Table 8-20
Average undergraduate charge at public 4-year institutions, by state: 1996, 2001, and 2006
(Dollars)
 
State 1996 2001 2006
 
United States 7,014 8,653 12,108
Alabama 5,735 7,349 9,625
Alaska 6,663 8,390 10,620
Arizona 5,996 7,874 11,480
Arkansas 5,055 6,797 9,192
California 8,209 9,590 13,685
Colorado 7,030 8,362 11,569
Connecticut 8,755 10,521 14,658
Delaware 8,512 10,283 14,326
District of Columbia NA NA NA
Florida 6,251 7,947 10,141
Georgia 5,690 7,463 10,062
Hawaii NA 8,272 9,042
Idaho 5,306 6,765 8,982
Illinois 7,841 9,532 13,976
Indiana 7,388 9,239 12,388
Iowa 5,945 7,587 12,329
Kansas 5,688 6,654 9,980
Kentucky 5,454 6,923 10,663
Louisiana 5,503 6,329 8,506
Maine 7,899 9,371 12,568
Maryland 8,731 10,834 14,793
Massachusetts 8,770 9,207 14,651
Michigan 8,189 9,825 13,693
Minnesota 6,734 8,127 12,777
Mississippi 5,416 7,195 9,461
Missouri 6,768 8,203 11,861
Montana 7,803 7,615 10,613
Nebraska 5,503 7,355 11,286
Nevada 7,400 8,247 10,865
New Hampshire 8,730 11,720 15,479
New Jersey 9,118 12,007 17,708
New Mexico 5,299 7,086 9,579
New York 8,971 10,260 13,275
North Carolina 5,119 7,076 9,675
North Dakota 5,641 6,418 9,829
Ohio 8,157 10,451 16,032
Oklahoma 4,296 6,022 9,404
Oregon 7,395 9,394 12,720
Pennsylvania 9,138 11,091 15,464
Rhode Island 9,453 11,095 14,315
South Carolina 6,964 9,096 13,145
South Dakota 5,613 6,975 9,493
Tennessee 5,373 7,658 9,956
Texas 5,471 7,614 10,973
Utah 5,389 6,598 8,745
Vermont 10,657 12,847 16,571
Virginia 8,207 8,751 12,279
Washington 7,129 8,909 12,384
West Virginia 6,119 7,290 9,992
Wisconsin 5,839 7,396 10,560
Wyoming 5,429 7,017 8,946
 
Puerto Rico NA NA NA
 

NA = not available

NOTES: National average for United States from Digest of Education Statistics data tables. Average charges for entire academic year. Tuition and fees weighted by number of full-time-equivalent undergraduates but not adjusted to reflect student residency. Room and board based on full-time students.

SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (various years).

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