How Much Harvard and 100 Other Colleges Will Charge for Tuition This Fall
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc with nearly every facet of American life. Schooling has not escaped the destruction, as colleges and universities across the nation disbanded in-class instruction. Many students and parents are no doubt wondering, therefore, how an institution like Harvard can still charge $51,904 for tuition.
The truth is that even though Harvard has gotten flak for holding the line on tuition, it’s far from alone. There are at least 15 institutions across America that are charging even more than Harvard. Tuition and fees for an out-of-state resident at the Boston College, for example, are a whopping $60,202. Other institutions are even going one step further. The University of Southern California announced it is actually raising tuition rates by 3.5%, whether or not it holds on-campus classes. Emerson College also announced a 2% increase in tuition and room and board rates.
Rising costs are not the only risk students will face during the upcoming academic year. The University of Central Florida, for example, has an enrollment approaching 70,000, yet it’s planning on all of those students returning to campus, even though the state is a hotbed for the coronavirus. However, tuition at UCF is the lowest on the list, at just $5,954 for state residents.
For the purposes of this study, GOBankingRates referenced data from U.S. News & World Report and the websites of individual schools to gather information such as school size and tuition rates. Data is presented in alphabetical order, by state.
Based on the results, parents and students alike can analyze whether the costs involved are worth the benefits. To weigh the risks involved, cross-reference this data with information on how each state plans to handle reopening schools.
Last updated: Aug. 5, 2020
University of Alaska, Anchorage
University type: Public
State: Alaska
Enrollment: 14,731
Endowment: $57,700,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $7,014
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $21,142
Auburn University
University type: Public
State: Alabama
Enrollment: 30,440
Endowment: $771,400,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,796
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $31,956
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University type: Public
State: Alabama
Enrollment: 21,923
Endowment: $524,700,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $10,710
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $25,500
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
University type: Public
State: Alabama
Enrollment: 38,390
Endowment: $845,900,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,580
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $31,050
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University of Arkansas
University type: Public
State: Arkansas
Enrollment: 27,778
Endowment: $1,200,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,384
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $25,872
University of Central Arkansas
University type: Public
State: Arkansas
Enrollment: 11,177
Endowment: $35,600,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $7,402
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $12,850
Arizona State University
University type: Public
State: Arizona
Enrollment: 51,585
Endowment: $554,800,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,338
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $29,428
University of Arizona
University type: Public
State: Arizona
Enrollment: 45,217
Endowment: $959,600,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,600
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $36,600
University of California at Berkeley
University type: Public
State: California
Enrollment: 42,501
Endowment: $4,600,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $14,254
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $44,008
University of California, Los Angeles
University type: Public
State: California
Enrollment: 45,930
Endowment: $4,600,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $13,239
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $42,993
University of Southern California
University type: Private
State: California
Enrollment: 47,310
Endowment: $5,500,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $60,275
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
Stanford University
University type: Private
State: California
Enrollment: 17,381
Endowment: $26,500,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $55,473
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
University of Colorado at Boulder
University type: Public
State: Colorado
Enrollment: 36,548
Endowment: $655,600,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,466
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $38,284
Colorado State University
University type: Public
State: Colorado
Enrollment: 33,694
Endowment: $371,200,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,432
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $31,712
University of Connecticut
University type: Public
State: Connecticut
Enrollment: 27,412
Endowment: $423,200,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $17,834
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $40,502
Yale University
University type: Private
State: Connecticut
Enrollment: 13,433
Endowment: $29,400,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $57,700
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
University of Delaware
University type: Public
State: Delaware
Enrollment: 23,281
Endowment: $1,400,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $14,280
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $35,710
University of Miami
University type: Private
State: Florida
Enrollment: 17,331
Endowment: $1,000,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $53,682
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
University of Florida
University type: Public
State: Florida
Enrollment: 52,218
Endowment: $1,700,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $6,380
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $28,658
Florida State University
University type: Public
State: Florida
Enrollment: 41,005
Endowment: $681,400,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,332
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $37,592
University of Central Florida
University type: Public
State: Florida
Enrollment: 68,571
Endowment: $161,600,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $5,954
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $20,980
Georgia Institute of Technology
University type: Public
State: Georgia
Enrollment: 32,723
Endowment: $2,100,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,852
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $33,964
University of Georgia, Athens
University type: Public
State: Georgia
Enrollment: 38,652
Endowment: $1,300,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,080
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $31,120
University of Hawaii
University type: Public
State: Hawaii
Enrollment: 17,710
Endowment: $42,300,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,186
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $34,218
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University of Iowa
University type: Public
State: Iowa
Enrollment: 31,656
Endowment: $1,500,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,830
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $31,793
Iowa State University
University type: Public
State: Iowa
Enrollment: 34,992
Endowment: $1,000,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,320
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $24,508
University of Idaho
University type: Public
State: Idaho
Enrollment: 11,841
Endowment: $281,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $8,304
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $27,540
DePaul University
University type: Private
State: Illinois
Enrollment: 22,437
Endowment: $593,400,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $40,707
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University type: Public
State: Illinois
Enrollment: 49,702
Endowment: $1,900,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $19,409
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $36,859
