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 College net price calculators are often outdated and don’t reflect true costs.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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charleston | Charleston | 1,172 | 50 | 970 | 90 | 20,500 |
Concord | Athens | 1,436 | 82 | 910 | 77 | 13,000 |
Fairmont State | Fairmont | 2,955 | 85 | 910 | 78 | 14,000 |
Glenville State | Glenville | 1,009 | 100 | 57 | 15,500 | |
West Virginia-Parkersburg | Parkersburg | 1,226 | 100 | 10 | 6,500 | |
Potomac State W Virginia | Keyser | 980 | 100 | 50 | 11,000 | |
Shepherd | Shepherdstown | 2,354 | 96 | 970 | 68 | 13,000 |
Southern West Virg Tech | Mount Gay | 1,007 | 100 | 7 | 4,000 | |
West Virginia State | Institute | 1,585 | 95 | 890 | 54 | 16,000 |
West Liberty | West Liberty | 1,837 | 71 | 920 | 31 | 14,500 |
West Virginia Tech | Montgomery | 1,148 | 51 | 930 | 66 | 13,000 |
West Virginia Wesleyan | Buckhannon | 1,118 | 64 | 950 | 99 | 20,000 |
Pierpont Tech | Fairmont | 1,054 | 100 | 35 | 14,000 | |
Mountwest Tech | Huntington | 1,035 | 100 | 16 | 8,500 | |
Blue Ridge Tech | Martinsburg | 1,041 | 100 | 9 | 10,000 | |
American Public University | Charles Town | 2,425 | 100 | 58 | 9,000 |
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 | 1,110 | 56 | 33,000 |
IU-Bloomington | Bloomington | IN | 31,981 | 78 | 1,160 | 71 | 41,000 |
Ashland Tech | Ashland | KY | 1,295 | 100 | 14 | 21,000 | |
Berea | Berea | KY | 1,652 | 30 | 1,100 | 100 | 12,500 |
Kentucky | Lexington | KY | 20,622 | 96 | 1,110 | 77 | 36,000 |
Louisville | Louisville | KY | 11,560 | 69 | 1,100 | 80 | 28,000 |
Morehead State | Morehead | KY | 5,393 | 78 | 1,030 | 74 | 17,000 |
Murray State | Murray | KY | 6,190 | 82 | 1,060 | 89 | 31,000 |
Northern Kentucky | Highland Heights | KY | 8,243 | 90 | 1,030 | 83 | 26,500 |
Western Kentucky | Bowling Green | KY | 11,815 | 97 | 1,030 | 69 | 32,000 |
Johns Hopkins | Baltimore | MD | 5,762 | 11 | 1,440 | 60 | 46,500 |
UMD Global Campus | Adelphi | MD | 9,472 | 100 | 11 | 28,500 | |
UMD Baltimore | Baltimore | MD | 9,436 | 61 | 1,180 | 76 | 7,500 |
UMD College Park | College Park | MD | 28,390 | 44 | 1,280 | 40 | 49,000 |
Montgomery | Rockville | MD | 7,305 | 100 | 39 | 26,000 | |
Morgan State | Baltimore | MD | 5,759 | 68 | 610 | 42 | 28,000 |
Salisbury | Salisbury | MD | 7,090 | 74 | 68 | 30,000 | |
Towson | Towson | MD | 17,209 | 76 | 1,050 | 49 | 37,000 |
Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | MI | 30,204 | 23 | 1,350 | 52 | 53,000 |
Michigan State | East Lansing | MI | 35,722 | 71 | 1,120 | 48 | 39,500 |
Rutgers | New Brunswick | NJ | 34,285 | 61 | 1,210 | 40 | 31,000 |
Appalachian State | Boone | NC | 16,622 | 77 | 1,090 | 36 | 25,500 |
East Carolina | Greenville | NC | 19,204 | 79 | 1,020 | 45 | 29,500 |
North Carolina A & T | Greensboro | NC | 10,013 | 58 | 950 | 67 | 27,000 |
UNC Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | NC | 18,528 | 23 | 1,280 | 41 | 30,000 |
UNC Charlotte | Charlotte | NC | 20,877 | 65 | 1,110 | 41 | 23,500 |
UNC Greensboro | Greensboro | NC | 14,007 | 82 | 1,010 | 53 | 32,500 |
North Carolina State | Raleigh | NC | 22,820 | 45 | 1,240 | 48 | 25,500 |
UNC Wilmington | Wilmington | NC | 12,480 | 65 | 1,120 | 41 | 37,000 |
Western Carolina | Cullowhee | NC | 8,934 | 69 | 1,010 | 63 | 21,000 |
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 | 1,340 | 85 | 43,500 |
Cedarville | Cedarville | OH | 3,438 | 79 | 1,130 | 100 | 24,500 |
Cincinnati | Cincinnati | OH | 23,712 | 77 | 1,140 | 56 | 33,500 |
Cleveland State | Cleveland | OH | 9,097 | 94 | 1,000 | 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 | 1,160 | 95 | 34,500 |
Kent State | Kent | OH | 18,432 | 86 | 1,030 | 87 | 22,000 |
Marietta | Marietta | OH | 1,062 | 71 | 1,000 | 100 | 21,500 |
Miami U-Oxford | Oxford | OH | 16,682 | 80 | 1,200 | 70 | 38,000 |
Ohio State | Columbus | OH | 42,776 | 54 | 1,250 | 70 | 35,000 |
Ohio U | Athens | OH | 16,209 | 82 | 1,030 | 81 | 22,500 |
Toledo | Toledo | OH | 12,548 | 96 | 1,000 | 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 |
Bloomsburg | Bloomsburg | PA | 7,263 | 84 | 950 | 18 | 39,500 |
Carnegie Mellon | Pittsburgh | PA | 6,425 | 15 | 1,440 | 46 | 55,000 |
Drexel | Philadelphia | PA | 13,878 | 75 | 1,190 | 100 | 38,500 |
Duquesne | Pittsburgh | PA | 5,732 | 74 | 1,130 | 100 | 32,500 |
Indiana U of Pennsylvania | Indiana | PA | 7,695 | 93 | 910 | 36 | 31,000 |
Kutztown | Kutztown | PA | 6,458 | 90 | 970 | 65 | 31,000 |
Millersville | Millersville | PA | 5,499 | 79 | 980 | 38 | 40,500 |
Penn State | University Park | PA | 66,409 | 54 | 1,080 | 43 | 49,000 |
Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | PA | 10,448 | 8 | 1,440 | 49 | 51,500 |
Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | PA | 18,392 | 57 | 1,260 | 47 | 34,000 |
Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock | PA | 6,968 | 71 | 1,000 | 43 | 27,500 |
