Largest Public University in Each State — Net Price by Income

College Scorecard net price for the largest public campus in every state, across five income brackets.

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For each state, this is the largest public university by Scorecard student size that reports net price by income. It is a flagship-style snapshot, not a legal definition of “flagship.” Use it to see how the same campus prices a $25k family versus a $120k family.

Source: College Scorecard net price bands and enrollment. IPEDS institutional control = Public.

StateLargest public$0–30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110k$110k+
AKUniversity of Alaska Anchorage$11,582$13,401$16,662$18,826$20,975
ALThe University of Alabama$19,169$19,884$22,258$25,658$26,729
ARUniversity of Arkansas$14,319$14,322$15,934$20,772$22,470
ASAmerican Samoa Community College$3,681$2,238$3,800$3,396$4,065
AZArizona State University Campus Immersion$9,070$10,711$16,801$20,130$24,296
CACalifornia State University-Fullerton$3,315$4,123$6,090$8,930$15,631
COUniversity of Colorado Boulder$14,231$14,381$18,828$26,915$34,818
CTConnecticut State Community College$11,009$11,280$12,173$12,512$13,551
DCUniversity of the District of Columbia$10,268$10,399$10,557$16,312
DEUniversity of Delaware$10,901$10,099$13,225$17,401$25,580
FLUniversity of Central Florida$5,816$7,174$10,128$14,902$17,681
FMCollege of Micronesia-FSM$6,747$7,903
GAKennesaw State University$12,235$12,661$15,185$18,263$19,309
GUUniversity of Guam$7,105$7,468$9,639$11,272$14,692
HIUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa$10,675$12,246$14,469$18,760$22,562
IAIowa State University$10,582$11,506$15,463$19,605$22,496
IDBoise State University$18,165$17,974$20,731$23,573$25,893
ILUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign$2,038$5,373$7,982$15,152$28,761
INPurdue University-Main Campus$5,098$6,241$9,438$18,177$22,742
KSUniversity of Kansas$12,544$12,942$15,154$19,169$22,544
KYUniversity of Kentucky$12,182$12,119$16,313$21,192$26,781
LALouisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College$13,056$15,696$20,223$23,878$26,489
MAUniversity of Massachusetts-Amherst$10,164$10,456$12,932$18,964$30,793
MDUniversity of Maryland Global Campus$21,830$24,400$24,400
MEUniversity of Maine$12,642$13,280$14,631$18,508$22,018
MHCollege of the Marshall Islands$9,996
MIMichigan State University$7,068$10,830$16,521$22,703$28,546
MNUniversity of Minnesota-Twin Cities$6,642$7,283$9,931$16,415$27,008
MOUniversity of Missouri-Columbia$13,841$13,378$13,722$19,762$26,304
MPNorthern Marianas College$2,383$1,982$4,702$6,429$4,014
MSUniversity of Mississippi$8,945$9,217$14,794$18,573$21,313
MTMontana State University$17,797$18,570$21,977$24,732$25,905
NCNorth Carolina State University at Raleigh$6,382$8,758$13,334$20,087$24,652
NDUniversity of North Dakota$13,126$12,251$15,206$18,981$20,730
NEUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln$12,751$13,054$14,699$18,975$22,346
NHUniversity of New Hampshire-Main Campus$16,523$17,476$19,446$22,815$28,588
NJRutgers University-New Brunswick$16,343$16,210$18,282$25,106$35,016
NMUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus$11,938$13,045$16,196$17,906$19,053
NVCollege of Southern Nevada$5,627$6,178$7,793$9,753$13,022
NYUniversity at Buffalo$14,668$16,585$21,262$24,117$28,079
OHOhio State University-Main Campus$4,885$5,751$9,807$20,461$27,359
OKUniversity of Oklahoma-Norman Campus$10,509$10,602$14,536$19,342$20,986
OROregon State University$12,107$13,036$15,729$20,262$27,459
PAPennsylvania State University-Main Campus$19,845$20,049$25,667$31,834$37,831
PRUniversity of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez$17,939$17,931$17,929$17,457$18,466
PWPalau Community College$2,690$2,831$3,945$2,029
RIUniversity of Rhode Island$14,368$12,923$17,803$23,394$28,460
SCUniversity of South Carolina-Columbia$12,634$14,953$19,859$24,478$28,125
SDSouth Dakota State University$14,266$15,248$18,073$20,706$21,886
TNThe University of Tennessee-Knoxville$10,029$12,162$18,206$23,627$25,688
TXTexas A&M University-College Station$12,784$13,317$17,435$26,520$30,660
UTUtah Valley University$3,904$4,231$5,664$8,115$13,297
VANorthern Virginia Community College$7,463$8,317$10,762$13,835$16,630
VIUniversity of the Virgin Islands$6,578$5,968$8,551$11,160$11,863
VTUniversity of Vermont$11,127$13,373$14,339$20,926$25,775
WAUniversity of Washington-Seattle Campus$6,384$7,039$8,110$14,328$30,019
WIUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison$4,200$4,101$8,134$17,763$27,292
WVWest Virginia University$9,450$12,501$14,179$18,710$20,273
WYUniversity of Wyoming$7,977$7,730$9,585$15,205$19,634

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