Cost of attendance vs average net price, by state

  1. All reported$17,700All reported: median cost of attendance $39,947, median average net price $19,830, median gap $17,700.
  2. Vermont$40,833Vermont: median cost of attendance $69,043, median average net price $31,387, median gap $40,833.
  3. Massachusetts$34,819Massachusetts: median cost of attendance $64,601, median average net price $26,309, median gap $34,819.
  4. Rhode Island$32,492Rhode Island: median cost of attendance $69,151, median average net price $37,087, median gap $32,492.
  5. Pennsylvania$31,985Pennsylvania: median cost of attendance $56,456, median average net price $24,806, median gap $31,985.
  6. D.C.$31,549District of Columbia: median cost of attendance $67,798, median average net price $32,773, median gap $31,549.
  7. New Jersey$31,275New Jersey: median cost of attendance $44,513, median average net price $18,457, median gap $31,275.
  8. Iowa$29,380Iowa: median cost of attendance $53,336, median average net price $22,894, median gap $29,380.
  9. Illinois$27,314Illinois: median cost of attendance $46,137, median average net price $18,143, median gap $27,314.
  10. California$26,714California: median cost of attendance $47,842, median average net price $22,597, median gap $26,714.
  11. Connecticut$25,922Connecticut: median cost of attendance $58,797, median average net price $28,356, median gap $25,922.
  12. New York$25,471New York: median cost of attendance $48,271, median average net price $21,674, median gap $25,471.
  13. Indiana$24,985Indiana: median cost of attendance $44,140, median average net price $18,728, median gap $24,985.
  14. Oregon$24,795Oregon: median cost of attendance $48,645, median average net price $22,547, median gap $24,795.
  15. Kansas$24,346Kansas: median cost of attendance $47,792, median average net price $20,443, median gap $24,346.
  16. Wisconsin$24,047Wisconsin: median cost of attendance $47,431, median average net price $20,293, median gap $24,047.
  17. North Carolina$22,984North Carolina: median cost of attendance $41,964, median average net price $19,783, median gap $22,984.
  18. Kentucky$21,689Kentucky: median cost of attendance $42,017, median average net price $17,991, median gap $21,689.
  19. Minnesota$21,614Minnesota: median cost of attendance $46,955, median average net price $21,935, median gap $21,614.
  20. Michigan$21,521Michigan: median cost of attendance $37,717, median average net price $17,562, median gap $21,521.
  21. Virginia$21,416Virginia: median cost of attendance $43,585, median average net price $22,206, median gap $21,416.
  22. Ohio$21,167Ohio: median cost of attendance $45,177, median average net price $20,633, median gap $21,167.
  23. Arizona$20,543Arizona: median cost of attendance $41,648, median average net price $20,995, median gap $20,543.
  24. Tennessee$17,335Tennessee: median cost of attendance $39,109, median average net price $18,130, median gap $17,335.
  25. Nebraska$17,078Nebraska: median cost of attendance $36,469, median average net price $19,269, median gap $17,078.
  26. Maryland$16,922Maryland: median cost of attendance $40,225, median average net price $19,294, median gap $16,922.
  27. Washington$16,307Washington: median cost of attendance $32,722, median average net price $21,201, median gap $16,307.
  28. Missouri$15,487Missouri: median cost of attendance $36,814, median average net price $19,136, median gap $15,487.
  29. South Carolina$15,442South Carolina: median cost of attendance $34,475, median average net price $19,990, median gap $15,442.
  30. New Hampshire$13,722New Hampshire: median cost of attendance $41,229, median average net price $24,059, median gap $13,722.
  31. West Virginia$13,696West Virginia: median cost of attendance $24,890, median average net price $11,350, median gap $13,696.
  32. New Mexico$13,291New Mexico: median cost of attendance $24,657, median average net price $17,550, median gap $13,291.
  33. Texas$13,216Texas: median cost of attendance $30,052, median average net price $16,577, median gap $13,216.
  34. Florida$12,805Florida: median cost of attendance $25,821, median average net price $15,350, median gap $12,805.
  35. Colorado$12,527Colorado: median cost of attendance $29,161, median average net price $18,422, median gap $12,527.
  36. Louisiana$12,296Louisiana: median cost of attendance $25,426, median average net price $13,357, median gap $12,296.
  37. Maine$11,938Maine: median cost of attendance $31,940, median average net price $19,835, median gap $11,938.
  38. Idaho$11,562Idaho: median cost of attendance $25,661, median average net price $15,321, median gap $11,562.
  39. Alabama$11,307Alabama: median cost of attendance $28,880, median average net price $18,255, median gap $11,307.
  40. Oklahoma$11,185Oklahoma: median cost of attendance $27,936, median average net price $15,743, median gap $11,185.
  41. Hawaii$11,090Hawaii: median cost of attendance $25,270, median average net price $17,608, median gap $11,090.
  42. Arkansas$11,070Arkansas: median cost of attendance $28,340, median average net price $17,192, median gap $11,070.
  43. Mississippi$10,425Mississippi: median cost of attendance $28,433, median average net price $16,435, median gap $10,425.
  44. Georgia$10,410Georgia: median cost of attendance $28,586, median average net price $15,911, median gap $10,410.
  45. Utah$8,199Utah: median cost of attendance $22,600, median average net price $15,478, median gap $8,199.
  46. North Dakota$8,162North Dakota: median cost of attendance $23,198, median average net price $14,856, median gap $8,162.
  47. South Dakota$6,812South Dakota: median cost of attendance $26,484, median average net price $20,691, median gap $6,812.
  48. Montana$5,210Montana: median cost of attendance $26,512, median average net price $21,302, median gap $5,210.
Each row is one state's medians across its four-year public and private nonprofit colleges, sorted by median gap (right column), widest first. The median gap is the median of each college's own gap, so it can differ slightly from the distance between the two dots. Source: CollegesRef analysis of U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data, data year 2025.

Source: CollegesRef analysis of College Scorecard data