What college really costs, college by college

The published sticker price is not what families pay. Pick a college to see its average net price by family income — real numbers from U.S. Department of Education data.

Sticker vs. net price, state by state

Alabama (65)Alaska (10)Arizona (87)Arkansas (71)California (500)Colorado (69)Connecticut (49)Delaware (12)District of Columbia (12)Florida (270)Georgia (128)Hawaii (18)Idaho (30)Illinois (180)Indiana (96)Iowa (68)Kansas (72)Kentucky (79)Louisiana (97)Maine (31)Maryland (69)Massachusetts (117)Michigan (138)Minnesota (82)Mississippi (49)Missouri (119)Montana (26)Nebraska (35)Nevada (30)New Hampshire (26)New Jersey (129)New Mexico (40)New York (328)North Carolina (147)North Dakota (24)Ohio (228)Oklahoma (84)Oregon (57)Pennsylvania (264)Rhode Island (20)South Carolina (82)South Dakota (21)Tennessee (124)Texas (340)Utah (47)Vermont (12)Virginia (109)Washington (83)West Virginia (62)Wisconsin (71)Wyoming (11)All states

AK (10)
AL (65)
AR (71)
AS (1)
AZ (87)
CA (500)
CO (69)
CT (49)
DC (12)
DE (12)
FL (270)
FM (1)
GA (128)
GU (3)
HI (18)
IA (68)
ID (30)
IL (180)
IN (96)
KS (72)
KY (79)
LA (97)
MA (117)
MD (69)
ME (31)
MH (1)
MI (138)
MN (82)
MO (119)
MP (1)
MS (49)
MT (26)
NC (147)
ND (24)
NE (35)
NH (26)
NJ (129)
NM (40)
NV (30)
NY (328)
OH (228)
OK (84)
OR (57)
PA (264)
PR (108)
PW (1)
RI (20)
SC (82)
SD (21)
TN (124)
TX (340)
UT (47)
VA (109)
VI (1)
VT (12)
WA (83)
WI (71)
WV (62)
WY (11)

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