Among flagship institutions, Ohio State University was the most successful in limiting increases in tuition and fees for in-state students. Its tuition and fees went from 10th highest among the 50 flagships in 2007-8 to 29th highest in 2017-18. It also had the highest enrollment in 2015, and had the fourth-lowest 10-year increase for out-of-state tuition and fees. Some institutions, like the University of Georgia, raised tuition and fees for in-state students by a much higher percentage than they did for out-of-state students over the decade. Others, like the University at Buffalo, raised out-of-state tuition and fees at a much higher rate.
In-state tuition and fees
| 1. | Ohio State U. | $10,196 | $10,210 | $10,591 | 3.7% | 3.9% | 58,663 |
| 2. | U. of Maryland at College Park | $9,365 | $10,357 | $10,399 | 0.4% | 11.0% | 38,140 |
| 3. | U. of Maine at Orono | $9,789 | $10,811 | $10,902 | 0.8% | 11.4% | 10,922 |
| 4. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | $9,210 | $10,567 | $10,533 | -0.3% | 14.4% | 48,514 |
| 5. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park | $16,028 | $18,208 | $18,436 | 1.3% | 15.0% | 47,307 |
| 6. | U. of Texas at Austin | $9,014 | $10,284 | $10,414 | 1.3% | 15.5% | 50,950 |
| 7. | U. of Missouri at Columbia | $9,518 | $10,900 | $11,008 | 1.0% | 15.7% | 35,424 |
| 8. | Rutgers U. at New Brunswick | $12,558 | $14,619 | $14,638 | 0.1% | 16.6% | 49,428 |
| 9. | U. of Montana at Missoula | $6,042 | $6,322 | $7,063 | 11.7% | 16.9% | 13,044 |
| 10. | U. of North Dakota | $7,204 | $8,277 | $8,447 | 2.1% | 17.3% | 14,951 |
| 11. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | $12,277 | $14,650 | $14,826 | 1.2% | 20.8% | 43,651 |
| 12. | U. of Iowa | $7,395 | $8,468 | $8,964 | 5.9% | 21.2% | 30,844 |
| 13. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | $13,080 | $15,968 | $15,868 | -0.6% | 21.3% | 45,842 |
| 14. | U. of Nebraska at Lincoln | $7,305 | $8,685 | $8,901 | 2.5% | 21.9% | 25,260 |
| 15. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $11,617 | $14,385 | $14,417 | 0.2% | 24.1% | 50,678 |
| 16. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | $8,447 | $10,668 | $10,533 | -1.3% | 24.7% | 42,716 |
| 17. | U. of Wyoming | $4,177 | $5,142 | $5,217 | 1.5% | 24.9% | 12,648 |
| 18. | U. of South Carolina at Columbia | $9,808 | $12,058 | $12,262 | 1.7% | 25.0% | 33,724 |
| 19. | U. of Vermont | $14,165 | $17,598 | $17,740 | 0.8% | 25.2% | 12,815 |
| 20. | U. of Arkansas at Fayetteville | $7,096 | $8,972 | $9,062 | 1.0% | 27.7% | 26,754 |
| 21. | U. of New Mexico | $5,372 | $7,070 | $7,146 | 1.1% | 33.0% | 27,285 |
| 22. | U. of Massachusetts at Amherst | $11,662 | $15,417 | $15,596 | 1.2% | 33.7% | 29,269 |
| 23. | U. at Buffalo | $7,307 | $9,739 | $9,828 | 0.9% | 34.5% | 29,796 |
| 24. | U. of Delaware | $9,578 | $13,051 | $13,160 | 0.8% | 37.4% | 22,852 |
| 25. | U. of South Dakota | $6,338 | $8,602 | $8,772 | 2.0% | 38.4% | 9,971 |
| 26. | U. of New Hampshire | $13,009 | $17,927 | $18,067 | 0.8% | 38.9% | 15,351 |
| 27. | U. of Kentucky | $8,339 | $11,515 | $11,772 | 2.2% | 41.2% | 29,727 |
| 28. | U. of Alaska at Fairbanks | $5,284 | $7,308 | $7,518 | 2.9% | 42.3% | 8,638 |
| 29. | U. of Connecticut | $10,391 | $14,308 | $14,880 | 4.0% | 43.2% | 27,043 |
| 30. | U. of Mississippi | $5,796 | $7,887 | $8,300 | 5.2% | 43.2% | 23,212 |
| 31. | U. of Rhode Island | $9,618 | $13,106 | $13,792 | 5.2% | 43.4% | 16,613 |
