Trends in Higher Education

In 2009-10, average published tuition and fees for in-state students at public four-year colleges and universities range from highs of $12,002 in Vermont and $11,167 in New Jersey to lows of $3,686 in Wyoming and $4,290 in Louisiana. (The average price in Puerto Rico is $1,930 and in the District of Columbia it is $3,899).


— Data are insufficient to report.
Note: Data on individual states should be interpreted with caution because of the possible impact of reporting errors and missing data on states with small numbers of institutions. In Colorado, all state residents enrolled in public institutions and selected private institutions are eligible for tuition vouchers from the College Opportunity Fund. The tuition figures reported here are based on prices that include the voucher amount, but not all institutions reported this information in a consistent manner.
Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.

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  • In 2009-10, average published tuition and fees for public two-year colleges range from highs of $6,070 in Vermont and $5,888 in New Hampshire to lows of $817 in California and $1,204 in New Mexico.
  • In 2009-10, average published tuition and fees for private four-year colleges range from highs of $33,762 in Massachusetts and $33,180 in Connecticut to lows of $5,627 in Utah and $6,284 in Idaho. (The average price in Puerto Rico is $5,322.)

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