Public universities in the United States
The College Scorecard lists 608 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in the United States, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 5,735,345 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $14,226 a year. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $58,635 at the median institution. The median graduation rate is 51.6%.
Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Schools
608
UndergraduatesiUndergraduate degree-seeking enrollment.
5,735,345
Median net priceiAverage yearly cost for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. The figure here is the median across schools.
$14,226
567 reporting
Median earnings, 10 yrsiMedian earnings of former students who received federal aid, 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$58,635
537 reporting
Median debtiMedian federal student-loan balance of graduates. Excludes Parent PLUS and private loans. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$19,500
535 reporting
Median grad rateiShare of full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time (6 years for a 4-year degree, 3 years for a 2-year degree). The figure here is the median across schools.
51.6%
568 reporting
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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for the U.S.. Showing 565 of 608 public universities in the U.S.; schools missing either value are left out.
All 608 public universities in the United States
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe | AZ | 64,674 | $14,694 | $12,975 | $35,167 | $69,111 | $19,151 | 67.2% | 86.6% | 89.9% |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station | TX | 59,615 | $21,527 | $13,154 | $39,974 | $78,159 | $17,350 | 84.5% | 94.3% | 57.4% |
| University of Central Florida Orlando | FL | 59,146 | $11,516 | $6,368 | $24,076 | $63,483 | $17,065 | 77.8% | 92.3% | 40.1% |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale | AZ | 53,782 | $11,594 | $11,974 | $14,072 | $69,111 | $19,151 | n/a | 100.0% | 66.7% |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi | MD | 49,664 | $23,144 | $8,280 | $12,336 | $68,110 | $19,000 | 34.3% | 55.4% | n/a |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus | OH | 45,638 | $17,269 | $13,641 | $42,423 | $67,080 | $19,500 | 86.6% | 94.2% | 60.6% |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette | IN | 44,503 | $14,851 | $9,992 | $28,794 | $80,082 | $18,750 | 84.0% | 92.7% | 49.9% |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin | TX | 42,855 | $18,554 | $11,656 | $44,816 | $81,694 | $19,000 | 89.2% | 96.7% | 26.6% |
| University of Arizona Tucson | AZ | 42,537 | $17,125 | $13,906 | $43,068 | $67,414 | $18,000 | 70.9% | 82.8% | 86.1% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park | PA | 42,284 | $33,675 | $21,098 | $43,490 | $71,762 | $24,500 | 85.4% | 92.6% | 60.6% |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw | GA | 41,254 | $16,325 | $5,808 | $18,072 | $62,766 | $21,500 | 50.1% | 76.7% | 69.2% |
| Michigan State University East Lansing | MI | 40,922 | $21,322 | $17,256 | $44,640 | $74,168 | $20,000 | 80.3% | 90.0% | 84.8% |
| Florida International University Miami | FL | 39,508 | $11,462 | $6,565 | $20,204 | $65,722 | $15,547 | 77.6% | 91.8% | 54.7% |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton | CA | 38,546 | $5,115 | $7,952 | $21,272 | $69,015 | $13,594 | 67.9% | 82.4% | 90.5% |
| University of Houston Houston | TX | 38,380 | $11,439 | $9,717 | $22,427 | $68,423 | $17,250 | 65.7% | 87.0% | 73.9% |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington | IN | 37,806 | $16,003 | $12,144 | $42,295 | $70,105 | $19,000 | 80.0% | 91.1% | 78.2% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick | NJ | 37,751 | $24,897 | $18,824 | $39,649 | $80,490 | $18,974 | 83.9% | 93.0% | 58.1% |
| University of South Florida Tampa | FL | 37,207 | $8,648 | $6,410 | $18,416 | $63,660 | $16,250 | 77.9% | 91.3% | 43.2% |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison | WI | 36,902 | $16,600 | $12,166 | $44,191 | $80,330 | $18,375 | 89.8% | 96.2% | 45.2% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign | IL | 36,258 | $13,042 | $16,354 | $36,706 | $87,599 | $17,750 | 86.3% | 94.8% | 42.4% |