Temple | Philadelphia | PA | 26,247 | 60 | 79 | 34,000 | |
Villanova | Villanova | PA | 6,528 | 28 | 1,330 | 51 | 53,000 |
West Chester | West Chester | PA | 13,044 | 75 | 1,030 | 19 | 26,500 |
Clemson | Clemson | SC | 19,486 | 51 | 1,230 | 75 | 47,000 |
South Carolina | Columbia | SC | 26,400 | 69 | 1,180 | 68 | 50,000 |
East Tennessee State | Johnson City | TN | 9,228 | 86 | 1,020 | 38 | 34,500 |
Memphis | Memphis | TN | 12,066 | 85 | 1,030 | 79 | 31,000 |
Middle Tennessee State | Murfreesboro | TN | 15,721 | 94 | 1,030 | 33 | 38,500 |
Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | TN | 9,224 | 82 | 1,040 | 57 | 39,000 |
Tennessee | Knoxville | TN | 22,018 | 79 | 1,170 | 54 | 45,500 |
William and Mary | Williamsburg | VA | 6,190 | 38 | 1,320 | 42 | 54,000 |
George Mason | Fairfax | VA | 21,672 | 87 | 1,110 | 37 | 46,000 |
James Madison | Harrisonburg | VA | 18,798 | 77 | 900 | 19 | 43,000 |
Liberty | Lynchburg | VA | 28,487 | 51 | 1,040 | 81 | 29,000 |
Northern Virginia CC | Annandale | VA | 15,540 | 100 | 25 | 20,500 | |
Old Dominion | Norfolk | VA | 14,702 | 89 | 970 | 76 | 42,000 |
Radford | Radford | VA | 6,820 | 75 | 42 | 26,000 | |
Tidewater CC | Norfolk | VA | 6,693 | 100 | 7 | 22,500 | |
Virginia Tech | Blacksburg | VA | 28,584 | 70 | 1,180 | 36 | 40,500 |
Virginia Commonwealth | Richmond | VA | 19,825 | 87 | 1,070 | 60 | 34,000 |
UVa | Charlottesville | VA | 16,267 | 24 | 1,330 | 35 | 52,000 |
Purdue | West Lafayette | IN | 32,606 | 60 | 1,200 | 43 | 39,500 |
ECPI | Virginia Beach | VA | 13,005 | 74 | 36 | 22,000 |
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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southern West Virg Tech | Mount Gay | 1,007 | 442 | 4,084 | 4,000 | - | ||
Pierpont Tech | Fairmont | 1,054 | 858 | 4,938 | 14,000 | - | ||
Mountwest Tech | Huntington | 1,035 | 733 | 4,182 | 8,500 | - | ||
Blue Ridge Tech | Martinsburg | 1,041 | 5,491 | 4,128 | 10,000 | - |
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
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
28,000
114,500
Ashland Tech
Ashland
KY
1,295
100
14
16,000
32,000
Berea
Berea
KY
1,652
30
100
19,500
78,500
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
25,000
103,500
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
25,500
104,500
Morehead State
Morehead
KY
5,393
78
74
14,500
59,500
Murray State
Murray
KY
6,190
82
89
24,000
98,500
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights
KY
8,243
90
83
12,000
49,000
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
30,500
125,000
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
MD
5,762
11
60
9,000
35,500
UMD Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
9,472
100
11
28,500
114,500
UMD Baltimore
Baltimore
MD
9,436
61
76
5,000
20,500
UMD College Park
College Park
MD
28,390
44
40
39,000
160,500
Montgomery
Rockville
MD
7,305
100
39
16,500
33,500
Morgan State
Baltimore
MD
5,759
68
42
29,000
118,000
Salisbury
Salisbury
MD
7,090
74
68
22,500
91,000
Towson
Towson
MD
17,209
76
49
25,000
102,000
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
24,000
98,500
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
30,500
124,500
Rutgers
New Brunswick
NJ
34,285
61
40
24,500
99,500
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
14,000
57,000
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
22,000
89,500
North Carolina A & T
Greensboro
NC
10,013
58
67
22,500
92,500
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
Western Carolina
Cullowhee
NC
8,934
69
63
16,000
65,000
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
Marietta
Marietta
OH
1,062
71
100
15,000
59,500
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
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
PA
7,263
84
18
32,000
130,000
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh
PA
6,425
15
46
13,000
53,000
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
25,000
101,000
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
PA
5,732
74
100
24,500
99,500
Indiana U of Pennsylvania
Indiana
PA
7,695
93
36
27,000
108,000
Kutztown
Kutztown
PA
6,458
90
65
27,500
112,000
Millersville
Millersville
PA
5,499
79
38
32,000
130,000
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
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock
PA
6,968
71
43
21,000
86,000
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
28,000
115,000
Villanova
Villanova
PA
6,528
28
51
22,000
91,000
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
23,000
93,500
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
35,000
145,000
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
36,000
149,500
East Tennessee State
Johnson City
TN
9,228
86
38
26,500
107,500
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-Chattanooga
Chattanooga
TN
9,224
82
57
25,500
104,500
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
25,500
105,500
William and Mary
Williamsburg
VA
6,190
38
42
40,000
165,000
George Mason
Fairfax
