Sticker shock: Which 4-year U.S. schools charge the highest in-state tuition?

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Kalamazoo College | Cornish College of the Arts | Millsaps College | Gemini School of Visual Arts & Communication | Marquette University | University of Hartford | Becker College | Ripon College | Hussian College-Relativity Campus California | The New School | Albion College | Rider University | Norwich University | Drake University | Connecticut College | Wofford College | Saint Johns University | Manhattan School of Music | Rhodes College | Carthage College | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Wheaton College | Augustana College | Illinois Institute of Technology | St. Catherine University | Hampshire College | Beloit College | Hofstra University | Rice University | College of Saint Benedict | Bryant University | Earlham College | Bates College | Stonehill College | Pace University-New York | Regis College | California Institute of the Arts | University of Denver | Rochester Institute of Technology | New England Culinary Institute | Clark University | Cornell College | Wartburg College | Saint Mary's College (indiana) | Curry College | Babson College | Berklee College of Music | Lake Forest College | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Coe College | Furman University | Chapman University | Brown University | Randolph-Macon College | Bellarmine University | Kettering University | Creighton University | Mills College | Marlboro College | Loyola Marymount University | California Institute of Technology | California College of the Arts | Oberlin College | Yale University | University Of St. Thomas | Cleveland Institute of Art | Harvey Mudd College | Reed College | Pacific Lutheran University | California Lutheran University | Tulane University of Louisiana | Providence College | Macalester College | Alma College | Illinois Wesleyan University | Boston College | Brookline College-Phoenix | Hallmark University | University of Tulsa | University of Richmond | Hamilton College | Longy School of Music of Bard College | Depauw University | Boston University | College of the Atlantic | Hartwick College | John Carroll University | University of Portland | Seattle University | Southwestern University | Austin College | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | Bentley University | Vista College-Online | Fordham University | New York University | Union College | University of Detroit Mercy | Holy Names University | Smith College | Wagner College | College For Creative Studies | Hamline University | Bard College at Simon's Rock | Seton Hall University | The New England Conservatory of Music | Bennington College | Merrimack College | College of the Holy Cross | Seattle Pacific University | Skidmore College | Bowdoin College | Pitzer College | Centre College | Gonzaga University | Tufts University | Dominican University of California | Hendrix College | Wesleyan University | St. John's College | Bard College | Trinity College | Pacific University | University of Dallas | Occidental College | Dean College | Career Networks Institute | Lehigh University | Loyola University New Orleans | Gustavus Adolphus College | Willamette University | Lawrence University | University Of New Haven | Georgetown University | Butler University | University Of Notre Dame | Rhode Island School Of Design | Vanderbilt University | Trinity University | Mount Holyoke College | Valparaiso University | Cleveland Institute Of Music | Catholic University Athletics | Carleton College | Stevens Institute Of Technology | Davidson College | Landmark College | Colby College | Saint Louis University | Mgh Institute Of Health Professions | Denison University | Colby-Sawyer College | Simmons College | Lewis & Clark College | Princeton University | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Middlebury Institute Of International Studies At Monterey | Mount Saint Mary's University | Concordia College At Moorhead | Mount St. Mary's University | Agnes Scott College | Knox College | Art Center College Of Design | Otis College Of Art And Design | Vassar College | St. Olaf College | Assumption University | St. Lawrence University | Baylor University | Salve Regina University | Linfield College-Mcminnville Campus | Biola University | Washington College | Pepperdine University | Maryland Institute College Of Art | Washington University In St. Louis | Haverford College | Milwaukee School Of Engineering | Dartmouth College | Fairfield University | Saint Michael's College | Goucher College | Wabash College | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | Brandeis University | Nightingale College | Amherst College | Emory University | Wellesley College | Sewanee-The University Of The South | American University | Duke University | Rose-Hulman Institute Of Technology | Hult International Business School | Menlo College | Drew University | Quinnipiac University | Southern Methodist University | University Of Rochester

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State residents enrolled at University of Denver face among the steepest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

The analysis includes the cost of tuition only for the 2017-18 academic year reported by four-year schools to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where do residents pay the highest in-state tuition?

