Public Universities with the Lowest Out-of-State Tuition

Public Universities with the Lowest Out-of-State Tuition, ranked by annual out-of-state tuition and fees. Public four-year campuses; sticker tuition before aid. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 516 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico$5,27457%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 2University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico$5,35455%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi 3University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico$5,35459%—$11k$31k52%2,6691 mi 4University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, Puerto Rico$5,35452%—$11k$31k46%2,2782 mi 5University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, Puerto Rico$5,35453%955$10k$31k50%2,06912 mi 6University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, Puerto Rico$5,36455%—$13k$30k47%2,5294 mi 7University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico$5,95481%909$8k$28k46%1,8831 mi 8University of Puerto RicoBayamon, Puerto Rico$6,28435%—$8k$34k37%2,8514 mi 9Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana$7,51851%1090$7k$47k38%2,153169 mi 10University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina$7,64893%1056$10k$43k44%5,33066 mi 11Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, Mississippi$7,69292%870$10k$32k27%1,439216 mi 12University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico$7,98655%932$13k$31k37%2,4044 mi 13Wayne State CollegeWayne, Nebraska$8,216——$15k$47k52%3,010394 mi 14Chadron State CollegeChadron, Nebraska$8,290——$13k$47k50%1,540599 mi 15Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina$8,35382%959$8k$40k38%5,76281 mi 16Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, Mississippi$8,49290%1090$12k$46k47%1,605192 mi 17Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma$8,499——$14k$46k40%3,514453 mi 18Delta State UniversityCleveland, Mississippi$8,605100%1050$14k$42k48%1,620234 mi 19Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina$8,63082%1157$13k$49k60%10,024233 mi 20Peru State CollegePeru, Nebraska$8,640——$12k$47k38%1,092428 mi 21Minot State UniversityMinot, North Dakota$8,70265%1051$13k$52k45%2,062440 mi 22Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, Mississippi$8,78545%904$13k$36k57%2,363116 mi 23Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey$8,856———$69k—6,70720 mi 24Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North Dakota$9,11837%—$14k$51k51%1,090505 mi 25Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico$9,17492%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 26Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, Louisiana$9,24291%1090$13k$45k54%4,73729 mi 27Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$9,84099%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 28Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri$9,90374%950$16k$44k58%6,373320 mi 29McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, Louisiana$9,98978%1087$12k$46k47%5,00528 mi 30Central State UniversityWilberforce, Ohio$10,05899%—$13k$33k23%2,620128 mi 31Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, Minnesota$10,23756%1090$15k$54k48%3,139139 mi 32Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota$10,24595%1092$14k$56k40%5,088129 mi 33Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, Minnesota$10,36162%1050$15k$51k45%2,315238 mi 34Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota$10,42859%1090$18k$51k57%3,072220 mi 35Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina$10,53664%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 36Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia$10,58876%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 37Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas$10,620——$23k$43k37%1,456289 mi 38Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia$10,656——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 39Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, Georgia$10,94886%1023$8k$38k20%2,544190 mi 40West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas$10,99699%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 41Glenville State UniversityGlenville, West Virginia$11,354——$14k$39k34%1,096183 mi 42University of GuamMangilao, Guam$11,414——$9k$36k37%2,515< 1 mi 43Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio$11,47384%1120$13k$42k50%7,96154 mi 44Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma$11,66465%1003$10k$44k30%1,498530 mi 45Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, South Dakota$11,86696%1087$16k$47k43%1,928589 mi 46Northern State UniversityAberdeen, South Dakota$11,94793%1089$16k$48k49%1,273318 mi 47The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona$11,960——$31k$35k11%20,1527 mi 48Jackson State UniversityJackson, Mississippi$11,96593%965$24k$39k51%4,600132 mi 49University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi$11,99899%1190$22k$44k49%10,07565 mi 50Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, Illinois$12,00448%—$12k$58k22%2,55621 mi 51University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland$12,336——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi 52New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico$12,336——$15k$46k26%1,451546 mi 53Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, Texas$12,53094%—$12k$56k43%4,087350 mi 54University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California$12,540——$33k$66k43%4,4915 mi 55Chicago State UniversityChicago, Illinois$12,75443%—$12k$43k15%1,3844 mi 56Dakota State UniversityMadison, South Dakota$12,75688%1215$21k$51k51%2,071308 mi 57South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota$12,80998%1120$20k$55k62%9,198282 mi 58Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois$12,92298%1100$15k$56k57%8,750240 mi 59University of South DakotaVermillion, South Dakota$12,94299%1125$20k$52k60%5,439362 mi 60Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois$13,24870%—$13k$58k49%11,30153 mi 61University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, Minnesota$13,28888%—$12k$58k50%1,729222 mi 62Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois$13,33487%1055$13k$53k62%8,494288 mi 63SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York$13,57292%—$15k$48k38%2,74131 mi 64Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky$13,65896%870$8k$36k32%1,309245 mi 65Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia$13,84496%—$16k$48k21%11,344207 mi 66University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana$14,00874%1052$12k$48k38%4,6381 mi 67Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$14,02446%975$10k$46k26%1,8444 mi 68Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico$14,342——$9k$39k32%2,026301 mi 69New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey$14,46098%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 70East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee$14,52286%1144$16k$45k53%10,004267 mi 71Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas$14,52282%1090$12k$43k55%9,110378 mi 72Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana$14,65092%1022$7k$42k34%5,63297 mi 73Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania$14,67671%1095$20k$53k66%6,78868 mi 74Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan$14,76090%1091$18k$56k59%10,03543 mi 75Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee$14,76696%1088$10k$44k40%7,560352 mi 76Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan$14,77891%1012$9k$55k47%8,10648 mi 77University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine$14,862100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 78Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan$14,890——$13k$49k51%1,3256 mi 79South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota$14,90080%1245$20k$72k53%2,071569 mi 80Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky$14,98077%—$10k$43k52%4,578226 mi 81West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, West Virginia$14,99096%955$11k$40k39%1,321211 mi 82CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York$15,18568%——$66k—3,2541 mi 83Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois$15,26471%—$13k$54k45%4,410186 mi 84CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York$15,28280%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 85University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, Nebraska$15,28489%1118$16k$50k58%4,088544 mi 86CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$15,29060%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 87CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York$15,30286%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 88CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York$15,30864%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 89CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$15,33254%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 90Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$15,35691%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 mi 91CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$15,36057%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 92University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee$15,38472%1088$12k$48k51%12,701322 mi 93CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$15,40258%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 94CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York$15,41448%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 95Emporia State UniversityEmporia, Kansas$15,41998%1120$16k$48k56%2,239511 mi 96CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$15,42057%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.