VA
21,672
87
37
35,000
144,500
James Madison
Harrisonburg
VA
18,798
77
19
33,000
136,000
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
27,000
110,500
Northern Virginia CC
Annandale
VA
15,540
100
25
16,000
32,500
Old Dominion
Norfolk
VA
14,702
89
76
30,500
126,500
Radford
Radford
VA
6,820
75
42
20,000
80,500
Tidewater CC
Norfolk
VA
6,693
100
7
13,000
26,500
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
VA
28,584
70
36
34,000
138,500
Virginia Commonwealth
Richmond
VA
19,825
87
60
24,500
100,500
UVa
Charlottesville
VA
16,267
24
35
10,500
43,500
Charleston
Charleston
WV
1,172
50
90
18,500
75,500
Concord
Athens
WV
1,436
82
77
8,000
31,500
Fairmont State
Fairmont
WV
2,955
85
78
8,000
32,500
Glenville State
Glenville
WV
1,009
100
57
12,500
51,000
West Virginia-Parkersburg
Parkersburg
WV
1,226
100
10
6,500
25,500
Potomac State W Virginia
Keyser
WV
980
100
50
7,500
31,500
Shepherd
Shepherdstown
WV
2,354
96
68
7,500
31,000
Southern West Virg Tech
Mount Gay
WV
1,007
100
7
4,000
8,500
West Virginia State
Institute
WV
1,585
95
54
11,000
45,500
West Liberty
West Liberty
WV
1,837
71
31
10,500
42,500
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
WV
1,148
51
66
7,500
30,000
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon
WV
1,118
64
99
14,500
59,500
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
15,500
62,500
ECPI
Virginia Beach
VA
13,005
74
36
21,500
89,500
Pierpont Tech
Fairmont
WV
1,054
100
35
8,000
16,500
Mountwest Tech
Huntington
WV
1,035
100
16
7,500
15,000
Blue Ridge Tech
Martinsburg
WV
1,041
100
9
6,000
12,000
American Public University
Charles Town
WV
2,425
100
58
9,000
37,000
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 $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
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
31,000
126,000
Ashland Tech
Ashland
KY
1,295
100
14
16,000
32,000
Berea
Berea
KY
1,652
30
100
25,000
101,000
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
27,000
111,000
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
27,500
112,500
Morehead State
Morehead
KY
5,393
78
74
15,500
62,500
Murray State
Murray
KY
6,190
82
89
24,500
102,000
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights
KY
8,243
90
83
15,500
63,500
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
36,000
148,500
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
MD
5,762
11
60
9,000
35,500
UMD Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
9,472
100
11
28,500
114,500
UMD Baltimore
Baltimore
MD
9,436
61
76
6,000
24,000
UMD College Park
College Park
MD
28,390
44
40
48,000
197,000
Montgomery
Rockville
MD
7,305
100
39
17,500
35,000
Morgan State
Baltimore
MD
5,759
68
42
30,000
123,500
Salisbury
Salisbury
MD
7,090
74
68
28,000
115,000
Towson
Towson
MD
17,209
76
49
30,500
125,000
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
29,500
122,000
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
44,500
181,000
Rutgers
New Brunswick
NJ
34,285
61
40
27,000
108,500
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
18,500
74,000
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
24,000
97,500
North Carolina A & T
Greensboro
NC
10,013
58
67
26,500
109,000
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
Western Carolina
Cullowhee
NC
8,934
69
63
18,500
76,500
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
Marietta
Marietta
OH
1,062
71
100
15,000
61,000
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
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
PA
7,263
84
18
33,000
135,000
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh
PA
6,425
15
46
15,000
60,500
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
26,500
107,000
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
PA
5,732
74
100
25,000
103,000
Indiana U of Pennsylvania
Indiana
PA
7,695
93
36
28,000
113,000
Kutztown
Kutztown
PA
6,458
90
65
29,000
119,000
Millersville
Millersville
PA
5,499
79
38
34,500
139,500
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
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock
PA
6,968
71
43
23,000
93,500
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
29,000
119,000
Villanova
Villanova
PA
6,528
28
51
22,000
91,000
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
25,000
101,000
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
37,000
153,500
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
47,000
193,500
East Tennessee State
Johnson City
TN
9,228
86
38
31,000
126,500
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-Chattanooga
Chattanooga
TN
9,224
82
57
32,000
131,000
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
34,000
140,000
William and Mary
Williamsburg
VA
6,190
38
42
42,000
173,500
George Mason
Fairfax
VA
21,672
87
37
37,000
152,500
James Madison
Harrisonburg
VA
18,798
77
19
36,000
147,500
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
27,000
110,500
Northern Virginia CC
Annandale
VA
15,540
100
25
17,000
34,000
Old Dominion
Norfolk