Rank
State
School
Enrollment
2017-18 tuition
1
Texas
Gemini School of Visual Arts & Communication
21
$88,000
2
Vermont
New England Culinary Institute
300
$86,760
3
Arizona
Brookline College-Phoenix
1,218
$85,000
4
California
Career Networks Institute
453
$68,363
5
Massachusetts
MGH Institute of Health Professions
1,167
$63,740
6
New York
Vassar College
2,424
$55,210
7
Connecticut
Trinity College
2,350
$54,770
8
Vermont
Landmark College
468
$54,750
9
California
Harvey Mudd College
842
$54,636
10
Massachusetts
Tufts University
11,489
$54,318
11
Massachusetts
Amherst College
1,849
$54,310
12
Oregon
Reed College
1,427
$54,200
13
Massachusetts
Brandeis University
5,729
$53,537
14
North Carolina
Duke University
15,735
$53,500
15
New York
Union College
2,203
$53,490
16
Ohio
Oberlin College
2,912
$53,460
17
Rhode Island
Brown University
9,781
$53,419
18
Massachusetts
Bard College at Simon's Rock
372
$53,418
19
New Hampshire
Dartmouth College
6,409
$53,368
20
Massachusetts
Boston College
14,466
$53,346
21
Maine
Colby College
1,879
$53,120
22
Pennsylvania
Haverford College
1,268
$52,994
23
New York
St Lawrence University
2,464
$52,990
24
Louisiana
Tulane University of Louisiana
12,581
$52,960
25
New York
Bard College
2,304
$52,906
26
Connecticut
Connecticut College
1,865
$52,850
27
California
Occidental College
1,969
$52,838
28
California
Claremont McKenna College
1,347
$52,825
29
Connecticut
Wesleyan University
3,206
$52,804
30
Minnesota
Carleton College
2,105
$52,782
31
New York
Hamilton College
1,883
$52,770
32
New York
Skidmore College
2,686
$52,596
33
Texas
Southern Methodist University
11,739
$52,498
34
Minnesota
Macalester College
2,146
$52,464
35
New York
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
7,363
$52,305
36
District of Columbia
Georgetown University
18,525
$52,300
37
California
Pitzer College
1,062
$52,236
38
Massachusetts
Boston University
32,695
$52,082
39
Maine
Bates College
1,780
$52,042
40
New York
University of Rochester
11,209
$52,020
41
California
Pepperdine University
7,826
$51,992
42
Massachusetts
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
378
$51,936
43
Vermont
Bennington College
805
$51,920
44
Utah
Nightingale College
246
$51,850
45
Maine
Bowdoin College
1,806
$51,848
46
Maryland
St. John's College
484
$51,795
47
Massachusetts
Hampshire College
1,321
$51,608
48
Missouri
Washington University in St Louis
15,047
$51,533
49
Indiana
University of Notre Dame
12,393
$51,505
50
Connecticut
Yale University
12,458
$51,400
51
Massachusetts
Wellesley College
2,482
$51,148
52
New York
Fordham University
15,582
$50,986
53
Virginia
University of Richmond
4,131
$50,910
54
Massachusetts
Wheaton College
1,651
$50,850
55
Pennsylvania
Lehigh University
7,059
$50,740
56
Massachusetts
College of the Holy Cross
2,720
$50,630
57
California
Chapman University
8,542
$50,594
58
New Jersey
Stevens Institute of Technology
6,617
$50,554
59
New York
New York University
50,550
$50,464
60
Ohio
Denison University
2,277
$50,440
61
Massachusetts
Smith College
2,896
$50,044
62
North Carolina
Davidson College
1,796
$49,949
63
California
California Institute of Technology
2,240
$49,908
64
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11,376
$49,892
65
Massachusetts
Babson College
3,165
$49,664
66
New Jersey
Drew University
2,129
$49,468
67
Georgia
Emory University
14,067
$49,392
68
Ohio
Cleveland Institute of Music
431
$49,146
69
Rhode Island
Providence College
4,568
$48,764
70
Wisconsin
Beloit College
1,394
$48,706
71
Colorado
University of Denver
11,614
$48,669
72
Massachusetts
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
6,642
$48,628
73
Rhode Island