University of Indiana at Bloomington
University type: Public
State: Indiana
Enrollment: 43,503
Endowment: $1,200,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,220
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $37,600
Ball State University
University type: Public
State: Indiana
Enrollment: 22,541
Endowment: $214,300,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $10,144
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $27,132
Indiana State University
University type: Public
State: Indiana
Enrollment: 13,045
Endowment: $48,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,496
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $20,600
Purdue University
University type: Public
State: Indiana
Enrollment: 43,411
Endowment: $2,300,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,992
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $28,794
University of Notre Dame
University type: Private
State: Indiana
Enrollment: 12,607
Endowment: $11,100,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $57,699
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
Kansas State University
University type: Public
State: Kansas
Enrollment: 22,221
Endowment: $539,100,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $10,440
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $26,316
University of Kansas
University type: Public
State: Kansas
Enrollment: 27,690
Endowment: $1,800,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,369
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $28,574
University of Kentucky
University type: Public
State: Kentucky
Enrollment: 29,182
Endowment: $1,300,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,360
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $30,680
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University of Louisville
University type: Public
State: Kentucky
Enrollment: 21,431
Endowment: $712,300,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,162
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $28,508
Tulane University
University type: Private
State: Louisiana
Enrollment: 11,722
Endowment: $1,400,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $58,852
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
University of Louisiana at Monroe
University type: Public
State: Louisiana
Enrollment: 8,832
Endowment: $31,400,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,254
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $28,122
Louisiana State University
University type: Public
State: Louisiana
Enrollment: 30,985
Endowment: $558,300,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,962
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $28,639
Boston College
University type: Private
State: Massachusetts
Enrollment: 14,107
Endowment: $2,500,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $60,202
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
Boston University
University type: Private
State: Massachusetts
Enrollment: 34,657
Endowment: $2,200,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $58,072
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
Harvard University
University type: Private
State: Massachusetts
Enrollment: 20,739
Endowment: $39,200,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $51,904
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
University of Maryland at College Park
University type: Public
State: Maryland
Enrollment: 41,200
Endowment: $620,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $10,954
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $37,588
University of Maine, Orono
University type: Public
State: Maine
Enrollment: 11,404
Endowment: $323,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,744
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $32,534
University of Michigan
University type: Public
State: Michigan
Enrollment: 46,716
Endowment: $11,700,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $15,558
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $51,200
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Michigan State University
University type: Public
State: Michigan
Enrollment: 50,351
Endowment: $3,300,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $14,524
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $39,830
University of Minnesota
University type: Public
State: Minnesota
Enrollment: 50,943
Endowment: $3,500,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $15,142
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $33,440
Missouri State University
University type: Public
State: Missouri
Enrollment: 23,697
Endowment: Unavailable
Tuition and fees (in-state): $7,870
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $15,910
St. Louis University
University type: Private
State: Missouri
Enrollment: 11,823
Endowment: $1,200,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $47,124
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
University of Missouri
University type: Public
State: Missouri
Enrollment: 29,866
Endowment: $1,000,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $13,264
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $30,468
Mississippi State University
University type: Public
State: Mississippi
Enrollment: 21,974
Endowment: $506,100,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $8,910
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $23,950
University of Mississippi
University type: Public
State: Mississippi
Enrollment: 22,456
Endowment: $713,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $8,818
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $25,090
University of Montana
University type: Public
State: Montana
Enrollment: 10,962
Endowment: $192,800,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $7,412
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $27,238
North Carolina State University
University type: Public
State: North Carolina
Enrollment: 35,479
Endowment: $1,300,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,289
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $30,045
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University type: Public
State: North Carolina
Enrollment: 30,011
Endowment: $3,300,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $8,980
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $36,159
Duke University
University type: Private
State: North Carolina
Enrollment: 16,606
Endowment: $8,500,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $60,488
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
North Dakota State University
University type: Public
State: North Dakota
Enrollment: 13,796
Endowment: $514,931
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,619
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $13,757
University of North Dakota
University type: Public
State: North Dakota
Enrollment: 13,847
Endowment: $281,800,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $10,233
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $14,503
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
University type: Public
State: Nebraska
Enrollment: 25,820
Endowment: $1,000,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,690
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $26,820
University of New Hampshire
University type: Public
State: New Hampshire
Enrollment: 15,305
Endowment: $389,500,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $18,938
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $36,278
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University type: Public
State: New Jersey
Enrollment: 11,423
Endowment: $113,600,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $17,674
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $33,386
Princeton University
University type: Private
State: New Jersey
Enrollment: 8,374
Endowment: $25,400,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $48,502
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University type: Public
State: Nevada
Enrollment: 30,457
Endowment: $230,200,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $8,291
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $21,247
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University of Nevada, Reno
University type: Public
State: Nevada
Enrollment: 21,463
Endowment: $327,700,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $8,366
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $24,020
Fordham University
University type: Private