VA
14,702
89
76
34,500
144,000
Radford
Radford
VA
6,820
75
42
21,000
86,000
Tidewater CC
Norfolk
VA
6,693
100
7
14,500
29,500
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
VA
28,584
70
36
37,500
153,500
Virginia Commonwealth
Richmond
VA
19,825
87
60
28,000
114,000
UVa
Charlottesville
VA
16,267
24
35
16,000
66,500
Charleston
Charleston
WV
1,172
50
90
19,000
78,000
Concord
Athens
WV
1,436
82
77
8,000
32,000
Fairmont State
Fairmont
WV
2,955
85
78
8,500
35,000
Glenville State
Glenville
WV
1,009
100
57
14,000
56,000
West Virginia-Parkersburg
Parkersburg
WV
1,226
100
10
7,000
26,500
Potomac State W Virginia
Keyser
WV
980
100
50
7,500
31,500
Shepherd
Shepherdstown
WV
2,354
96
68
8,000
33,000
Southern West Virg Tech
Mount Gay
WV
1,007
100
7
5,000
10,000
West Virginia State
Institute
WV
1,585
95
54
12,000
50,500
West Liberty
West Liberty
WV
1,837
71
31
11,000
46,500
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
WV
1,148
51
66
7,500
32,500
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon
WV
1,118
64
99
15,500
66,000
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
16,000
64,500
ECPI
Virginia Beach
VA
13,005
74
36
22,500
92,500
Pierpont Tech
Fairmont
WV
1,054
100
35
8,500
17,500
Mountwest Tech
Huntington
WV
1,035
100
16
7,000
15,000
Blue Ridge Tech
Martinsburg
WV
1,041
100
9
6,000
12,500
American Public University
Charles Town
WV
2,425
100
58
10,000
41,000
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
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
44,500
181,500
Ashland Tech
Ashland
KY
1,295
100
14
21,000
42,500
Berea
Berea
KY
1,652
30
100
25,000
101,000
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
32,500
135,000
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
30,000
124,000
Morehead State
Morehead
KY
5,393
78
74
18,500
74,500
Murray State
Murray
KY
6,190
82
89
31,500
129,500
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights
KY
8,243
90
83
23,000
93,000
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
36,000
148,500
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
MD
5,762
11
60
12,500
51,000
UMD Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
9,472
100
11
28,500
114,500
UMD Baltimore
Baltimore
MD
9,436
61
76
8,500
33,500
UMD College Park
College Park
MD
28,390
44
40
51,500
212,000
Montgomery
Rockville
MD
7,305
100
39
20,500
41,500
Morgan State
Baltimore
MD
5,759
68
42
35,500
146,500
Salisbury
Salisbury
MD
7,090
74
68
33,500
137,000
Towson
Towson
MD
17,209
76
49
40,000
163,000
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
40,000
163,500
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
49,500
201,000
Rutgers
New Brunswick
NJ
34,285
61
40
33,500
135,500
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
25,000
100,500
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
30,500
123,500
North Carolina A & T
Greensboro
NC
10,013
58
67
33,000
135,000
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
Western Carolina
Cullowhee
NC
8,934
69
63
21,000
85,500
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
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
Marietta
Marietta
OH
1,062
71
100
16,500
66,000
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
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
PA
7,263
84
18
34,500
142,000
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh
PA
6,425
15
46
19,500
80,500
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
32,500
129,500
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
PA
5,732
74
100
29,500
120,500
Indiana U of Pennsylvania
Indiana
PA
7,695
93
36
32,500
131,500
Kutztown
Kutztown
PA
6,458
90
65
31,000
127,500
Millersville
Millersville
PA
5,499
79
38
40,500
164,500
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
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock
PA
6,968
71
43
28,000
114,500
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
32,500
132,000
Villanova
Villanova
PA
6,528
28
51
30,500
125,500
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
29,000
116,500
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
47,000
194,000
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
52,500
215,500
East Tennessee State
Johnson City
TN
9,228
86
38
41,500
169,500
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-Chattanooga
Chattanooga
TN
9,224
82
57
41,500
171,000
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
48,500
200,000
William and Mary
Williamsburg
VA
6,190
38
42
50,500
207,500
George Mason
Fairfax
VA
21,672
87
37
43,500
178,500
James Madison
Harrisonburg
VA
18,798
77
19
42,500
174,500
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
29,000
120,000
Northern Virginia CC
Annandale
VA
15,540
100
25
20,500
41,500
Old Dominion
Norfolk
VA
14,702
89
76
42,000
174,000
Radford
Radford
VA
6,820
75
42
25,000
102,500
Tidewater CC
Norfolk
VA
6,693
100
7
18,000
37,000
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
VA
28,584
70
36
39,500
161,500
Virginia Commonwealth