Rhode Island School of Design
2,477
$48,370
74
South Carolina
Furman
3,003
$48,348
75
Oregon
Willamette University
2,556
$48,158
76
Indiana
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
2,278
$48,012
77
Massachusetts
Bentley University
5,506
$48,000
78
Massachusetts
Mount Holyoke College
2,327
$47,940
79
Indiana
DePauw University
2,225
$47,838
80
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University
12,587
$47,664
81
California
California Institute of the Arts
1,455
$47,446
82
New York
The New School
10,301
$47,276
83
California
California College of the Arts
1,983
$47,266
84
Connecticut
Fairfield University
5,137
$47,165
85
New Jersey
Princeton University
8,181
$47,140
86
Maryland
Maryland Institute College of Art
2,112
$46,990
87
Oregon
Lewis & Clark College
3,419
$46,988
88
Massachusetts
The New England Conservatory of Music
819
$46,930
89
Michigan
Kalamazoo College
1,443
$46,840
90
Connecticut
Quinnipiac University
9,900
$46,780
91
District of Columbia
American University
13,346
$46,615
92
Tennessee
Rhodes College
2,029
$46,504
93
California
Loyola Marymount University
9,330
$46,386
94
California
Mills College
1,345
$46,236
95
Wisconsin
Lawrence University
1,528
$46,101
96
Minnesota
St Olaf College
3,040
$46,000
97
Illinois
Illinois Institute of Technology
7,730
$45,864
98
Illinois
Illinois Wesleyan University
1,771
$45,856
99
Indiana
Earlham College
1,102
$45,750
100
California
Otis College of Art and Design
1,078
$45,620
101
Texas
Rice University
6,855
$45,608
102
Illinois
Lake Forest College
1,578
$45,548
103
New York
Wagner College
2,308
$45,380
104
Tennessee
Sewanee-The University of the South
1,815
$45,120
105
Illinois
Knox College
1,359
$44,958
106
Maryland
Washington College
1,479
$44,820
107
California
Dominican University of California
1,835
$44,690
108
New York
Manhattan School of Music
1,071
$44,600
109
Massachusetts
Clark University
3,298
$44,400
110
New York
Hartwick College
1,396
$44,134
111
Minnesota
Gustavus Adolphus College
2,250
$44,080
112
Arkansas
Hendrix College
1,328
$44,070
113
District of Columbia
Catholic University of America
6,076
$44,060
114
Oregon
University of Portland
4,383
$44,026
115
New York
Pace University-New York
13,245
$43,986
116
New York
Hofstra University
11,145
$43,960
117
Texas
Baylor University
16,959
$43,790
118
Minnesota
College of Saint Benedict
1,958
$43,738
119
Vermont
Saint Michael's College
2,226
$43,640
120
Maine
College of the Atlantic
344
$43,542
121
Maryland
Goucher College
2,172
$43,440
122
Minnesota
Saint Johns University
1,849
$43,356
123
Michigan
Albion College
1,418
$43,050
124
Washington
Seattle University
7,487
$42,885
125
Massachusetts
Berklee College of Music
6,405
$42,750
126
Oregon
Pacific University
3,909
$42,594
127
Michigan
Kettering University
2,326
$42,490
128
Michigan
College for Creative Studies
1,472
$42,460
129
Iowa
Coe College
1,406
$42,430
130
Indiana
Wabash College
842
$42,250
131
Missouri
Saint Louis University
16,591
$42,166
132
Rhode Island
Bryant University
3,698
$42,109
133
California
Art Center College of Design
2,138
$42,008
134
South Carolina
Wofford College
1,683
$41,955
135
Wisconsin
Carthage College
2,930
$41,950
136
Wisconsin
Ripon College
793
$41,835
137
Oregon
Linfield College-McMinnville Campus
1,632
$41,682
138
Oklahoma
University of Tulsa
4,563
$41,509
139
California
California Lutheran University
4,174
$41,363
140
California
Menlo College
790
$41,350
141
Texas
Trinity University
2,466
$41,344
142
Washington
Gonzaga University
7,567
$41,330
143
New Jersey
Rider University
5,057
$41,310
144
Massachusetts
Stonehill College
2,481
$41,300
145
