The table below lists and compares the top 100 colleges having Highest Graduate Tuition (Public) with tuition and key admission statistics. You can search schools by using input box in top right corner of table. In addition, you can sort the table a column that you want by clicking/touching the column name of the table.
*The statistics below is only based on data of four-years colleges granting bachelor's degree. Specialized schools such as law schools and medical schools were excluded from the analysis.
| School Name | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Acceptance Rate | SAT Scores | Enrollment | Students to Faculty | Graduation Rate | Earning after Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI |
$53,232 ($16,178) | $50,464 ($25,230) | 20.15% | - | 47,907 | 11 to 1 | 94% | $79,000 |
| 2 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CT |
$41,192 ($18,524) | $42,237 ($20,325) | 55.60% | 1,330 | 27,215 | 16 to 1 | 83% | $66,000 |
| 3 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA |
$35,394 ($20,362) | $42,024 ($25,248) | 66.68% | 1,360 | 32,277 | 14 to 1 | 84% | $61,200 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley Malvern, PA |
- (-) | $41,616 ($25,814) | - | - | 401 | - | - | $57,200 |
| 5 | The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA |
$36,476 ($18,898) | $39,778 ($23,719) | 92.26% | 1,250 | 46,810 | 14 to 1 | 72% | $57,200 |
| 6 | Wayne State University Detroit, MI |
$30,013 ($14,043) | $38,667 ($18,937) | 63.26% | 1,145 | 26,241 | 15 to 1 | 56% | $52,300 |
| 7 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI |
$40,562 ($14,750) | $38,638 ($19,714) | 83.25% | 1,210 | 49,695 | 16 to 1 | 82% | $63,200 |
| 8 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH |
$35,019 ($11,936) | $38,377 ($12,425) | 57.18% | 1,345 | 61,369 | 19 to 1 | 88% | $53,600 |
| 9 | George Mason University Fairfax, VA |
$36,579 ($13,119) | $37,956 ($16,644) | 91.30% | 1,245 | 38,541 | 17 to 1 | 70% | $63,900 |
| 10 | College of Charleston Charleston, SC |
$34,438 ($12,978) | $37,836 ($14,230) | 76.11% | 1,185 | 10,384 | 15 to 1 | 67% | $48,700 |
| 11 | University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA |
$35,139 ($14,677) | $36,485 ($18,938) | 78.90% | 1,170 | 16,259 | 17 to 1 | 49% | $53,700 |
| 12 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD |
$38,636 ($10,955) | $35,755 ($16,995) | 52.03% | 1,420 | 40,709 | 17 to 1 | 88% | $70,800 |
| 13 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VA |
$47,038 ($23,812) | $34,978 ($16,618) | 36.54% | 1,440 | 8,939 | 11 to 1 | 91% | $74,500 |
| 14 | University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD |
$40,013 ($11,213) | $34,877 ($17,038) | - | - | 7,137 | 7 to 1 | - | $114,200 |
| 15 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ |
$34,034 ($18,016) | $34,760 ($24,546) | 69.14% | 1,305 | 11,652 | 15 to 1 | 74% | $70,300 |
| 16 | University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI |
$34,218 ($12,186) | $34,550 ($16,502) | 69.98% | 1,185 | 18,025 | 13 to 1 | 59% | $51,800 |
| 17 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO |
$38,314 ($12,496) | $33,953 ($13,901) | 79.58% | 1,280 | 37,437 | 18 to 1 | 74% | $59,700 |
| 18 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ |
$37,258 ($12,736) | $33,644 ($13,460) | 87.27% | 1,245 | 45,601 | 15 to 1 | 64% | $56,000 |
| 19 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY |
$31,608 ($12,610) | $33,548 ($13,674) | 94.01% | 1,207 | 29,986 | 16 to 1 | 68% | $54,000 |
| 20 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA |
$53,626 ($19,244) | $33,520 ($20,906) | 20.74% | 1,440 | 25,628 | 15 to 1 | 94% | $79,400 |
| 21 | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN |
$38,352 ($11,333) | $33,352 ($11,329) | 85.04% | 1,270 | 43,064 | 16 to 1 | 81% | $57,800 |
| 22 | Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA |
$30,960 ($10,800) | $33,288 ($13,224) | 96.23% | 1,120 | 24,286 | 18 to 1 | 49% | $48,700 |
| 23 | University of Vermont Burlington, VT |
$43,890 ($19,002) | $33,246 ($14,580) | 63.51% | 1,325 | 13,292 | 16 to 1 | 77% | $55,200 |
| 24 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ |
$33,005 ($15,804) | $33,215 ($20,495) | 68.16% | 1,355 | 50,411 | 16 to 1 | 84% | $68,100 |
| 25 | Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ |
$32,409 ($15,208) | $33,186 ($20,466) | 77.43% | 1,150 | 13,231 | 15 to 1 | 65% | $68,100 |
| 26 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL |
$15,240 ($15,057) | $33,064 ($16,162) | 95.15% | 1,045 | 11,366 | 11 to 1 | 45% | $49,500 |
| 27 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA |
$36,964 ($16,439) | $32,809 ($16,251) | 65.53% | 1,355 | 31,642 | 17 to 1 | 84% | $57,700 |
| 28 | Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ |
$32,299 ($15,657) | $32,433 ($20,649) | 78.70% | 1,135 | 7,076 | 15 to 1 | 71% | $68,100 |
| 29 | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH |
$37,379 ($16,704) | $32,332 ($13,878) | 88.60% | 1,265 | 18,880 | 16 to 1 | 83% | $55,400 |
| 30 | Auburn University Auburn, AL |
$31,986 ($11,826) | $31,986 ($11,826) | 71.18% | - | 30,737 | 20 to 1 | 81% | $56,300 |
| 31 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN |
$31,664 ($13,244) | $31,798 ($13,380) | 74.94% | 1,255 | 30,559 | 17 to 1 | 72% | $56,700 |
| 32 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA |
$33,857 ($14,174) | $31,443 ($16,522) | 56.47% | 1,310 | 37,024 | 14 to 1 | 87% | $67,100 |
| 33 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA |
$33,964 ($12,852) | $31,334 ($16,764) | 15.96% | 1,405 | 39,771 | 19 to 1 | 92% | $85,900 |
| 34 | Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL |
$25,162 ($6,118) | $31,216 ($8,971) | 89.21% | 1,095 | 15,358 | 22 to 1 | 56% | $45,800 |
| 35 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA |
$31,905 ($9,942) | $31,012 ($12,065) | 86.21% | 1,240 | 30,318 | 16 to 1 | 74% | $62,000 |
| 36 | Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO |
$29,097 ($10,813) | $31,008 ($11,902) | 85.40% | 1,375 | 7,642 | 19 to 1 | 63% | $72,400 |
| 37 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL |
$31,090 ($11,620) | $30,940 ($11,470) | 78.90% | 1,220 | 37,840 | 20 to 1 | 72% | $51,600 |
| 38 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA |
$39,906 ($12,076) | $30,912 ($17,754) | 53.48% | - | 48,149 | 20 to 1 | 84% | $69,600 |
| 39 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL |
$32,892 ($15,442) | $30,862 ($17,823) | 59.66% | 1,415 | 52,679 | 20 to 1 | 85% | $70,900 |
| 40 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC |
$36,891 ($9,028) | $30,858 ($12,566) | 20.40% | 1,260 | 30,092 | 13 to 1 | 90% | $68,800 |
| 41 | University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO |
$28,532 ($11,214) | $30,756 ($12,528) | 56.61% | 1,160 | 13,874 | 19 to 1 | 58% | $49,200 |
| 42 | University of Oregon Eugene, OR |
$40,464 ($14,421) | $30,567 ($18,120) | 93.42% | - | 21,752 | 18 to 1 | 74% | $51,300 |
| 43 | Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC |
$30,176 ($15,846) | $30,342 ($16,012) | 63.90% | 1,098 | 5,576 | 12 to 1 | 58% | $39,800 |
| 44 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC |
$33,928 ($12,688) | $30,160 ($14,134) | 61.56% | 1,255 | 35,470 | 18 to 1 | 78% | $53,900 |
| 45 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA |
$30,153 ($14,408) | $30,153 ($16,965) | 92.22% | 1,145 | 7,869 | 15 to 1 | 54% | $51,500 |
| 46 | University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC |
$22,545 ($11,583) | $30,135 ($14,109) | 75.70% | 1,050 | 6,038 | 16 to 1 | 47% | $41,300 |
| 47 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL |
$28,659 ($6,381) | $30,130 ($12,737) | 30.13% | 1,385 | 53,372 | 17 to 1 | 91% | $65,700 |
| 48 | University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC |
$21,218 ($10,760) | $30,122 ($14,096) | 83.52% | 1,065 | 3,944 | 17 to 1 | 43% | $40,800 |
| 49 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH |
$37,202 ($18,962) | $29,992 ($16,352) | 86.72% | 1,205 | 14,348 | 16 to 1 | 78% | $57,700 |
| 50 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA |
$28,635 ($11,958) | $29,966 ($13,031) | 70.86% | 1,225 | 34,285 | 22 to 1 | 69% | $60,100 |
| 51 | University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI |
$33,354 ($15,332) | $29,774 ($16,322) | 76.46% | 1,190 | 17,649 | 17 to 1 | 70% | $58,400 |
| 52 | James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA |
$29,564 ($12,638) | $29,746 ($12,514) | 86.25% | 1,225 | 21,594 | 17 to 1 | 82% | $63,300 |
| 53 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA |
$25,600 ($15,586) | $29,710 ($22,784) | - | - | 4,312 | 13 to 1 | - | $57,200 |
| 54 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA |
$25,600 ($15,586) | $29,710 ($22,784) | - | - | 4,933 | 15 to 1 | - | $57,200 |
| 55 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC |
$29,916 ($9,131) | $29,690 ($11,703) | 47.48% | 1,355 | 36,042 | 14 to 1 | 84% | $59,500 |
| 56 | Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI |
$26,144 ($11,130) | $29,622 ($15,748) | 77.81% | 1,065 | 8,028 | 17 to 1 | 42% | $42,700 |
| 57 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA |
$36,657 ($15,319) | $29,546 ($15,518) | 92.77% | 1,185 | 29,070 | 18 to 1 | 68% | $49,700 |
| 58 | University of Maine Orono, ME |
$33,586 ($11,986) | $29,490 ($10,014) | 96.46% | 1,170 | 11,741 | 16 to 1 | 57% | $48,300 |
| 59 | Oregon State University Corvallis, OR |
$31,579 ($12,188) | $29,420 ($15,569) | 89.21% | 1,245 | 32,312 | 18 to 1 | 68% | $56,700 |
| 60 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA |
$43,980 ($14,226) | $29,262 ($14,160) | 14.44% | - | 42,327 | 19 to 1 | 93% | $79,000 |
| 61 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN |
$33,818 ($15,254) | $29,262 ($19,494) | 73.23% | 1,400 | 52,017 | 17 to 1 | 84% | $61,200 |
| 62 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX |
$39,776 ($14,564) | $29,252 ($15,088) | 87.21% | - | 28,669 | 25 to 1 | 72% | $61,400 |
| 63 | University of Idaho Moscow, ID |
$27,576 ($8,340) | $29,148 ($9,912) | 81.38% | 1,105 | 10,791 | 16 to 1 | 59% | $47,000 |
| 64 | University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN |
$19,148 ($13,850) | $29,060 ($19,292) | 79.54% | 1,215 | 10,275 | 17 to 1 | 65% | $56,300 |
| 65 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO |
$31,613 ($12,331) | $29,043 ($13,313) | 89.64% | 1,185 | 32,428 | 16 to 1 | 69% | $53,400 |
| 66 | University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA |
$43,824 ($14,070) | $28,997 ($13,895) | 58.64% | - | 19,161 | 25 to 1 | 78% | $53,800 |
| 67 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA |
$25,748 ($7,922) | $28,965 ($13,379) | 97.07% | - | 12,349 | 21 to 1 | 50% | $46,700 |
| 68 | Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI |
$15,700 ($15,295) | $28,818 ($16,672) | 84.61% | 1,055 | 16,294 | 15 to 1 | 48% | $43,900 |
| 69 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN |
$28,794 ($9,992) | $28,794 ($9,992) | 68.81% | 1,310 | 46,655 | 13 to 1 | 83% | $62,200 |
| 70 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA |
$44,399 ($14,645) | $28,710 ($13,608) | 48.75% | - | 39,074 | 20 to 1 | 87% | $68,100 |
| 71 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA |
$44,171 ($14,417) | $28,683 ($13,581) | 29.18% | - | 26,179 | 18 to 1 | 85% | $62,400 |
| 72 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA |
$44,454 ($14,700) | $28,666 ($13,564) | 34.20% | - | 39,576 | 19 to 1 | 89% | $69,600 |
| 73 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL |
$22,467 ($6,368) | $28,657 ($8,872) | 36.37% | 1,260 | 71,881 | 31 to 1 | 75% | $51,200 |
