
WI
8,541
76
10
25,000
100,500
UW-Stout
Menomonie
WI
6,024
91
40
28,500
117,000
UW-Madison
Madison
WI
30,157
54
34
57,000
235,500
UW-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
17,456
77
23
37,000
152,500
UW-Platteville
Platteville
WI
6,477
85
48
28,500
116,000
UW-River Falls
River Falls
WI
5,052
79
45
25,000
102,500
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point
WI
6,675
85
56
27,000
109,500
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
41,500
170,500
Suffolk County CC
Selden
NY
12,399
100
1
17,500
35,000
American InterContinental
Hoffman Estates
IL
8,315
100
17
15,000
60,000
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
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
43,000
177,000
Arizona State
Tempe
AZ
41,182
86
94
40,500
167,500
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
27,500
111,500
U of Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,846
6
51
23,500
96,000
Columbia Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,252
90
91
36,500
148,000
DePaul
Chicago
IL
12,784
68
98
36,500
149,500
DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
7,793
100
8
23,000
46,500
Illinois-Chicago Circle
Chicago
IL
20,195
73
62
41,500
170,500
Illinois-Urbana
Champaign
IL
32,854
59
48
42,000
171,000
Illinois State
Normal
IL
17,092
82
67
38,500
156,500
Loyola Chicago
Chicago
IL
11,622
67
98
43,500
179,500
Northern Illinois
Dekalb
IL
10,567
48
92
27,500
112,000
Northwestern
Evanston
IL
8,284
9
57
40,000
163,500
S Illinois-Carbondale
Carbondale
IL
7,150
66
83
40,000
163,000
S Illinois-Edwardsville
Edwardsville
IL
8,615
86
83
28,500
115,000
Western Illinois
Macomb
IL
5,151
57
53
25,000
100,500
Ball State
Muncie
IN
14,693
77
60
41,000
165,000
Ivy Tech CC
Indianapolis
IN
21,242
100
15
18,000
36,500
Purdue Ft Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
5,370
81
78
31,500
128,000
IUPU-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
17,630
81
65
45,000
182,500
Southern Indiana
Evansville
IN
6,133
93
63
34,500
142,500
Indiana State
Terre Haute
IN
8,105
90
67
34,500
141,500
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
53,000
215,000
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
IN
8,708
16
55
37,500
154,000
Trine
Angola
IN
2,125
82
93
26,500
106,500
Valparaiso
Valparaiso
IN
2,940
86
99
30,000
120,500
Iowa State
Ames
IA
26,713
92
79
31,500
128,500
Iowa
Iowa City
IA
21,212
83
57
41,500
171,000
Eastern Kentucky
Richmond
KY
9,908
94
65
29,500
122,500
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
42,000
174,000
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
33,000
136,000
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
36,000
148,500
Adrian
Adrian
MI
1,723
56
100
30,000
120,500
Albion
Albion
MI
1,455
69
100
32,000
126,500
Alma
Alma
MI
1,404
62
100
29,500
120,000
Andrews
Berrien Springs
MI
1,352
67
99
34,000
137,000
Aquinas
Grand Rapids
MI
1,196
69
100
25,500
105,500
Baker
Flint
MI
2,801
73
41
20,000
81,500
Calvin
Grand Rapids
MI
3,234
77
100
33,500
137,000
Central Michigan
Mount Pleasant
MI
12,798
70
90
21,000
84,000
Mott CC
Flint
MI
2,365
100
35
14,000
28,000
Coll for Creative Studies
Detroit
MI
1,213
44
98
39,000
158,500
Davenport
Grand Rapids
MI
2,467
82
96
28,000
112,500
Delta
University Center
MI
2,737
100
13
10,000
20,500
U of Detroit Mercy
Detroit
MI
2,350
77
100
24,000
96,500
Eastern Michigan
Ypsilanti
MI
10,572
74
91
20,000
82,500
Ferris State
Big Rapids
MI
7,779
87
72
22,500
91,000
Kettering
Flint
MI
1,720
73
99
43,000
178,500
Cornerstone
Grand Rapids