| 32. | U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $6,275 | $8,713 | $9,005 | 3.3% | 43.5% | 29,084 |
| 33. | U. of Kansas | $8,398 | $11,652 | $12,069 | 3.6% | 43.7% | 27,259 |
| 34. | U. of Idaho | $5,182 | $7,356 | $7,488 | 1.8% | 44.5% | 11,372 |
| 35. | U. of Washington | $7,503 | $10,938 | $10,974 | 0.3% | 46.3% | 45,408 |
| 36. | U. of Utah | $5,861 | $8,665 | $8,824 | 1.8% | 50.6% | 31,592 |
| 37. | U. of Oklahoma at Norman | $7,647 | $11,068 | $11,538 | 4.2% | 50.9% | 27,428 |
| 38. | West Virginia U. | $5,549 | $8,129 | $8,376 | 3.0% | 50.9% | 28,776 |
| 39. | U. of Colorado at Boulder | $7,797 | $11,729 | $12,086 | 3.0% | 55.0% | 33,056 |
| 40. | U. of Nevada at Reno | $4,735 | $7,266 | $7,538 | 3.7% | 59.2% | 20,898 |
| 41. | U. of Oregon | $7,248 | $10,947 | $11,571 | 5.7% | 59.6% | 24,032 |
| 42. | U. of Alabama at Tuscaloosa | $6,698 | $10,650 | $10,780 | 1.2% | 60.9% | 37,098 |
| 43. | U. of Virginia | $9,989 | $15,984 | $16,076 | 0.6% | 60.9% | 23,883 |
| 44. | U. of Florida | $3,960 | $6,491 | $6,381 | -1.7% | 61.1% | 50,645 |
| 45. | U. of California at Berkeley | $8,419 | $13,717 | $13,928 | 1.5% | 65.4% | 38,189 |
| 46. | U. of Hawaii-Manoa | $6,334 | $11,934 | $11,732 | -1.7% | 85.2% | 18,865 |
| 47. | U. of Tennessee at Knoxville | $6,971 | $12,943 | $12,970 | 0.2% | 86.1% | 27,845 |
| 48. | U. of Georgia | $6,180 | $11,834 | $11,818 | -0.1% | 91.2% | 36,130 |
| 49. | U. of Arizona | $5,919 | $11,971 | $11,877 | -0.8% | 100.6% | 42,595 |
| 50. | Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge | $5,339 | $11,000 | $11,374 | 3.4% | 113.0% | 31,524 |
Out-of-state tuition and fees
| 1. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $25,284 | $24,215 | $26,603 | 9.9% | 5.2% | 50,678 |
| 2. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | $29,633 | $31,859 | $31,988 | 0.4% | 7.9% | 45,842 |
| 3. | U. of Rhode Island | $27,073 | $29,371 | $30,042 | 2.3% | 11.0% | 16,613 |
| 4. | Ohio State U. | $25,757 | $29,732 | $29,695 | -0.1% | 15.3% | 58,663 |
| 5. | U. of New Hampshire | $28,239 | $31,964 | $32,637 | 2.1% | 15.6% | 15,351 |
| 6. | U. of North Dakota | $17,067 | $19,623 | $20,324 | 3.6% | 19.1% | 14,951 |
| 7. | U. of Missouri at Columbia | $22,040 | $26,445 | $26,595 | 0.6% | 20.7% | 35,424 |
| 8. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park | $27,866 | $32,939 | $33,664 | 2.2% | 20.8% | 47,307 |
| 9. | U. of Colorado at Boulder | $29,141 | $35,682 | $36,220 | 1.5% | 24.3% | 33,056 |
| 10. | U. of Nevada at Reno | $17,438 | $21,415 | $21,726 | 1.5% | 24.6% | 20,898 |
| 11. | U. of Georgia | $24,357 | $30,357 | $30,392 | 0.1% | 24.8% | 36,130 |
| 12. | U. of Maine at Orono | $24,138 | $30,005 | $30,282 | 0.9% | 25.5% | 10,922 |
| 13. | U. of New Mexico | $17,559 | $22,313 | $22,037 | -1.2% | 25.5% | 27,285 |
| 14. | U. of Vermont | $32,832 | $41,058 | $41,356 | 0.7% | 26.0% | 12,815 |
| 15. | U. of Nebraska at Lincoln | $19,080 | $23,455 | $24,201 | 3.2% | 26.8% | 25,260 |
| 16. | U. of South Carolina at Columbia | $25,421 | $31,820 | $32,362 | 1.7% | 27.3% | 33,724 |
| 17. | U. of Texas at Austin | $28,843 | $36,524 | $36,984 | 1.3% | 28.2% | 50,950 |
| 18. | U. of Maryland at College Park | $26,098 | $32,596 | $33,606 | 3.1% | 28.8% | 38,140 |
| 19. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | $36,784 | $46,191 | $47,476 | 2.8% | 29.1% | 43,651 |
| 20. | Rutgers U. at New Brunswick | $23,332 | $30,539 | $30,579 | 0.1% | 31.1% | 49,428 |
