Public University Tuitions, State by State, in 2006-7

Gary North

Tuition and fees for public, four-year colleges, not including room and board.

Here are the prices in 2006-7. You can see how much they rose over 2005-6. Note: the general price index climbed about 3%.

Alabama $4,915 -- 5%

Alaska $4,195 -- 10%

Arizona $4,676 -- 6%

Arkansas $5,298 -- 6%

California $4,560 -- 1%

Colorado $4,646 -- 5%

Connecticut $7,140 -- 6%

Delaware $7,410 -- 6%

District of Columbia $3,210 -- 27%

Florida $3,336 -- 4%

Georgia $3,913 -- 6%

Hawaii $4,257 -- 22%

Idaho $4,159 -- 6%

Illinois $8,133 -- 12%

Indiana $6,555 -- 6%

Iowa $5,900 -- 5%

Kansas $5,149 -- 11%

Kentucky $5,758 -- 12%

Louisiana $3,796 -- 4%

Maine $6,583 -- 8%

Maryland $7,241 -- 1%

Massachusetts $7,585 -- 4%

Michigan $7,661 -- 7%

Minnesota $7,495 -- 8%

Mississippi $4,455 -- 6%

Missouri $6,531 -- 5%

Montana $5,255 -- 8%

Nebraska $5,224 -- 6%

Nevada $3,651 -- 9%

New Hampshire $9,114 -- 6%

New Jersey $9,298 -- 9%

New Mexico $3,985 -- 7%

New York $5,046 -- 1%

North Carolina $4,063 -- 10%

North Dakota $5,509 -- 9%

Ohio $9,357 -- 6%

Oklahoma $4,246 -- 11%

Oregon $5,576 -- 5%

Pennsylvania $9,041 -- 5%

Puerto Rico $1,396 -- 0%

Rhode Island $6,756 -- 6%

South Carolina $7,916 -- 7%

South Dakota $4,940 -- 7%

Tennessee $4,974 -- 4%

Texas $5,940 -- 8%

Utah $3,891 -- 8%

Vermont $9,800 -- 5%

Virginia $6,558 -- 9%

Washington $5,617 -- 7%

West Virginia $4,152 -- 7%

Wisconsin $6,044 -- 7%

Wyoming $3,515 -- 3%

National avg. $5,836 -- 6%

Source: College Board

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