MI
1,020
78
94
27,500
111,000
Grand Rapids CC
Grand Rapids
MI
4,017
100
10
18,500
37,500
Grand Valley State
Allendale
MI
18,810
83
71
21,000
86,000
Henry Ford
Dearborn
MI
4,213
100
3
15,000
60,500
Hillsdale
Hillsdale
MI
1,431
48
96
0
0
Hope
Holland
MI
2,957
86
95
39,000
160,000
Jackson
Jackson
MI
1,648
100
19
20,000
82,500
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo
MI
1,275
76
98
31,500
129,500
Kalamazoo Valley CC
Kalamazoo
MI
2,461
100
35
14,000
28,000
Kellogg CC
Battle Creek
MI
1,006
100
9
9,500
19,000
Lake Superior State
Sault Ste Marie
MI
1,542
57
86
19,500
79,000
Lansing CC
Lansing
MI
4,175
100
15
13,000
26,000
Lawrence Technological
Southfield
MI
1,677
79
86
38,000
157,000
Macomb CC
Warren
MI
6,045
100
12
9,000
18,000
Madonna
Livonia
MI
1,645
75
96
23,500
96,500
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
32,500
132,000
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
31,000
127,500
Michigan Technological
Houghton
MI
5,383
74
93
28,500
117,500
Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn
MI
5,051
62
81
19,500
78,000
Michigan-Flint
Flint
MI
3,633
66
76
22,500
92,500
Mid Michigan
Harrison
MI
1,325
100
14
15,000
30,500
Muskegon CC
Muskegon
MI
1,417
100
17
9,000
18,500
Northern Michigan
Marquette
MI
6,191
66
73
22,000
92,000
Northwestern Michigan
Traverse City
MI
1,364
100
24
18,000
74,000
Northwood
Midland
MI
1,544
79
95
27,500
109,500
Oakland CC
Bloomfield Hills
MI
3,776
100
17
13,500
27,000
Oakland
Rochester Hills
MI
12,454
83
88
25,500
105,500
Saginaw Valley State
University Center
MI
6,348
73
95
17,500
71,000
Schoolcraft
Livonia
MI
2,240
100
36
13,000
53,000
Siena Heights
Adrian
MI
1,257
73
99
26,500
108,000
St Clair County CC
Port Huron
MI
1,379
100
15
14,500
29,500
Spring Arbor
Spring Arbor
MI
1,134
66
100
25,500
105,000
Washtenaw CC
Ann Arbor
MI
3,013
100
16
8,500
17,000
Wayne County CC
Detroit
MI
2,071
100
1
11,500
23,000
Wayne State
Detroit
MI
13,107
73
94
22,500
92,000
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo
MI
14,558
80
49
20,500
85,000
Minnesota State-Mankato
Mankato
MN
10,413
63
29
30,000
123,000
Minnesota
Minneapolis
MN
29,939
57
59
42,500
177,500
Missouri
Columbia
MO
20,676
81
77
43,000
173,500
Missouri State-Springfield
Springfield
MO
14,005
88
63
30,000
122,500
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
38,000
154,500
NYU
New York
NY
25,872
16
46
59,000
240,500
Rochester Inst of Tech
Rochester
NY
12,254
71
94
41,500
170,500
SUNY at Albany
Albany
NY
12,568
54
65
43,000
174,000
Binghamton
Binghamton
NY
13,845
41
51
36,500
147,500
Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
20,401
61
69
36,500
148,000
Stony Brook
Stony Brook
NY
16,697
44
69
40,000
165,500
Syracuse
Syracuse
NY
14,727
44
79
37,000
152,500
Akron
Akron
OH
11,641
73
76
26,500
106,500
Bowling Green State
Bowling Green
OH
12,936
72
68
26,500
107,000
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland
OH
5,237
27
85
47,000
194,000
Cedarville
Cedarville
OH
3,438
79
100
29,500
120,000
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
OH
23,712
77
56
42,500
172,500
Cleveland State
Cleveland
OH
9,097
94
55
22,000
90,000
Columbus State CC
Columbus
OH
6,683
100
15
18,000
36,500
Cuyahoga CC District
Cleveland
OH
6,205
100
6
13,500
27,000
Dayton
Dayton
OH
8,046
72
95
36,000
146,000
Kent State
Kent
OH
18,432
86
87
30,500
124,000
Miami U-Oxford
Oxford
OH
16,682
80
70
40,000
162,500
Ohio State
Columbus
OH
42,776
54
70
48,500
201,000
Ohio U
Athens
OH
16,209
82
81
39,500
161,500
Toledo
Toledo
OH