| 74 | University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA |
$43,508 ($13,754) | $28,569 ($13,467) | 65.38% | - | 26,434 | 22 to 1 | 76% | $55,300 |
| 75 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO |
$30,450 ($11,475) | $28,550 ($11,255) | 76.55% | 1,240 | 31,089 | 18 to 1 | 73% | $56,600 |
| 76 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL |
$28,476 ($14,126) | $28,468 ($17,277) | 78.80% | 1,195 | 33,518 | 18 to 1 | 62% | $61,300 |
| 77 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA |
$43,529 ($13,775) | $28,458 ($13,356) | 28.82% | - | 36,303 | 18 to 1 | 84% | $65,800 |
| 78 | Washington State University Pullman, WA |
$27,733 ($12,417) | $28,190 ($13,740) | 85.77% | - | 31,159 | 16 to 1 | 60% | $56,600 |
| 79 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
$43,012 ($13,258) | $28,138 ($13,036) | 10.77% | - | 44,589 | 18 to 1 | 92% | $73,200 |
| 80 | University of California-San Francisco San Francisco, CA |
- (-) | $28,101 ($12,999) | - | - | 3,201 | - | - | $156,800 |
| 81 | New College of Florida Sarasota, FL |
$29,944 ($6,916) | $28,067 ($11,384) | 74.18% | 1,230 | 675 | 6 to 1 | 66% | - |
| 82 | University of Louisville Louisville, KY |
$28,716 ($12,370) | $27,839 ($13,725) | 74.69% | 1,160 | 22,211 | 19 to 1 | 62% | $48,600 |
| 83 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO |
$26,235 ($10,599) | $27,803 ($11,745) | 75.98% | 1,325 | 16,147 | 16 to 1 | 57% | $57,200 |
| 84 | Idaho State University Pocatello, ID |
$25,326 ($7,872) | $27,778 ($10,324) | - | - | 11,766 | 13 to 1 | 39% | $43,900 |
| 85 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH |
$20,850 ($11,490) | $27,739 ($16,600) | 96.52% | 1,155 | 18,319 | 21 to 1 | 55% | $52,800 |
| 86 | The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX |
$21,528 ($9,231) | $27,560 ($9,479) | 90.50% | 1,120 | 34,742 | 27 to 1 | 51% | $49,600 |
| 87 | University of Georgia Athens, GA |
$31,108 ($12,068) | $27,464 ($11,156) | 39.98% | 1,360 | 39,147 | 17 to 1 | 88% | $59,100 |
| 88 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN |
$28,264 ($9,232) | $27,432 ($10,818) | 68.40% | 1,110 | 22,080 | 17 to 1 | 54% | $44,400 |
| 89 | University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HI |
$20,798 ($7,838) | $27,062 ($12,230) | 92.17% | 1,105 | 3,165 | 13 to 1 | 43% | $41,800 |
| 90 | Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT |
$25,708 ($12,304) | $27,040 ($13,816) | 73.20% | - | 4,644 | 14 to 1 | 57% | $49,000 |
| 91 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA |
$33,624 ($15,698) | $26,990 ($15,210) | 84.57% | 1,255 | 18,150 | 19 to 1 | 69% | $57,200 |
| 92 | Iowa State University Ames, IA |
$25,446 ($9,634) | $26,948 ($11,404) | 91.12% | 1,207 | 31,822 | 18 to 1 | 76% | $56,000 |
| 93 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL |
$18,786 ($5,656) | $26,707 ($11,553) | 37.07% | 1,260 | 43,569 | 21 to 1 | 83% | $53,900 |
| 94 | West Virginia University Morgantown, WV |
$25,320 ($8,976) | $26,676 ($10,332) | 89.82% | 1,130 | 26,269 | 21 to 1 | 64% | $52,700 |
| 95 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH |
$27,932 ($12,598) | $26,644 ($14,902) | 84.83% | 1,250 | 40,826 | 19 to 1 | 73% | $49,700 |
| 96 | Ball State University Muncie, IN |
$27,524 ($10,290) | $26,600 ($10,144) | 68.17% | 1,110 | 21,597 | 14 to 1 | 68% | $44,600 |
| 97 | Boise State University Boise, ID |
$24,980 ($8,060) | $26,558 ($9,638) | 83.13% | - | 24,069 | 18 to 1 | 54% | $43,100 |
| 98 | Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT |
$25,286 ($11,882) | $26,537 ($13,321) | 82.93% | - | 9,331 | 12 to 1 | 52% | $48,100 |
| 99 | University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL |
$26,730 ($13,710) | $26,532 ($11,916) | 90.09% | 1,085 | 2,600 | 12 to 1 | 52% | $36,100 |
| 100 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN |
$32,101 ($10,044) | $26,529 ($10,389) | 83.61% | 1,135 | 29,390 | 14 to 1 | 57% | $50,700 |