New Hampshire
Colby-Sawyer College
1,111
$41,186
146
Michigan
University of Detroit Mercy
4,875
$41,158
147
Minnesota
University of St Thomas
9,920
$41,133
148
Illinois
Augustana College
2,537
$40,908
149
Washington
Seattle Pacific University
4,061
$40,893
150
Iowa
Cornell College
978
$40,880
151
Indiana
Saint Mary's College
1,701
$40,800
152
Massachusetts
Longy School of Music of Bard College
219
$40,780
153
Kentucky
Bellarmine University
3,973
$40,750
154
Washington
Pacific Lutheran University
3,070
$40,722
155
Ohio
Cleveland Institute of Art
624
$40,655
156
New Jersey
Seton Hall University
9,836
$40,588
157
Texas
Southwestern University
1,489
$40,560
158
Maryland
Mount St Mary's University
2,186
$40,550
159
Kentucky
Centre College
1,430
$40,500
160
Texas
Vista College-Online
529
$40,500
161
Washington
Cornish College of the Arts
674
$40,464
162
Vermont
Marlboro College
198
$40,425
163
Minnesota
Hamline University
3,852
$40,332
164
Massachusetts
Merrimack College
4,014
$40,190
165
California
Hussian College-Relativity Campus California
139
$40,100
166
New York
Rochester Institute of Technology
16,507
$40,068
167
Virginia
Randolph-Macon College
1,446
$40,000
168
Ohio
John Carroll University
3,523
$39,990
169
Georgia
Agnes Scott College
927
$39,960
170
Wisconsin
Marquette University
11,294
$39,900
171
Indiana
Butler University
5,095
$39,860
172
Massachusetts
Regis College
1,847
$39,820
173
California
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
786
$39,750
174
Iowa
Wartburg College
1,482
$39,730
175
California
Mount Saint Mary's University
3,496
$39,608
176
Massachusetts
Simmons College
6,111
$39,600
177
Massachusetts
Assumption College
2,607
$39,598
178
Louisiana
Loyola University New Orleans
3,679
$39,492
179
New Jersey
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus
8,133
$39,446
180
Wisconsin
Milwaukee School of Engineering
2,846
$39,429
181
Iowa
Drake University
5,001
$39,062
182
Rhode Island
Salve Regina University
2,746
$38,986
183
Massachusetts
Curry College
2,926
$38,936
184
Mississippi
Millsaps College
866
$38,930
185
Connecticut
University of Hartford
6,714
$38,910
186
Massachusetts
Hult International Business School
2,843
$38,850
187
Texas
Austin College
1,278
$38,800
188
Michigan
Alma College
1,451
$38,768
189
Indiana
Valparaiso University
4,412
$38,760
190
Nebraska
Creighton University
8,393
$38,750
191
Texas
University of Dallas
2,357
$38,716
192
Vermont
Norwich University
4,219
$38,662
193
California
Biola University
6,095
$38,448
194
Minnesota
Concordia College at Moorhead
2,132
$38,378
195
Massachusetts
Becker College
2,189
$38,250
196
Texas
Hallmark University
928
$38,210
197
California
Holy Names University
866
$38,188
198
Connecticut
University of New Haven
6,835
$38,170
199
Minnesota
St Catherine University
4,786
$38,170
200
Massachusetts
Dean College
1,339
$38,090

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Kalamazoo CollegeCornish College of the ArtsMillsaps CollegeGemini School of Visual Arts & CommunicationMarquette UniversityUniversity of HartfordBecker CollegeRipon CollegeHussian College-Relativity Campus CaliforniaThe New SchoolAlbion CollegeRider UniversityNorwich UniversityDrake UniversityConnecticut CollegeWofford CollegeSaint Johns UniversityManhattan School of MusicRhodes CollegeCarthage CollegeMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyWheaton CollegeAugustana CollegeIllinois Institute of TechnologySt. Catherine UniversityHampshire CollegeBeloit CollegeHofstra UniversityRice UniversityCollege of Saint BenedictBryant UniversityEarlham CollegeBates CollegeStonehill CollegePace University-New YorkRegis