12,548
96
88
25,500
103,500
Wright State
Dayton
OH
7,226
95
53
26,000
108,000
Youngstown State
Youngstown
OH
8,715
67
73
19,000
78,000
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
44,500
179,000
Penn State
University Park
PA
66,409
54
43
52,000
211,000
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
30,000
123,000
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
PA
18,392
57
47
35,500
143,500
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
43,000
176,000
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
35,500
142,500
Tennessee State
Nashville
TN
4,807
100
40
33,000
137,000
Marquette
Milwaukee
WI
8,175
83
100
37,000
150,000
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater
WI
9,571
79
16
27,500
113,000
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire
WI
9,780
82
42
30,000
123,500
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse
WI
9,098
73
21
26,500
108,000
UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh
WI
8,541
76
10
26,500
108,000
UW-Stout
Menomonie
WI
6,024
91
40
28,500
117,000
UW-Madison
Madison
WI
30,157
54
34
57,000
235,500
UW-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
17,456
77
23
37,000
152,500
UW-Platteville
Platteville
WI
6,477
85
48
28,500
116,000
UW-River Falls
River Falls
WI
5,052
79
45
25,000
102,500
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point
WI
6,675
85
56
27,000
109,500
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
41,500
170,500
Suffolk County CC
Selden
NY
12,399
100
1
17,500
35,000
American InterContinental
Hoffman Estates
IL
8,315
100
17
15,000
60,500
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
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
46,500
192,500
Arizona State
Tempe
AZ
41,182
86
94
40,500
167,500
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
27,500
111,500
U of Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,846
6
51
51,000
210,500
Columbia Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,252
90
91
36,500
148,000
DePaul
Chicago
IL
12,784
68
98
36,500
149,500
DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
7,793
100
8
23,000
47,500
Illinois-Chicago Circle
Chicago
IL
20,195
73
62
41,500
170,500
Illinois-Urbana
Champaign
IL
32,854
59
48
42,000
171,000
Illinois State
Normal
IL
17,092
82
67
38,500
156,500
Loyola Chicago
Chicago
IL
11,622
67
98
43,500
179,500
Northern Illinois
Dekalb
IL
10,567
48
92
27,500
112,000
Northwestern
Evanston
IL
8,284
9
57
66,500
270,500
S Illinois-Carbondale
Carbondale
IL
7,150
66
83
40,000
163,000
S Illinois-Edwardsville
Edwardsville
IL
8,615
86
83
28,500
115,000
Western Illinois
Macomb
IL
5,151
57
53
25,000
100,500
Ball State
Muncie
IN
14,693
77
60
41,000
165,000
Ivy Tech CC
Indianapolis
IN
21,242
100
15
18,000
36,500
Purdue Ft Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
5,370
81
78
31,500
128,000
IUPU-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
17,630
81
65
45,000
182,500
Southern Indiana
Evansville
IN
6,133
93
63
34,500
142,500
Indiana State
Terre Haute
IN
8,105
90
67
34,500
141,500
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
53,000
215,000
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
IN
8,708
16
55
48,000
197,000
Trine
Angola
IN
2,125
82
93
30,000
120,500
Valparaiso
Valparaiso
IN
2,940
86
99
33,000
134,000
Iowa State
Ames
IA
26,713
92
79
31,500
128,500
Iowa
Iowa City
IA
21,212
83
57
41,500
171,000
Eastern Kentucky
Richmond
KY
9,908
94
65
29,500
122,500
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
42,000
174,000