| Texas State University San Marcos | TX | 36,177 | $16,660 | $11,481 | $22,821 | $60,523 | $19,500 | 54.9% | 80.1% | 89.3% |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach | CA | 35,924 | $9,426 | $8,338 | $21,658 | $69,554 | $14,195 | 70.3% | 86.8% | 46.3% |
| University of Florida Gainesville | FL | 35,629 | $5,969 | $6,381 | $30,886 | $78,456 | $13,496 | 92.1% | 97.7% | 24.2% |
| San Diego State University San Diego | CA | 35,377 | $13,243 | $9,180 | $25,500 | $73,494 | $14,500 | 78.0% | 90.6% | 36.2% |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla | CA | 34,948 | $14,794 | $17,337 | $54,939 | $96,197 | $13,000 | 86.0% | 94.0% | 26.7% |
| University of North Texas Denton | TX | 34,341 | $15,358 | $11,309 | $21,029 | $59,434 | $18,000 | 62.9% | 76.6% | 72.2% |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor | MI | 34,177 | $14,362 | $18,346 | $63,962 | $92,832 | $18,515 | 93.2% | 97.5% | 15.6% |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles | CA | 33,475 | $14,659 | $15,729 | $53,331 | $88,581 | $13,750 | 92.8% | 97.3% | 9.0% |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa | AL | 33,227 | $20,202 | $12,484 | $35,342 | $66,081 | $21,500 | 73.7% | 89.5% | 76.6% |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley | CA | 33,068 | $14,538 | $17,198 | $54,800 | $100,212 | $12,416 | 93.7% | 96.8% | 11.0% |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge | CA | 32,691 | $6,346 | $7,850 | $21,170 | $63,721 | $15,000 | 56.8% | 73.4% | 93.5% |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock | TX | 32,394 | $19,890 | $11,852 | $24,451 | $67,143 | $19,500 | 69.9% | 85.0% | 72.7% |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | TX | 32,294 | $17,040 | $11,950 | $29,432 | $72,508 | $17,534 | 50.8% | 72.9% | 79.9% |
| University of California-Davis Davis | CA | 32,253 | $14,318 | $17,346 | $54,948 | $86,999 | $12,038 | 85.7% | 92.8% | 41.8% |
| Florida State University Tallahassee | FL | 32,212 | $8,605 | $5,656 | $20,116 | $68,225 | $13,000 | 85.8% | 96.0% | 24.2% |
| University of Georgia Athens | GA | 32,137 | $13,636 | $11,492 | $32,336 | $77,246 | $15,623 | 89.1% | 94.0% | 37.7% |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle | WA | 31,942 | $13,663 | $13,406 | $44,640 | $83,105 | $14,008 | 85.3% | 94.7% | 39.1% |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder | CO | 31,939 | $23,708 | $17,513 | $47,142 | $77,574 | $18,500 | 74.3% | 90.1% | 78.1% |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis | MN | 31,855 | $17,330 | $18,482 | $41,368 | $74,314 | $19,350 | 85.2% | 91.1% | 79.8% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg | VA | 30,923 | $25,808 | $16,450 | $38,914 | $88,716 | $20,500 | 85.9% | 93.1% | 54.8% |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park | MD | 30,760 | $14,296 | $12,290 | $42,053 | $89,228 | $16,000 | 88.4% | 96.2% | 44.8% |
| Oregon State University Corvallis | OR | 30,743 | $21,504 | $15,117 | $40,077 | $67,894 | $20,500 | 67.6% | 87.8% | 77.3% |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge | LA | 30,594 | $19,286 | $12,551 | $29,228 | $64,338 | $19,500 | 68.0% | 84.7% | 73.3% |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio | TX | 30,580 | $9,872 | $9,019 | $21,939 | $60,704 | $20,000 | 51.6% | 79.8% | 86.8% |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville | TN | 30,418 | $18,314 | $13,812 | $33,256 | $65,090 | $18,750 | 74.5% | 91.9% | 41.6% |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine | CA | 30,197 | $13,866 | $16,235 | $53,837 | $83,432 | $12,821 | 86.6% | 94.0% | 28.6% |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati | OH | 29,882 | $24,917 | $14,394 | $29,728 | $60,832 | $20,500 | 75.0% | 85.4% | 85.3% |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia | SC | 29,820 | $22,197 | $12,688 | $37,376 | $69,024 | $20,500 | 78.7% | 92.2% | 60.2% |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville | AR | 28,677 | $17,571 | $10,496 | $31,550 | $63,588 | $20,500 | 70.9% | 86.4% | 74.3% |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg | TX | 28,666 | $4,858 | $9,993 | $19,713 | $52,947 | $12,250 | 54.7% | 81.1% | 94.2% |
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Public universities by state
| State | Schools | Median net price | Median earnings | Median grad rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 14 | $17,111 | $51,155 | 54.6% |