State: New York
Enrollment: 16,515
Endowment: $729,200,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $54,008
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
New York University
University type: Private
State: New York
Enrollment: 51,847
Endowment: $4,200,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $54,882
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
Columbia University
University type: Private
State: New York
Enrollment: 26,338
Endowment: $10,900,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $65,756
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
Ohio University
University type: Public
State: Ohio
Enrollment: 28,446
Endowment: $568,900,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,612
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $22,406
University of Dayton
University type: Private
State: Ohio
Enrollment: 11,241
Endowment: $567,300,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $44,890
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
The Ohio State University
University type: Public
State: Ohio
Enrollment: 61,170
Endowment: $5,200,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,518
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $33,502
Oklahoma State University
University type: Public
State: Oklahoma
Enrollment: 24,649
Endowment: $408,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,700
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $28,220
University of Oklahoma
University type: Public
State: Oklahoma
Enrollment: 28,564
Endowment: $63,900,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,063
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $24,444
Oregon State University
University type: Public
State: Oregon
Enrollment: 30,986
Endowment: $676,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,165
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $32,355
University of Oregon
University type: Public
State: Oregon
Enrollment: 22,644
Endowment: $912,500,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $13,857
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $39,309
University of Pennsylvania
University type: Private
State: Pennsylvania
Enrollment: 22,376
Endowment: $13,800,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $60,042
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
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University of Pittsburgh
University type: Public
State: Pennsylvania
Enrollment: 28,673
Endowment: $4,200,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $19,718
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $34,746
University of South Carolina
University type: Public
State: South Carolina
Enrollment: 34,795
Endowment: $641,500,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $14,263
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $35,510
Clemson University
University type: Public
State: South Carolina
Enrollment: 24,951
Endowment: $741,800,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $15,120
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $38,112
South Dakota State University
University type: Public
State: South Dakota
Enrollment: 12,107
Endowment: $117,100,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,200
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $12,676
University of South Dakota
University type: Public
State: South Dakota
Enrollment: 10,066
Endowment: $243,900,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,332
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $12,807
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University type: Public
State: Tennessee
Enrollment: 28,894
Endowment: $728,300,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $13,378
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $31,798
Vanderbilt University
University type: Private
State: Tennessee
Enrollment: 12,824
Endowment: $4,100,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $52,070
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
Southern Methodist University
University type: Private
State: Texas
Enrollment: 11,649
Endowment: $1,600,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $58,540
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
Texas A&M University
University type: Public
State: Texas
Enrollment: 68,367
Endowment: $12,700,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,744
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $40,476
Texas Tech University
University type: Public
State: Texas
Enrollment: 38,209
Endowment: $733,700,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,600
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $23,870
University of Texas, Austin
University type: Public
State: Texas
Enrollment: 51,832
Endowment: $4,000,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,083
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $39,399
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University of Texas, El Paso
University type: Public
State: Texas
Enrollment: 25,151
Endowment: $262,400,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $7,050
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $19,524
University of Utah
University type: Public
State: Utah
Enrollment: 32,994
Endowment: $1,100,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $9,286
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $29,996
Utah State University
University type: Public
State: Utah
Enrollment: 27,932
Endowment: $377,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $7,859
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $22,804
College of William & Mary
University type: Public
State: Virginia
Enrollment: 8,817
Endowment: $935,500,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $23,628
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $46,854
James Madison University
University type: Public
State: Virginia
Enrollment: 21,787
Endowment: $103,900,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $12,206
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $29,106
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Virginia Commonwealth University
University type: Public
State: Virginia
Enrollment: 31,076
Endowment: $2,000,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $14,596
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $35,904
University of Virginia
University type: Public
State: Virginia
Enrollment: 24,639
Endowment: $6,900,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $17,304
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $51,834
Gonzaga University
University type: Private
State: Washington
Enrollment: 7,563
Endowment: $286,900,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $46,920
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): N/A
University of Washington
University type: Public
State: Washington
Enrollment: 47,361
Endowment: $3,500,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,465
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $38,166
Washington State University
University type: Public
State: Washington
Enrollment: 31,478
Endowment: $1,000,000,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $11,840
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $26,418
Marshall University
University type: Public
State: West Virginia
Enrollment: 13,204
Endowment: $129,400,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $8,512
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $19,366
West Virginia University
University type: Public
State: West Virginia
Enrollment: 26,864
Endowment: $671,500,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $8,976
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $25,320
University of Wyoming
University type: Public
State: Wyoming
Enrollment: 12,450
Endowment: $513,200,000
Tuition and fees (in-state): $6,362
Tuition and fees (out-of-state): $20,102
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Methodology: To determine how much colleges will charge for tuition this fall, GOBankingRates began by referencing U.S. News & World Report to identify colleges to analyze. Once the schools were selected GOBankingRates found: (1) their total enrollment: (2) 2018 endowment from U.S. News & World Report; and (3) their 2020-2021 school year annual in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees rates, sourced from each school’s website. All information was collected on and up to date as of July 28, 2020.
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