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
33,000
136,000
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
36,000
148,500
Adrian
Adrian
MI
1,723
56
100
30,000
120,500
Albion
Albion
MI
1,455
69
100
33,000
129,500
Alma
Alma
MI
1,404
62
100
33,000
135,000
Andrews
Berrien Springs
MI
1,352
67
99
34,000
137,000
Aquinas
Grand Rapids
MI
1,196
69
100
25,500
105,500
Baker
Flint
MI
2,801
73
41
20,500
84,500
Calvin
Grand Rapids
MI
3,234
77
100
37,500
154,000
Central Michigan
Mount Pleasant
MI
12,798
70
90
21,000
84,000
Mott CC
Flint
MI
2,365
100
35
14,000
28,000
Coll for Creative Studies
Detroit
MI
1,213
44
98
44,500
180,500
Davenport
Grand Rapids
MI
2,467
82
96
28,000
112,500
Delta
University Center
MI
2,737
100
13
10,000
20,500
U of Detroit Mercy
Detroit
MI
2,350
77
100
28,000
111,000
Eastern Michigan
Ypsilanti
MI
10,572
74
91
20,000
82,500
Ferris State
Big Rapids
MI
7,779
87
72
22,500
92,000
Kettering
Flint
MI
1,720
73
99
45,500
189,000
Cornerstone
Grand Rapids
MI
1,020
78
94
30,500
125,000
Grand Rapids CC
Grand Rapids
MI
4,017
100
10
18,500
38,000
Grand Valley State
Allendale
MI
18,810
83
71
21,000
86,000
Henry Ford
Dearborn
MI
4,213
100
3
16,500
66,000
Hillsdale
Hillsdale
MI
1,431
48
96
0
0
Hope
Holland
MI
2,957
86
95
39,000
160,000
Jackson
Jackson
MI
1,648
100
19
20,000
83,500
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo
MI
1,275
76
98
42,000
173,000
Kalamazoo Valley CC
Kalamazoo
MI
2,461
100
35
14,000
28,000
Kellogg CC
Battle Creek
MI
1,006
100
9
9,500
19,000
Lake Superior State
Sault Ste Marie
MI
1,542
57
86
19,500
79,000
Lansing CC
Lansing
MI
4,175
100
15
13,000
26,000
Lawrence Technological
Southfield
MI
1,677
79
86
39,500
164,500
Macomb CC
Warren
MI
6,045
100
12
9,000
18,000
Madonna
Livonia
MI
1,645
75
96
23,500
96,500
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
32,500
132,000
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
31,000
127,500
Michigan Technological
Houghton
MI
5,383
74
93
29,500
122,500
Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn
MI
5,051
62
81
21,500
86,000
Michigan-Flint
Flint
MI
3,633
66
76
22,500
92,500
Mid Michigan
Harrison
MI
1,325
100
14
15,000
30,500
Muskegon CC
Muskegon
MI
1,417
100
17
10,500
21,000
Northern Michigan
Marquette
MI
6,191
66
73
22,000
92,000
Northwestern Michigan
Traverse City
MI
1,364
100
24
20,000
81,500
Northwood
Midland
MI
1,544
79
95
27,500
109,500
Oakland CC
Bloomfield Hills
MI
3,776
100
17
14,000
28,500
Oakland
Rochester Hills
MI
12,454
83
88
25,500
105,500
Saginaw Valley State
University Center
MI
6,348
73
95
17,500
71,000
Schoolcraft
Livonia
MI
2,240
100
36
13,500
57,000
Siena Heights
Adrian
MI
1,257
73
99
26,500
108,000
St Clair County CC
Port Huron
MI
1,379
100
15
19,500
39,500
Spring Arbor
Spring Arbor
MI
1,134
66
100
29,000
119,000
Washtenaw CC
Ann Arbor
MI
3,013
100
16
10,000
20,000
Wayne County CC
Detroit
MI
2,071
100
1
11,500
23,000
Wayne State
Detroit
MI
13,107
73
94
22,500
92,000
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo
MI
14,558
80
49
20,500
85,000
Minnesota State-Mankato
Mankato
MN
10,413
63
29
30,000
123,000
Minnesota
Minneapolis
MN
29,939
57
59
42,500
177,500
Missouri
Columbia
MO
20,676
81
77
44,500
181,000
Missouri State-Springfield
Springfield
MO
14,005
88
63
30,000
122,500
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
68,000
278,000
NYU
New York
NY
25,872
16
46
71,000
291,000
Rochester Inst of Tech
Rochester
NY
12,254
71
94
52,000
211,500
SUNY at Albany
Albany
NY
12,568
54
65
43,000
174,000
Binghamton
Binghamton