Richmond
VA
19,825
87
60
32,500
132,000
UVa
Charlottesville
VA
16,267
24
35
21,500
87,500
Charleston
Charleston
WV
1,172
50
90
22,500
91,500
Concord
Athens
WV
1,436
82
77
10,500
43,000
Fairmont State
Fairmont
WV
2,955
85
78
11,500
48,000
Glenville State
Glenville
WV
1,009
100
57
16,000
65,000
West Virginia-Parkersburg
Parkersburg
WV
1,226
100
10
7,000
28,500
Potomac State W Virginia
Keyser
WV
980
100
50
10,500
43,000
Shepherd
Shepherdstown
WV
2,354
96
68
11,000
45,000
Southern West Virg Tech
Mount Gay
WV
1,007
100
7
6,000
12,000
West Virginia State
Institute
WV
1,585
95
54
14,500
59,500
West Liberty
West Liberty
WV
1,837
71
31
13,000
54,000
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
WV
1,148
51
66
10,500
44,000
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon
WV
1,118
64
99
19,000
77,500
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
24,000
97,500
ECPI
Virginia Beach
VA
13,005
74
36
24,500
100,000
Pierpont Tech
Fairmont
WV
1,054
100
35
11,500
23,000
Mountwest Tech
Huntington
WV
1,035
100
16
8,500
17,000
Blue Ridge Tech
Martinsburg
WV
1,041
100
9
7,000
14,000
American Public University
Charles Town
WV
2,425
100
58
10,000
41,000
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
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
53,000
215,000
Ashland Tech
Ashland
KY
1,295
100
14
21,000
42,500
Berea
Berea
KY
1,652
30
100
49,500
202,000
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
39,500
164,000
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
30,000
124,000
Morehead State
Morehead
KY
5,393
78
74
20,500
82,000
Murray State
Murray
KY
6,190
82
89
35,000
145,000
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights
KY
8,243
90
83
27,500
113,000
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
36,000
148,500
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
MD
5,762
11
60
20,000
81,000
UMD Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
9,472
100
11
28,500
114,500
UMD Baltimore
Baltimore
MD
9,436
61
76
9,500
37,500
UMD College Park
College Park
MD
28,390
44
40
51,500
212,000
Montgomery
Rockville
MD
7,305
100
39
23,500
47,000
Morgan State
Baltimore
MD
5,759
68
42
36,500
150,000
Salisbury
Salisbury
MD
7,090
74
68
35,500
145,000
Towson
Towson
MD
17,209
76
49
42,500
173,500
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
40,000
163,500
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
49,500
201,000
Rutgers
New Brunswick
NJ
34,285
61
40
41,000
166,000
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
31,500
128,000
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
37,500
152,000
North Carolina A & T
Greensboro
NC
10,013
58
67
33,000
135,000
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
Western Carolina
Cullowhee
NC
8,934
69
63
21,000
85,500
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
Marietta
Marietta
OH
1,062
71
100
20,000
80,500
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
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
PA
7,263
84
18
34,500
142,000
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh
PA
6,425
15
46
32,000
130,000
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
36,500
146,500
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
PA
5,732
74
100
31,500
128,000
Indiana U of Pennsylvania
Indiana
PA
7,695
93
36
34,000
136,500
Kutztown
Kutztown
PA
6,458
90
65
31,000
127,500
Millersville
Millersville
PA
5,499
79
38
40,500
164,500
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
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock
PA
6,968
71
43
30,000
123,000
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
36,500
148,000
Villanova
Villanova
PA
6,528
28
51
35,000
143,500
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
33,500
134,000
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
54,000
222,000
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
52,500
215,500
East Tennessee State
Johnson City
TN
9,228
86
38
43,500
177,000
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-Chattanooga
Chattanooga
TN
9,224
82
57
41,500
171,000
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
48,500
200,000
William and Mary
Williamsburg
VA
6,190
38
42
50,500
207,500
George Mason
Fairfax
VA
21,672
87
37
49,000
201,500
James Madison
Harrisonburg
VA
18,798
77
19
46,000
190,000
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
31,500
128,500
Northern Virginia CC
Annandale
VA
15,540
100
25
24,000
48,500
Old Dominion
Norfolk
VA
14,702
89
76
42,500
176,000
Radford
Radford
VA
6,820
75
42
30,000
122,000
Tidewater CC
Norfolk
VA
6,693
100
7
22,500
45,500
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
VA
28,584
70
36
39,500
161,500
Virginia Commonwealth
Richmond
VA
19,825
87
60
37,000
151,000
UVa
Charlottesville
VA
16,267
24
35
35,500
146,000
Charleston
Charleston
WV
1,172
50
90
23,500
95,500
Concord
Athens
WV
1,436
82
77
12,500
50,000
Fairmont State
Fairmont
WV
2,955
85
78
14,000
57,000
Glenville State
Glenville
WV