CollegeCalifornia Institute of the ArtsUniversity of DenverRochester Institute of TechnologyNew England Culinary InstituteClark UniversityCornell CollegeWartburg CollegeSaint Mary's College (indiana)Curry CollegeBabson CollegeBerklee College of MusicLake Forest CollegeWorcester Polytechnic InstituteCoe CollegeFurman UniversityChapman UniversityBrown UniversityRandolph-Macon CollegeBellarmine UniversityKettering UniversityCreighton UniversityMills CollegeMarlboro CollegeLoyola Marymount UniversityCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCalifornia College of the ArtsOberlin CollegeYale UniversityUniversity Of St. ThomasCleveland Institute of ArtHarvey Mudd CollegeReed CollegePacific Lutheran UniversityCalifornia Lutheran UniversityTulane University of LouisianaProvidence CollegeMacalester CollegeAlma CollegeIllinois Wesleyan UniversityBoston CollegeBrookline College-PhoenixHallmark UniversityUniversity of TulsaUniversity of RichmondHamilton CollegeLongy School of Music of Bard CollegeDepauw UniversityBoston UniversityCollege of the AtlanticHartwick CollegeJohn Carroll UniversityUniversity of PortlandSeattle UniversitySouthwestern UniversityAustin CollegeFranklin W Olin College of EngineeringBentley UniversityVista College-OnlineFordham UniversityNew York UniversityUnion CollegeUniversity of Detroit MercyHoly Names UniversitySmith CollegeWagner CollegeCollege For Creative StudiesHamline UniversityBard College at Simon's RockSeton Hall UniversityThe New England Conservatory of MusicBennington CollegeMerrimack CollegeCollege of the Holy CrossSeattle Pacific UniversitySkidmore CollegeBowdoin CollegePitzer CollegeCentre CollegeGonzaga UniversityTufts UniversityDominican University of CaliforniaHendrix CollegeWesleyan UniversitySt. John's CollegeBard CollegeTrinity CollegePacific UniversityUniversity of DallasOccidental CollegeDean CollegeCareer Networks InstituteLehigh UniversityLoyola University New OrleansGustavus Adolphus CollegeWillamette UniversityLawrence UniversityUniversity Of New HavenGeorgetown UniversityButler UniversityUniversity Of Notre DameRhode Island School Of DesignVanderbilt UniversityTrinity UniversityMount Holyoke CollegeValparaiso UniversityCleveland Institute Of MusicCatholic University AthleticsCarleton CollegeStevens Institute Of TechnologyDavidson CollegeLandmark CollegeColby CollegeSaint Louis UniversityMgh Institute Of Health ProfessionsDenison UniversityColby-Sawyer CollegeSimmons CollegeLewis & Clark CollegePrinceton UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMiddlebury Institute Of International Studies At MontereyMount Saint Mary's UniversityConcordia College At MoorheadMount St. Mary's UniversityAgnes Scott CollegeKnox CollegeArt Center College Of DesignOtis College Of Art And DesignVassar CollegeSt. Olaf CollegeAssumption UniversitySt. Lawrence UniversityBaylor UniversitySalve Regina UniversityLinfield College-Mcminnville CampusBiola UniversityWashington CollegePepperdine UniversityMaryland Institute College Of ArtWashington University In St. LouisHaverford CollegeMilwaukee School Of EngineeringDartmouth CollegeFairfield UniversitySaint Michael's CollegeGoucher CollegeWabash CollegeFairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusBrandeis UniversityNightingale CollegeAmherst CollegeEmory UniversityWellesley CollegeSewanee-The University Of The SouthAmerican UniversityDuke UniversityRose-Hulman Institute Of TechnologyHult International Business SchoolMenlo CollegeDrew UniversityQuinnipiac UniversitySouthern Methodist UniversityUniversity Of Rochester

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