The table below lists and compares the top 100 colleges having Highest 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 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA |
$48,324 ($19,670) | 63.91% | 1,190 | 1,698 | 11 to 1 | 74% | $65,200 | |
| 4 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VA |
$47,038 ($23,812) | $34,978 ($16,618) | 36.54% | 1,440 | 8,939 | 11 to 1 | 91% | $74,500 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA |
$44,399 ($14,645) | $28,710 ($13,608) | 48.75% | - | 39,074 | 20 to 1 | 87% | $68,100 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA |
$43,980 ($14,226) | $29,262 ($14,160) | 14.44% | - | 42,327 | 19 to 1 | 93% | $79,000 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA |
$43,529 ($13,775) | $28,458 ($13,356) | 28.82% | - | 36,303 | 18 to 1 | 84% | $65,800 |
| 12 | University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA |
$43,508 ($13,754) | $28,569 ($13,467) | 65.38% | - | 26,434 | 22 to 1 | 76% | $55,300 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX |
$40,996 ($11,752) | $22,944 ($12,050) | 28.75% | 1,365 | 50,476 | 17 to 1 | 88% | $73,900 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | University of Oregon Eugene, OR |
$40,464 ($14,421) | $30,567 ($18,120) | 93.42% | - | 21,752 | 18 to 1 | 74% | $51,300 |
| 18 | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX |
$40,134 ($13,239) | $24,106 ($10,733) | 64.28% | 1,260 | 70,418 | 19 to 1 | 83% | $67,800 |
| 19 | Texas A & M University Health Science Center Bryan, TX |
$40,134 ($13,239) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 20 | University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD |
$40,013 ($11,213) | $34,877 ($17,038) | - | - | 7,137 | 7 to 1 | - | $114,200 |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI |
$38,608 ($10,720) | $25,501 ($12,175) | 60.35% | 1,410 | 44,640 | 16 to 1 | 89% | $68,000 |
| 25 | Clemson University Clemson, SC |
$38,550 ($15,558) | $23,246 ($11,796) | 49.22% | 1,320 | 26,406 | 16 to 1 | 85% | $58,900 |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI |
$38,112 ($16,966) | $22,981 ($21,996) | 85.75% | 1,233 | 6,873 | 13 to 1 | 69% | $66,800 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 31 | 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 |
| 32 | 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 |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | University of Delaware Newark, DE |
$36,880 ($15,020) | $18,128 ($35,192) | 72.35% | 1,248 | 23,613 | 15 to 1 | 82% | $64,000 |
| 35 | 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 |
| 36 | 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 |
| 37 | 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 |
| 38 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC |
$35,826 ($12,570) | $18,540 ($10,890) | 86.40% | - | 3,740 | 12 to 1 | 73% | $59,600 |
| 39 | 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 |
| 40 | 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 |
| 41 | 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 |
| 42 | 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 |
| 43 | 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 |
| 44 | 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 |
| 45 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH |
$33,985 ($15,785) | 82.64% | 1,190 | 717 | 10 to 1 | 60% | $57,700 | |
| 46 | 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 |
| 47 | 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 |
| 48 | 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 |
| 49 | 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 |
| 50 | 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 |
| 51 | 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 |
| 52 | 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 |
| 53 | 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 |
| 54 | 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 |
| 55 | 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 |
| 56 | 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 |
| 57 | 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 |
| 58 | Auburn University Auburn, AL |
$31,986 ($11,826) | $31,986 ($11,826) | 71.18% | - | 30,737 | 20 to 1 | 81% | $56,300 |
| 59 | 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 |
| 60 | 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 |
| 61 | 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 |
| 62 | 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 |
| 63 | 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 |
| 64 | St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD |
$31,200 ($15,124) | $21,236 ($21,236) | 77.33% | 1,238 | 1,508 | 9 to 1 | 73% | $55,200 |
| 65 | 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 |
| 66 | 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 |
| 67 | 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 |
| 68 | The University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA |
$30,672 ($11,162) | 83.37% | 1,110 | 1,905 | 11 to 1 | 39% | $43,800 | |
| 69 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA |
$30,602 ($17,378) | $24,812 ($18,278) | 72.33% | - | 37,236 | 13 to 1 | 75% | $59,000 |
| 70 | 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 |
| 71 | University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA |
$30,256 ($13,830) | $21,108 ($11,388) | 81.92% | 1,225 | 4,293 | 13 to 1 | 68% | $56,200 |
| 72 | 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 |
| 73 | 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 |
| 74 | Castleton University Castleton, VT |
$30,046 ($13,078) | $12,240 ($12,222) | 87.29% | 1,058 | 2,211 | 14 to 1 | 55% | $40,800 |
| 75 | 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 |
| 76 | New College of Florida Sarasota, FL |
$29,944 ($6,916) | $28,067 ($11,384) | 74.18% | 1,230 | 675 | 6 to 1 | 66% | - |
| 77 | 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 |
| 78 | Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR |
$29,709 ($10,269) | $18,369 ($17,970) | 91.57% | - | 4,554 | 13 to 1 | 48% | $43,400 |
| 79 | The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ |
$29,594 ($17,287) | $15,031 ($15,883) | 61.98% | 1,260 | 7,783 | 13 to 1 | 87% | $64,900 |
| 80 | 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 |
| 81 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ |
$29,438 ($11,348) | $24,432 ($12,608) | 88.19% | - | 74,795 | 18 to 1 | 66% | $55,500 |
| 82 | The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX |
$29,299 ($11,727) | $24,005 ($10,853) | 92.70% | 1,110 | 48,072 | 24 to 1 | 51% | $54,000 |
| 83 | Portland State University Portland, OR |
$29,286 ($10,386) | $24,009 ($16,518) | 98.43% | 1,125 | 23,640 | 19 to 1 | 54% | $50,800 |
| 84 | The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA |
$29,172 ($8,529) | $21,659 ($10,007) | 99.46% | 1,100 | 2,281 | 16 to 1 | 43% | $36,900 |
| 85 | 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 |
| 86 | Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR |
$28,962 ($11,142) | $18,569 ($15,734) | 89.70% | 1,105 | 5,140 | 20 to 1 | 41% | $43,400 |
| 87 | 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 |
| 88 | 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 |
| 89 | Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA |
$28,704 ($9,524) | $20,862 ($7,308) | 87.68% | 1,165 | 6,873 | 16 to 1 | 62% | $45,200 |
| 90 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY |
$28,702 ($10,782) | $26,178 ($14,388) | 70.09% | 1,270 | 32,347 | 14 to 1 | 74% | $62,100 |
| 91 | 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 |
| 92 | 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 |
| 93 | 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 |
| 94 | 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 |
| 95 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD |
$28,470 ($12,280) | $23,580 ($14,814) | 81.20% | 1,315 | 13,497 | 17 to 1 | 71% | $59,600 |
| 96 | The University of Montana Missoula, MT |
$28,416 ($7,432) | $24,096 ($6,892) | 82.14% | 1,175 | 9,808 | 18 to 1 | 48% | $43,300 |
| 97 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY |
$28,375 ($10,455) | $25,628 ($13,838) | 48.06% | 1,390 | 26,782 | 19 to 1 | 78% | $62,600 |
| 98 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT |
$28,345 ($8,893) | $25,705 ($8,068) | 94.97% | 1,285 | 33,081 | 17 to 1 | 67% | $63,500 |
| 99 | Montana State University Bozeman, MT |
$28,264 ($7,528) | $22,391 ($6,805) | 73.00% | 1,185 | 16,218 | 17 to 1 | 55% | $48,900 |
| 100 | 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 |