1,009
100
57
16,500
66,000
West Virginia-Parkersburg
Parkersburg
WV
1,226
100
10
8,000
32,500
Potomac State W Virginia
Keyser
WV
980
100
50
13,500
54,500
Shepherd
Shepherdstown
WV
2,354
96
68
13,500
55,500
Southern West Virg Tech
Mount Gay
WV
1,007
100
7
9,000
18,500
West Virginia State
Institute
WV
1,585
95
54
16,000
66,000
West Liberty
West Liberty
WV
1,837
71
31
15,000
61,000
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
WV
1,148
51
66
12,500
51,500
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon
WV
1,118
64
99
20,500
83,500
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
41,500
170,500
ECPI
Virginia Beach
VA
13,005
74
36
25,500
104,500
Pierpont Tech
Fairmont
WV
1,054
100
35
12,000
24,000
Mountwest Tech
Huntington
WV
1,035
100
16
12,000
24,500
Blue Ridge Tech
Martinsburg
WV
1,041
100
9
9,000
18,000
American Public University
Charles Town
WV
2,425
100
58
10,000
41,000
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
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
53,000
215,000
Ashland Tech
Ashland
KY
1,295
100
14
21,000
42,500
Berea
Berea
KY
1,652
30
100
55,500
227,500
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
42,000
174,000
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
33,000
136,000
Morehead State
Morehead
KY
5,393
78
74
20,500
82,000
Murray State
Murray
KY
6,190
82
89
37,500
154,000
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights
KY
8,243
90
83
33,000
135,500
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
36,000
148,500
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
MD
5,762
11
60
30,000
122,000
UMD Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
9,472
100
11
28,500
114,500
UMD Baltimore
Baltimore
MD
9,436
61
76
11,500
46,000
UMD College Park
College Park
MD
28,390
44
40
51,500
212,000
Montgomery
Rockville
MD
7,305
100
39
29,000
58,500
Morgan State
Baltimore
MD
5,759
68
42
36,500
150,000
Salisbury
Salisbury
MD
7,090
74
68
35,500
145,000
Towson
Towson
MD
17,209
76
49
42,500
173,500
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
60,500
249,000
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
49,500
201,000
Rutgers
New Brunswick
NJ
34,285
61
40
51,000
205,000
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
34,000
137,500
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
38,000
153,500
North Carolina A & T
Greensboro
NC
10,013
58
67
33,000
135,000
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
Western Carolina
Cullowhee
NC
8,934
69
63
21,000
85,500
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
Marietta
Marietta
OH
1,062
71
100
18,500
74,000
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
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
PA
7,263
84
18
34,500
142,000
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh
PA
6,425
15
46
42,500
173,000
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
44,500
179,000
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
PA
5,732
74
100
34,500
142,000
Indiana U of Pennsylvania
Indiana
PA
7,695
93
36
34,000
136,500
Kutztown
Kutztown
PA
6,458
90
65
31,000
127,500
Millersville
Millersville
PA
5,499
79
38
40,500
164,500
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
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock
PA
6,968
71
43
30,000
123,000
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
43,000
176,000
Villanova
Villanova
PA
6,528
28
51
47,500
194,000
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
35,500
142,500
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
55,500
229,000
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
52,500
215,500
East Tennessee State
Johnson City
TN
9,228
86
38
43,500
177,000
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-Chattanooga
Chattanooga
TN
9,224
82
57
41,500
171,000
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
48,500
200,000
William and Mary
Williamsburg
VA
6,190
38
42
50,500
207,500
George Mason
Fairfax
VA
21,672
87
37
54,000
221,500
James Madison
Harrisonburg
VA
18,798
77
19
46,000
190,000
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
36,000
146,500
Northern Virginia CC
Annandale
VA
15,540
100
25
24,000
48,500
Old Dominion
Norfolk
VA
14,702
89
76
42,500
176,000
Radford
Radford
VA
6,820
75
42
37,000
150,500
Tidewater CC
Norfolk
VA
6,693
100
7
22,500
45,500
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
VA
28,584
70
36
46,500
191,500
Virginia Commonwealth
Richmond
VA
19,825
87
60
45,000
183,000
UVa
Charlottesville
VA
16,267
24
35
43,000
177,500
Charleston
Charleston
WV
1,172
50
90
26,000
104,500
Concord
Athens
WV
1,436
82
77
14,000
55,500
Fairmont State
Fairmont
WV
2,955
85
78
14,000
57,500
Glenville State
Glenville
WV
1,009
100
57
16,500
66,500
West Virginia-Parkersburg
Parkersburg
WV
1,226
100
10
8,500
33,500
Potomac State W Virginia
Keyser
WV
980
100
50
14,000
58,000
Shepherd
Shepherdstown
WV
2,354
96
68
17,000
68,500
Southern West Virg Tech
Mount Gay
WV
1,007
100
7
12,000
24,500
