More than half of the 50 public colleges with the highest total in-state costs also appear on this list of those with the highest out-of-state costs for tuition, fees, and room and board. All nine of the University of California campuses that accept undergraduate students, for instance, are on both lists. After California, Virginia has the most institutions among the top 50 for out-of-state costs, with five.
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| 1. | U. of California at Riverside | $41,931 | $17,000 | $58,931 |
| 2. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | $47,476 | $11,198 | $58,674 |
| 3. | U. of California at Davis | $42,396 | $15,998 | $58,394 |
| 4. | U. of California at Irvine | $43,530 | $14,829 | $58,359 |
| 5. | U. of Virginia | $46,634 | $11,220 | $57,854 |
| 6. | U. of California at Berkeley | $41,942 | $15,715 | $57,657 |
| 7. | U. of California at Merced | $41,612 | $15,923 | $57,535 |
| 8. | U. of California at Santa Barbara | $42,423 | $14,778 | $57,201 |
| 9. | U. of California at Los Angeles | $41,763 | $15,143 | $56,906 |
| 10. | U. of California at Santa Cruz | $41,983 | $14,314 | $56,297 |
| 11. | College of William & Mary | $43,099 | $11,799 | $54,898 |
| 12. | U. of California at San Diego | $42,042 | $11,802 | $53,844 |
| 13. | U. of Vermont | $41,356 | $12,022 | $53,378 |
| 14. | Virginia Military Institute | $43,902 | $9,236 | $53,138 |
| 15. | U. of Colorado Boulder | $36,220 | $14,000 | $50,220 |
| 16. | U. of Connecticut | $36,948 | $12,514 | $49,462 |
| 17. | Michigan State U. | $39,405 | $9,976 | $49,381 |
| 18. | Colorado School of Mines | $37,436 | $11,897 | $49,333 |
| 19. | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | $34,400 | $13,500 | $47,900 |
| 20. | U. of Washington | $35,538 | $12,117 | $47,655 |
| 21. | Texas A&M U. | $37,154 | $10,368 | $47,522 |
| 22. | Miami U. (Ohio) | $34,210 | $13,302 | $47,512 |
| 23. | U. of Arizona | $35,307 | $12,200 | $47,507 |
| 24. | U. of Hawaii-Manoa | $33,764 | $13,673 | $47,437 |
| 25. | U. of Oregon | $34,611 | $12,450 | $47,061 |
| 26. | U. of Washington at Bothell | $35,475 | $11,259 | $46,734 |
| 27. | U. of Massachusetts at Amherst | $33,662 | $12,818 | $46,480 |
| 28. | U. of Washington at Tacoma | $35,610 | $10,650 | $46,260 |
| 29. | U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $34,588 | $11,556 | $46,144 |
| 30. | U. of Texas at Austin | $35,766 | $10,070 | $45,836 |
| 31. | U. of Texas at Dallas | $34,644 | $11,112 | $45,756 |
| 32. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | $34,783 | $10,842 | $45,625 |
| 33. | U. of Maryland at College Park | $33,606 | $12,004 | $45,610 |
| 34. | U. of Delaware | $33,150 | $12,332 | $45,482 |
| 35. | George Mason U. | $34,370 | $11,090 | $45,460 |
| 36. | Clemson U. | $35,654 | $9,592 | $45,246 |
| 37. | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $31,918 | $13,300 | $45,218 |
| 38. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | $34,845 | $10,258 | $45,103 |
| 39. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park | $33,664 | $11,280 | $44,944 |
| 40. | Georgia Institute of Technology | $33,014 | $11,432 | $44,446 |
| 41. | U. of Massachusetts at Lowell | $31,865 | $12,496 | $44,361 |
| 42. | U. of New Hampshire | $32,637 | $11,266 | $43,903 |
| 43. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | $31,988 | $11,308 | $43,296 |
| 44. | Rutgers U. at Newark | $30,026 | $13,266 | $43,292 |
| 45. | Virginia Commonwealth U. | $32,942 | $10,187 | $43,129 |
| 46. | Rutgers U. at New Brunswick | $30,579 | $12,452 | $43,031 |
| 47. | Auburn U. | $29,640 | $13,332 | $42,972 |
| 48. | Michigan Technological U. | $32,318 | $10,477 | $42,795 |
| 49. | St. Mary’s College of Maryland | $29,947 | $12,816 | $42,763 |
| 50. | College of Charleston | $30,706 | $12,048 | $42,754 |
Note: 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. Room-and-board fees charged by colleges may represent differing numbers of meals per week and so may not be comparable among institutions. The U.S. Department of Education includes Pennsylvania State University at University Park among public institutions even though it is not owned by the state but is state-related. It receives some state support and gives tuition discounts to state residents. Data are drawn from a College Board survey of more than 3,000 colleges. More data can be found here. Questions or comments on the Almanac should be sent to the Almanac editor.
Source: “Annual Survey of Colleges 2017,” © 2017, the College Board. This material may not be copied, published, rewritten, or redistributed without permission.</small></p>