NY
13,845
41
51
40,000
162,500
Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
20,401
61
69
40,000
160,500
Stony Brook
Stony Brook
NY
16,697
44
69
40,000
165,500
Syracuse
Syracuse
NY
14,727
44
79
49,000
202,500
Akron
Akron
OH
11,641
73
76
29,000
117,000
Bowling Green State
Bowling Green
OH
12,936
72
68
30,000
120,500
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland
OH
5,237
27
85
59,000
243,500
Cedarville
Cedarville
OH
3,438
79
100
33,000
135,000
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
OH
23,712
77
56
42,500
172,500
Cleveland State
Cleveland
OH
9,097
94
55
33,500
139,000
Columbus State CC
Columbus
OH
6,683
100
15
20,000
41,000
Cuyahoga CC District
Cleveland
OH
6,205
100
6
13,500
27,000
Dayton
Dayton
OH
8,046
72
95
41,500
168,500
Kent State
Kent
OH
18,432
86
87
34,000
140,000
Miami U-Oxford
Oxford
OH
16,682
80
70
51,000
209,000
Ohio State
Columbus
OH
42,776
54
70
53,000
218,500
Ohio U
Athens
OH
16,209
82
81
39,500
161,500
Toledo
Toledo
OH
12,548
96
88
25,500
103,500
Wright State
Dayton
OH
7,226
95
53
33,000
137,000
Youngstown State
Youngstown
OH
8,715
67
73
24,500
100,500
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
51,500
206,500
Penn State
University Park
PA
66,409
54
43
53,000
215,000
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
54,500
222,000
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
PA
18,392
57
47
42,000
169,500
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
43,000
176,000
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
35,500
142,500
Tennessee State
Nashville
TN
4,807
100
40
33,000
137,000
Marquette
Milwaukee
WI
8,175
83
100
45,500
185,000
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater
WI
9,571
79
16
27,500
113,000
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire
WI
9,780
82
42
30,000
123,500
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse
WI
9,098
73
21
26,500
108,000
UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh
WI
8,541
76
10
26,500
108,000
UW-Stout
Menomonie
WI
6,024
91
40
28,500
117,000
UW-Madison
Madison
WI
30,157
54
34
59,500
246,500
UW-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
17,456
77
23
37,000
152,500
UW-Platteville
Platteville
WI
6,477
85
48
28,500
116,000
UW-River Falls
River Falls
WI
5,052
79
45
25,000
102,500
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point
WI
6,675
85
56
27,000
109,500
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
41,500
170,500
Suffolk County CC
Selden
NY
12,399
100
1
17,500
35,000
American InterContinental
Hoffman Estates
IL
8,315
100
17
15,500
62,000
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 $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
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
29,135
83
56
49,000
203,000
Arizona State
Tempe
AZ
41,182
86
94
40,500
167,500
Howard
Washington
DC
6,269
36
98
27,500
111,500
U of Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,846
6
51
85,000
350,500
Columbia Chicago
Chicago
IL
6,252
90
91
36,500
148,000
DePaul
Chicago
IL
12,784
68
98
36,500
149,500
DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
7,793
100
8
23,000
47,500
Illinois-Chicago Circle
Chicago
IL
20,195
73
62
41,500
170,500
Illinois-Urbana
Champaign
IL
32,854
59
48
42,000
171,000
Illinois State
Normal
IL
17,092
82
67
38,500
156,500
Loyola Chicago
Chicago
IL
11,622
67
98
43,500
179,500
Northern Illinois
Dekalb
IL
10,567
48
92
27,500
112,000
Northwestern
Evanston
IL
8,284
9
57
78,500
318,500
S Illinois-Carbondale
Carbondale
IL
7,150
66
83