West Virginia State
Institute
WV
1,585
95
54
19,000
79,000
West Liberty
West Liberty
WV
1,837
71
31
16,000
66,500
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
WV
1,148
51
66
16,500
67,500
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon
WV
1,118
64
99
20,500
84,500
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
41,500
170,500
ECPI
Virginia Beach
VA
13,005
74
36
27,500
114,000
Pierpont Tech
Fairmont
WV
1,054
100
35
12,000
24,000
Mountwest Tech
Huntington
WV
1,035
100
16
12,500
24,500
Blue Ridge Tech
Martinsburg
WV
1,041
100
9
12,500
25,000
American Public University
Charles Town
WV
2,425
100
58
10,000
41,000
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 $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
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
53,000
215,000
Ashland Tech
Ashland
KY
1,295
100
14
21,000
42,500
Berea
Berea
KY
1,652
30
100
55,500
227,500
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
42,000
174,000
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
33,000
136,000
Morehead State
Morehead
KY
5,393
78
74
20,500
82,000
Murray State
Murray
KY
6,190
82
89
37,500
154,000
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights
KY
8,243
90
83
33,000
135,500
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
36,000
148,500
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
MD
5,762
11
60
47,000
191,000
UMD Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
9,472
100
11
28,500
114,500
UMD Baltimore
Baltimore
MD
9,436
61
76
13,000
53,000
UMD College Park
College Park
MD
28,390
44
40
51,500
212,000
Montgomery
Rockville
MD
7,305
100
39
30,500
62,000
Morgan State
Baltimore
MD
5,759
68
42
36,500
150,000
Salisbury
Salisbury
MD
7,090
74
68
35,500
145,000
Towson
Towson
MD
17,209
76
49
42,500
173,500
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
69,500
284,000
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
49,500
201,000
Rutgers
New Brunswick
NJ
34,285
61
40
51,000
205,000
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
34,000
137,500
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
38,000
153,500
North Carolina A & T
Greensboro
NC
10,013
58
67
33,000
135,000
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
Western Carolina
Cullowhee
NC
8,934
69
63
21,000
85,500
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
Marietta
Marietta
OH
1,062
71
100
30,500
123,000
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
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
PA
7,263
84
18
40,500
165,500
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh
PA
6,425
15
46
72,000
293,500
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
51,500
206,500
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
PA
5,732
74
100
35,500
145,000
Indiana U of Pennsylvania
Indiana
PA
7,695
93
36
34,000
136,500
Kutztown
Kutztown
PA
6,458
90
65
31,000
127,500
Millersville
Millersville
PA
5,499
79
38
40,500
165,000
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
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock
PA
6,968
71
43
30,000
123,000
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
43,000
176,000
Villanova
Villanova
PA
6,528
28
51
59,500
243,500
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
35,500
142,500
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
55,500
229,000
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
52,500
215,500
East Tennessee State
Johnson City
TN
9,228
86
38
43,500
177,000
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-Chattanooga
Chattanooga
TN
9,224
82
57
41,500
171,000
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
48,500
200,000
William and Mary
Williamsburg
VA
6,190
38
42
67,000
276,000
George Mason
Fairfax
VA
21,672
87
37
54,000
221,500
James Madison
Harrisonburg
VA
18,798
77
19
46,000
190,000
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
39,500
161,500
Northern Virginia CC
Annandale
VA
15,540
100
25
24,000
48,500
Old Dominion
Norfolk
VA
14,702
89
76
42,500
176,000
Radford
Radford
VA
6,820
75
42
37,000
150,500
Tidewater CC
Norfolk
VA
6,693
100
7
22,500
45,500
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
VA
28,584
70
36
46,500
191,500
Virginia Commonwealth
Richmond
VA
19,825
87
60
49,000
199,000
UVa
Charlottesville
VA
16,267
24
35
50,000
204,500
Charleston
Charleston
WV
1,172
50
90
27,500
111,500
Concord
Athens
WV
1,436
82
77
14,000
55,500
Fairmont State
Fairmont
WV
2,955
85
78
14,000
57,500
Glenville State
Glenville
WV
1,009
100
57
16,500
66,500
West Virginia-Parkersburg
Parkersburg
WV
1,226
100
10
8,500
33,500
Potomac State W Virginia
Keyser
WV
980
100
50
14,000
58,000
Shepherd
Shepherdstown
WV
2,354
96
68
17,000
68,500
Southern West Virg Tech
Mount Gay
WV
1,007
100
7
12,000
24,500
West Virginia State
Institute
WV
1,585
95
54
19,000
79,000
West Liberty
West Liberty
WV
1,837
71
31
16,000
66,500
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
WV
1,148
51
66
19,500
79,500
