Lowest out-of-state tuition, 2025-26

This list ranks the colleges on AdmitFacts by the tuition and fees they charge students from other states for 2025-26, lowest first.

The figure is the published sticker price from the College Scorecard, before any grants or scholarships.

Public universities charge residents of their own state less, so the in-state price is shown next to it; private colleges usually charge everyone the same.

Tuition and fees leave out housing, food, books and travel, which the cost of attendance on each college page includes.

Some states have tuition exchange programs that lower the out-of-state price for nearby residents, and those discounts are not part of these numbers.

Open a college page to see what families at each income level actually paid after aid.

	College	Out-of-state tuition, 2025-26	In-state tuition	Type
1	Naval Academy MD	$0	same for all	Public
2	Western Carolina NC	$8,685	$4,685	Public
3	Eastern Kentucky KY	$12,300	$10,740	Public
4	NIU IL	$13,792	same for all	Public
5	City Tech NY	$15,282	$7,332	Public
6	CCNY NY	$15,290	$7,340	Public
7	Hunter College NY	$15,332	$7,382	Public
8	Lehman College NY	$15,360	$7,410	Public
9	Brooklyn College NY	$15,400	$7,450	Public
10	Baruch College NY	$15,412	$7,462	Public
11	John Jay NY	$15,420	$7,470	Public
12	Central Michigan MI	$15,420	same for all	Public
13	Queens College NY	$15,488	$7,538	Public
14	University of Memphis TN	$15,960	$11,256	Public
15	Grambling State LA	$16,795	$7,783	Public
16	Eastern Michigan MI	$17,004	same for all	Public
17	FAU FL	$17,324	$4,879	Public
18	FAMU FL	$17,734	$5,785	Public
19	Grand Canyon University AZ	$17,900	same for all	Private nonprofit
20	Georgia Southern GA	$18,070	$6,022	Public
21	Kennesaw State GA	$18,072	$5,808	Public
22	SNHU NH	$18,410	same for all	Private nonprofit
23	USF FL	$18,416	$6,410	Public
24	SUNY Cortland NY	$18,984	$8,874	Public
25	Sam Houston State TX	$19,068	$9,228	Public
26	SUNY New Paltz NY	$19,172	$8,572	Public
27	SUNY Oswego NY	$19,255	$8,825	Public
28	Alabama A&M AL	$19,318	$10,558	Public
29	Morgan State MD	$19,456	$8,346	Public
30	Western Michigan MI	$19,908	$15,954	Public
31	FSU FL	$20,116	$5,656	Public
32	FIU FL	$20,204	$6,565	Public
33	Buffalo State NY	$20,273	$8,533	Public
34	UNF FL	$20,793	$6,389	Public
35	Cal State LA CA	$20,850	$7,530	Public
36	NC A&T NC	$20,873	$6,813	Public
37	UNT TX	$21,029	$11,309	Public
38	CSUN CA	$21,170	$7,850	Public
39	CSUDH CA	$21,173	$7,853	Public
40	University of Akron OH	$21,210	$13,530	Public
41	CSUF CA	$21,272	$7,952	Public
42	Cal Poly Pomona CA	$21,467	$8,147	Public
43	Fresno State CA	$21,544	$8,224	Public
44	SFSU CA	$21,644	$8,324	Public
45	SUU UT	$21,646	$7,094	Public
46	CSULB CA	$21,658	$8,338	Public
47	CSUSM CA	$21,774	$8,454	Public
48	UTSA TX	$21,939	$9,019	Public
49	San Jose State CA	$22,166	$8,846	Public
50	Chico State CA	$22,216	$8,896	Public
51	Sacramento State CA	$22,334	$9,014	Public
52	University of Houston TX	$22,427	$9,717	Public
53	GVSU MI	$22,588	$15,872	Public
54	Texas State TX	$22,821	$11,481	Public
55	Bowling Green OH	$22,880	$14,892	Public
56	Liberty University VA	$23,171	same for all	Private nonprofit
57	UWM WI	$23,515	$10,916	Public
58	UNC Charlotte NC	$23,523	$7,317	Public
59	ECU NC	$23,715	$7,438	Public
60	Kent State OH	$23,791	$13,628	Public
61	West Chester University PA	$23,876	$11,464	Public
62	UCF FL	$24,076	$6,368	Public
63	Texas Tech TX	$24,451	$11,852	Public
64	FGCU FL	$25,162	$6,118	Public
65	Georgia State GA	$25,320	$8,664	Public
66	New Mexico State NM	$25,350	$8,226	Public
67	UNCW NC	$25,420	$7,266	Public
68	SDSU CA	$25,500	$9,180	Public
69	Ohio University OH	$25,796	$14,582	Public
70	App State NC	$25,932	$7,642	Public
71	Oklahoma State OK	$25,964	$10,444	Public
72	Utah State UT	$26,259	$9,412	Public
73	Montclair State NJ	$27,570	$16,854	Public
74	Illinois State IL	$28,218	$16,152	Public
75	Rowan NJ	$28,252	$17,428	Public
76	University of Oklahoma OK	$28,301	$10,181	Public
77	Boise State ID	$28,478	$9,364	Public
78	Mississippi State MS	$28,736	$10,604	Public
79	Purdue IN	$28,794	$9,992	Public
80	Western Washington WA	$29,091	$9,924	Public
81	LSU LA	$29,228	$12,551	Public
82	UTA TX	$29,432	$11,950	Public
83	Ball State IN	$29,630	$11,082	Public
84	University of Cincinnati OH	$29,728	$14,394	Public
85	University of Louisville KY	$29,736	$13,390	Public
86	Coastal Carolina SC	$29,926	$11,640	Public
87	Iowa State IA	$30,140	$11,092	Public
88	CU Denver CO	$30,179	$10,835	Public
89	Clark Atlanta GA	$30,270	same for all	Private nonprofit
90	Ole Miss MS	$30,310	$10,150	Public
91	University of Nebraska NE	$30,330	$11,100	Public
92	WVU WV	$30,432	$10,752	Public
93	UIC IL	$30,754	$14,652	Public
94	University of Florida FL	$30,886	$6,381	Public
95	NAU AZ	$30,911	$13,439	Public
96	Washington State WA	$30,994	$13,888	Public
97	Towson MD	$31,332	$12,186	Public
98	University of Kansas KS	$31,332	$12,453	Public
99	University of Arkansas AR	$31,550	$10,496	Public
100	University of Utah UT	$31,768	$9,832	Public

Source: College Scorecard, tuition and fees 2025-26. Showing 100 colleges on AdmitFacts; ties are ordered by search interest.