40,000
163,000
S Illinois-Edwardsville
Edwardsville
IL
8,615
86
83
28,500
115,000
Western Illinois
Macomb
IL
5,151
57
53
25,000
100,500
Ball State
Muncie
IN
14,693
77
60
41,000
165,000
Ivy Tech CC
Indianapolis
IN
21,242
100
15
18,000
36,500
Purdue Ft Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
5,370
81
78
31,500
128,000
IUPU-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
17,630
81
65
45,000
182,500
Southern Indiana
Evansville
IN
6,133
93
63
34,500
142,500
Indiana State
Terre Haute
IN
8,105
90
67
36,000
147,500
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
53,000
215,000
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
IN
8,708
16
55
69,000
283,500
Trine
Angola
IN
2,125
82
93
33,500
135,500
Valparaiso
Valparaiso
IN
2,940
86
99
34,500
139,500
Iowa State
Ames
IA
26,713
92
79
31,500
128,500
Iowa
Iowa City
IA
21,212
83
57
41,500
171,000
Eastern Kentucky
Richmond
KY
9,908
94
65
29,500
122,500
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
42,000
174,000
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
33,000
136,000
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
36,000
148,500
Adrian
Adrian
MI
1,723
56
100
30,000
120,500
Albion
Albion
MI
1,455
69
100
33,000
129,500
Alma
Alma
MI
1,404
62
100
33,000
135,000
Andrews
Berrien Springs
MI
1,352
67
99
34,000
137,000
Aquinas
Grand Rapids
MI
1,196
69
100
25,500
105,500
Baker
Flint
MI
2,801
73
41
20,500
84,500
Calvin
Grand Rapids
MI
3,234
77
100
37,500
154,000
Central Michigan
Mount Pleasant
MI
12,798
70
90
21,000
84,000
Mott CC
Flint
MI
2,365
100
35
14,000
28,000
Coll for Creative Studies
Detroit
MI
1,213
44
98
44,500
180,500
Davenport
Grand Rapids
MI
2,467
82
96
28,000
112,500
Delta
University Center
MI
2,737
100
13
10,000
20,500
U of Detroit Mercy
Detroit
MI
2,350
77
100
30,000
119,000
Eastern Michigan
Ypsilanti
MI
10,572
74
91
20,000
82,500
Ferris State
Big Rapids
MI
7,779
87
72
22,500
92,000
Kettering
Flint
MI
1,720
73
99
45,500
189,000
Cornerstone
Grand Rapids
MI
1,020
78
94
37,500
153,000
Grand Rapids CC
Grand Rapids
MI
4,017
100
10
18,500
38,000
Grand Valley State
Allendale
MI
18,810
83
71
21,000
86,000
Henry Ford
Dearborn
MI
4,213
100
3
16,500
66,000
Hillsdale
Hillsdale
MI
1,431
48
96
0
0
Hope
Holland
MI
2,957
86
95
39,000
160,000
Jackson
Jackson
MI
1,648
100
19
20,000
83,500
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo
MI
1,275
76
98
56,000
231,500
Kalamazoo Valley CC
Kalamazoo
MI
2,461
100
35
14,000
28,000
Kellogg CC
Battle Creek
MI
1,006
100
9
9,500
19,000
Lake Superior State
Sault Ste Marie
MI
1,542
57
86
19,500
79,000
Lansing CC
Lansing
MI
4,175
100
15
13,000
26,000
Lawrence Technological
Southfield
MI
1,677
79
86
39,500
164,500
Macomb CC
Warren
MI
6,045
100
12
9,000
18,000
Madonna
Livonia
MI
1,645
75
96
23,500
96,500
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
32,500
132,000
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
31,000
127,500
Michigan Technological
Houghton
MI
5,383
74
93
29,500
122,500
Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn
MI
5,051
62
81
21,500
86,000
Michigan-Flint
Flint
MI
3,633
66
76
22,500
92,500
Mid Michigan
Harrison
MI
1,325
100
14
15,000
30,500
Muskegon CC
Muskegon
MI
1,417
100
17
12,000
24,500
Northern Michigan
Marquette
MI
6,191
66
73
22,000
92,000
Northwestern Michigan
Traverse City
MI
1,364
100
24
20,000
81,500
Northwood
Midland
MI
1,544
79
95
27,500
109,500
Oakland CC
Bloomfield Hills
MI
3,776
100
17
14,000
28,500
Oakland
Rochester Hills
MI
12,454
83
88
25,500
105,500
Saginaw Valley State