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon
WV
1,118
64
99
20,500
84,500
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
41,500
170,500
ECPI
Virginia Beach
VA
13,005
74
36
28,000
114,500
Pierpont Tech
Fairmont
WV
1,054
100
35
12,000
24,000
Mountwest Tech
Huntington
WV
1,035
100
16
12,500
24,500
Blue Ridge Tech
Martinsburg
WV
1,041
100
9
12,500
25,000
American Public University
Charles Town
WV
2,425
100
58
10,000
41,000
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
IU-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
31,981
78
71
53,000
215,000
Ashland Tech
Ashland
KY
1,295
100
14
21,000
42,500
Berea
Berea
KY
1,652
30
100
55,500
227,500
Kentucky
Lexington
KY
20,622
96
77
42,000
174,000
Louisville
Louisville
KY
11,560
69
80
33,000
136,000
Morehead State
Morehead
KY
5,393
78
74
20,500
82,000
Murray State
Murray
KY
6,190
82
89
37,500
154,000
Northern Kentucky
Highland Heights
KY
8,243
90
83
33,000
135,500
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
KY
11,815
97
69
36,000
148,500
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
MD
5,762
11
60
71,500
290,500
UMD Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
9,472
100
11
28,500
114,500
UMD Baltimore
Baltimore
MD
9,436
61
76
16,500
67,000
UMD College Park
College Park
MD
28,390
44
40
51,500
212,000
Montgomery
Rockville
MD
7,305
100
39
30,500
62,000
Morgan State
Baltimore
MD
5,759
68
42
36,500
150,000
Salisbury
Salisbury
MD
7,090
74
68
35,500
145,000
Towson
Towson
MD
17,209
76
49
42,500
173,500
Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
30,204
23
52
69,500
284,000
Michigan State
East Lansing
MI
35,722
71
48
49,500
201,000
Rutgers
New Brunswick
NJ
34,285
61
40
51,000
205,000
Appalachian State
Boone
NC
16,622
77
36
34,000
137,500
East Carolina
Greenville
NC
19,204
79
45
38,000
153,500
North Carolina A & T
Greensboro
NC
10,013
58
67
33,000
135,000
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
Western Carolina
Cullowhee
NC
8,934
69
63
21,000
85,500
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
Marietta
Marietta
OH
1,062
71
100
30,500
123,000
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
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
PA
7,263
84
18
40,500
165,500
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh
PA
6,425
15
46
79,000
321,500
Drexel
Philadelphia
PA
13,878
75
100
61,000
244,500
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
PA
5,732
74
100
35,500
145,000
Indiana U of Pennsylvania
Indiana
PA
7,695
93
36
34,000
136,500
Kutztown
Kutztown
PA
6,458
90
65
31,000
127,500
Millersville
Millersville
PA
5,499
79
38
40,500
165,000
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
Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock
PA
6,968
71
43
30,000
123,000
Temple
Philadelphia
PA
26,247
60
79
43,000
176,000
Villanova
Villanova
PA
6,528
28
51
76,000
312,000
West Chester
West Chester
PA
13,044
75
19
35,500
142,500
Clemson
Clemson
SC
19,486
51
75
55,500
229,000
South Carolina
Columbia
SC
26,400
69
68
52,500
215,500
East Tennessee State
Johnson City
TN
9,228
86
38
43,500
177,000
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-Chattanooga
Chattanooga
TN
9,224
82
57
41,500
171,000
Tennessee
Knoxville
TN
22,018
79
54
48,500
200,000
William and Mary
Williamsburg
VA
6,190
38
42
67,000
276,000
George Mason
Fairfax
VA
21,672
87
37
54,000
221,500
James Madison
Harrisonburg
VA
18,798
77
19
46,000
190,000
Liberty
Lynchburg
VA
28,487
51
81
43,000
176,500
Northern Virginia CC
Annandale
VA
15,540
100
25
24,000
48,500
Old Dominion
Norfolk
VA
14,702
89
76
42,500
176,000
Radford
Radford
VA
6,820
75
42
37,000
150,500
Tidewater CC
Norfolk
VA
6,693
100
7
22,500
45,500
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
VA
28,584
70
36
46,500
191,500
Virginia Commonwealth
Richmond
VA
19,825
87
60
49,000
199,000
UVa
Charlottesville
VA
16,267
24
35
72,000
295,000
Charleston
Charleston
WV
1,172
50
90
31,000
125,500
Concord
Athens
WV
1,436
82
77
14,000
55,500
Fairmont State
Fairmont
WV
2,955
85
78
14,000
57,500
Glenville State
Glenville
WV
1,009
100
57
16,500
66,500
West Virginia-Parkersburg
Parkersburg
WV
1,226
100
10
8,500
33,500
Potomac State W Virginia
Keyser
WV
980
100
50
14,000
58,000
Shepherd
Shepherdstown
WV
2,354
96
68
17,000
68,500
Southern West Virg Tech
Mount Gay
WV
1,007
100
7
12,000
24,500
West Virginia State
Institute
WV
1,585
95
54
19,000
79,000
West Liberty
West Liberty
WV
1,837
71
31
16,000
66,500
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
WV
1,148
51
66
19,500
79,500
West Virginia Wesleyan
Buckhannon
WV
1,118
64
99
20,500
84,500
Purdue
West Lafayette
IN
32,606
60
43
41,500
170,500
ECPI
Virginia Beach
VA
13,005
74
36
28,000
114,500
Pierpont Tech
Fairmont
WV
1,054
100
35
12,000
24,000
Mountwest Tech
Huntington
WV
1,035
100
16
12,500
24,500
Blue Ridge Tech
Martinsburg
WV
1,041
100
9
12,500
25,000
American Public University
Charles Town
WV
2,425
100
58
10,000
41,000
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.