| Alaska | 2 | $10,324 | $53,087 | 33.8% |
| Arizona | 5 | $17,125 | $63,249 | 62.9% |
| Arkansas | 9 | $16,219 | $47,220 | 47.9% |
| California | 36 | $11,583 | $70,012 | 60.3% |
| Colorado | 13 | $17,244 | $60,043 | 48.0% |
| Connecticut | 11 | $15,066 | $63,895 | 51.3% |
| Delaware | 2 | $18,085 | $67,832 | 60.3% |
| Florida | 13 | $10,394 | $61,062 | 68.5% |
| Georgia | 21 | $12,017 | $52,071 | 39.9% |
| Hawaii | 3 | $10,599 | $56,319 | 48.4% |
| Idaho | 4 | $14,477 | $55,291 | 50.7% |
| Illinois | 12 | $12,636 | $60,394 | 51.4% |
| Indiana | 12 | $9,753 | $52,604 | 44.4% |
| Iowa | 3 | $18,517 | $67,568 | 75.8% |
| Kansas | 7 | $14,364 | $53,785 | 52.7% |
| Kentucky | 8 | $11,857 | $49,684 | 55.1% |
| Louisiana | 17 | $12,343 | $49,947 | 45.0% |
| Maine | 7 | $14,927 | $56,874 | 43.2% |
| Maryland | 14 | $17,412 | $66,796 | 45.0% |
| Massachusetts | 14 | $17,362 | $63,428 | 52.1% |
| Michigan | 15 | $12,759 | $59,879 | 58.6% |
| Minnesota | 12 | $16,916 | $61,916 | 54.3% |
| Mississippi | 8 | $14,272 | $45,997 | 51.2% |
| Missouri | 13 | $15,554 | $52,739 | 56.4% |
| Montana | 6 | $18,343 | $50,865 | 47.2% |
| Nebraska | 7 | $14,216 | $55,176 | 53.8% |
| Nevada | 3 | $13,797 | $62,536 | 51.7% |
| New Hampshire | 6 | $17,940 | $62,326 | 56.2% |
| New Jersey | 14 | $16,382 | $65,776 | 65.6% |
| New Mexico | 7 | $11,199 | $44,198 | 44.2% |
| New York | 41 | $12,795 | $66,195 | 55.1% |
| North Carolina | 16 | $13,942 | $52,980 | 59.5% |
| North Dakota | 6 | $13,912 | $55,733 | 47.4% |
| Ohio | 22 | $13,511 | $53,497 | 47.4% |
| Oklahoma | 14 | $12,934 | $48,560 | 35.6% |
| Oregon | 9 | $17,676 | $64,719 | 49.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 38 | $16,748 | $58,036 | 37.7% |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $16,714 | $66,919 | 58.5% |
| South Carolina | 13 | $17,345 | $53,988 | 50.9% |
| South Dakota | 6 | $19,695 | $55,847 | 52.4% |
| Tennessee | 11 | $12,377 | $52,227 | 53.2% |
| Texas | 43 | $13,638 | $58,622 | 47.1% |
| Utah | 3 | $12,644 | $59,177 | 61.8% |
| Vermont | 2 | $21,318 | $61,266 | 61.3% |
| Virginia | 15 | $18,056 | $65,183 | 64.7% |
| Washington | 8 | $13,733 | $64,942 | 60.6% |
| West Virginia | 11 | $10,404 | $49,370 | 45.5% |
| Wisconsin | 15 | $15,451 | $59,268 | 53.4% |
| Wyoming | 1 | $13,647 | $62,764 | 61.4% |
Medians across each state's schools. States with fewer than 3 public universities don't get their own page.
Quick facts: public universities in the United States
- How many public universities are in the United States?
- The College Scorecard lists 608 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in the United States.
- What do public universities in the United States cost?
- Across the 567 schools that report it, the median average net price is $14,226 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $336 at Texas A & M International University to $35,957 at University of Massachusetts Global.
- Which public universities in the United States have the lowest average net price?
- By reported average net price: Texas A & M International University ($336), CUNY Lehman College ($541), CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ($657), CUNY Brooklyn College ($950), and CUNY Hunter College ($1,051).
- How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at public universities in the United States?
- The median published in-state tuition is $10,300 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $21,644. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
- How much do former students of public universities in the United States earn?
- At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $58,635 10 years after starting college (537 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ($121,614), Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ($114,210), and Oregon Health & Science University ($109,788).
- What is the graduation rate at public universities in the United States?
- The median graduation rate is 51.6%, across 568 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
- How much student debt do graduates of public universities in the United States have?
- The median institution's graduates leave with $19,500 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
How these numbers work
This page includes public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.