University Center
MI
6,348
73
95
18,000
72,000
Schoolcraft
Livonia
MI
2,240
100
36
13,500
57,000
Siena Heights
Adrian
MI
1,257
73
99
26,500
108,000
St Clair County CC
Port Huron
MI
1,379
100
15
24,000
48,500
Spring Arbor
Spring Arbor
MI
1,134
66
100
34,000
139,000
Washtenaw CC
Ann Arbor
MI
3,013
100
16
13,000
26,000
Wayne County CC
Detroit
MI
2,071
100
1
11,500
23,000
Wayne State
Detroit
MI
13,107
73
94
22,500
92,000
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo
MI
14,558
80
49
20,500
85,000
Minnesota State-Mankato
Mankato
MN
10,413
63
29
30,000
123,000
Minnesota
Minneapolis
MN
29,939
57
59
42,500
177,500
Missouri
Columbia
MO
20,676
81
77
44,500
181,000
Missouri State-Springfield
Springfield
MO
14,005
88
63
30,000
122,500
Cornell
Ithaca
NY
15,038
11
46
78,000
318,000
NYU
New York
NY
25,872
16
46
77,000
314,000
Rochester Inst of Tech
Rochester
NY
12,254
71
94
67,500
275,000
SUNY at Albany
Albany
NY
12,568
54
65
43,000
174,000
Binghamton
Binghamton
NY
13,845
41
51
46,500
188,000
Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
20,401
61
69
41,500
168,000
Stony Brook
Stony Brook
NY
16,697
44
69
40,000
165,500
Syracuse
Syracuse
NY
14,727
44
79
63,500
261,500
Akron
Akron
OH
11,641
73
76
32,000
129,500
Bowling Green State
Bowling Green
OH
12,936
72
68
32,500
131,000
Case Western Reserve
Cleveland
OH
5,237
27
85
70,000
288,500
Cedarville
Cedarville
OH
3,438
79
100
33,000
135,000
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
OH
23,712
77
56
42,500
172,500
Cleveland State
Cleveland
OH
9,097
94
55
33,500
139,000
Columbus State CC
Columbus
OH
6,683
100
15
20,000
41,000
Cuyahoga CC District
Cleveland
OH
6,205
100
6
13,500
27,000
Dayton
Dayton
OH
8,046
72
95
43,000
173,500
Kent State
Kent
OH
18,432
86
87
38,000
156,000
Miami U-Oxford
Oxford
OH
16,682
80
70
51,500
211,500
Ohio State
Columbus
OH
42,776
54
70
53,000
218,500
Ohio U
Athens
OH
16,209
82
81
39,500
161,500
Toledo
Toledo
OH
12,548
96
88
25,500
103,500
Wright State
Dayton
OH
7,226
95
53
35,000
145,500
Youngstown State
Youngstown
OH
8,715
67
73
24,500
100,500
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
61,000
244,500
Penn State
University Park
PA
66,409
54
43
54,500
221,000
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
10,448
8
49
77,000
314,500
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
PA
18,392
57
47
49,500
201,000
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
43,000
176,000
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
35,500
142,500
Tennessee State
Nashville
TN
4,807
100
40
33,000
137,000
Marquette
Milwaukee
WI
8,175
83
100
45,500
185,000
UW-Whitewater
Whitewater
WI
9,571
79
16
27,500
113,000
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire
WI
9,780
82
42
30,000
123,500
UW-La Crosse
La Crosse
WI
9,098
73
21
26,500
108,000
UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh
WI
8,541
76
10
26,500
108,000
UW-Stout
Menomonie
WI
6,024
91
40
28,500
117,000
UW-Madison
Madison
WI
30,157
54
34
59,500
246,500
UW-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI
17,456
77
23
37,000
152,500
UW-Platteville
Platteville
WI
6,477
85
48
28,500
116,000
UW-River Falls
River Falls
WI
5,052
79
45
25,000
102,500
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point
WI
6,675
85
56
27,000
109,500
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
41,500
170,500
Suffolk County CC
Selden
NY
12,399
100
1
17,500
35,000
American InterContinental
Hoffman Estates
IL
8,315
100
17
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.