| 21. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | $26,225 | $34,835 | $34,845 | 0.0% | 32.9% | 48,514 |
| 22. | U. of California at Berkeley | $31,476 | $40,858 | $41,942 | 2.7% | 33.3% | 38,189 |
| 23. | U. of Iowa | $22,875 | $28,902 | $30,608 | 5.9% | 33.8% | 30,844 |
| 24. | U. of Washington | $26,008 | $35,389 | $35,538 | 0.4% | 36.6% | 45,408 |
| 25. | U. of Montana at Missoula | $18,220 | $24,076 | $24,943 | 3.6% | 36.9% | 13,044 |
| 26. | U. of Florida | $20,907 | $29,151 | $28,658 | -1.7% | 37.1% | 50,645 |
| 27. | West Virginia U. | $17,157 | $22,875 | $23,616 | 3.2% | 37.6% | 28,776 |
| 28. | U. of Wyoming | $12,215 | $16,494 | $16,827 | 2.0% | 37.8% | 12,648 |
| 29. | U. of Connecticut | $26,777 | $36,475 | $36,948 | 1.3% | 38.0% | 27,043 |
| 30. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | $25,193 | $33,301 | $34,783 | 4.5% | 38.1% | 42,716 |
| 31. | U. of Massachusetts at Amherst | $24,090 | $32,946 | $33,662 | 2.2% | 39.7% | 29,269 |
| 32. | U. of Idaho | $17,028 | $22,419 | $23,812 | 6.2% | 39.8% | 11,372 |
| 33. | U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $24,664 | $34,499 | $34,588 | 0.3% | 40.2% | 29,084 |
| 34. | U. of Arkansas at Fayetteville | $17,031 | $23,566 | $24,308 | 3.1% | 42.7% | 26,754 |
| 35. | U. of Virginia | $32,335 | $45,833 | $46,604 | 1.7% | 44.1% | 23,883 |
| 36. | U. of Kansas | $20,631 | $28,725 | $29,776 | 3.7% | 44.3% | 27,259 |
| 37. | U. of Alaska at Fairbanks | $15,825 | $22,230 | $22,908 | 3.1% | 44.8% | 8,638 |
| 38. | U. of Alabama at Tuscaloosa | $19,411 | $27,414 | $28,100 | 2.5% | 44.8% | 37,098 |
| 39. | U. of Delaware | $22,798 | $32,805 | $33,150 | 1.1% | 45.4% | 22,852 |
| 40. | U. of Oklahoma at Norman | $18,357 | $25,636 | $26,919 | 5.0% | 46.6% | 27,428 |
| 41. | U. of Tennessee at Knoxville | $21,005 | $31,446 | $31,160 | -0.9% | 48.3% | 27,845 |
| 42. | U. of Oregon | $22,718 | $34,017 | $34,611 | 1.7% | 52.3% | 24,032 |
| 43. | U. of Utah | $18,405 | $27,504 | $28,067 | 2.0% | 52.5% | 31,592 |
| 44. | U. of South Dakota | $7,793 | $11,889 | $12,020 | 1.1% | 54.3% | 9,971 |
| 45. | U. of Kentucky | $17,505 | $26,606 | $27,856 | 4.7% | 59.1% | 29,727 |
| 46. | U. of Mississippi | $13,439 | $22,401 | $23,564 | 5.2% | 75.3% | 23,212 |
| 47. | U. of Arizona | $19,121 | $36,636 | $35,307 | -3.6% | 84.6% | 42,595 |
| 48. | Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge | $15,093 | $27,964 | $28,051 | 0.3% | 85.9% | 31,524 |
| 49. | U. at Buffalo | $14,664 | $27,275 | $27,338 | 0.2% | 86.4% | 29,796 |
| 50. | U. of Hawaii-Manoa | $17,221 | $34,345 | $33,764 | -1.7% | 96.1% | 18,865 |
Note: Universities are ranked in order of lowest to highest 10-year increase in tuition and fees. The figures represent charges to first-time, full-time undergraduates based, typically, on a nine-month academic year of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours. The data do not reflect the lowered cost of attendance at an institution for some students after grants and other student aid are considered. All figures are represented in 2017 dollars. Fall 2015 enrollment includes all full-time and part-time undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree-seeking students. More data are at trends.collegeboard.org. Questions or comments on the Chronicle List should be sent to Ruth Hammond.
Sources: “Annual Survey of Colleges 2017,” © 2017, the College Board; U.S. Department of Education; Chronicle analysis
