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Tuition at both public and private schools continues to rise at a fast clip, and Americans collectively owe more than $1.3 trillion in student loan debt.
But not all states are created equal. While Harvey Mudd College, the most expensive school in California, runs $69,717 per year, the University of Wyoming, the most expensive school in its state, costs only $26,535 — even less for local students.
Using data from the College Board's Trends in College Pricing and The Chronicle of Higher Education's helpful interactive chart, Business Insider rounded up the most expensive college in every state. The ranking uses tuition data from the 2016-17 academic year and looks at each school's full sticker price — published tuition and required fees, as well as room and board — rather than tuition numbers alone.
All states were ranked according to out-of-state tuition where applicable.
ALABAMA: Spring Hill College

Location: Mobile
Total cost: $48,488
Tuition: $35,798
Room and board: $12,690
ALASKA: University of Alaska at Anchorage

Location: Anchorage
Total cost: $32,612 (with out-of-state tuition)
Tuition: $21,744 (out-of-state); $7,074 (in-state)
Room and board: $10,868
ARIZONA: University of Arizona

Location: Tucson
Total cost: $47,317 (with out-of-state tuition)
Tuition: $36,017 (out-of-state); $12,817 (in-state)
Room and board: $11,300
ARKANSAS: Hendrix College

Location: Conway
Total cost: $54,020
Tuition: $42,440
Room and board: $11,580
CALIFORNIA: Harvey Mudd College

Location: Claremont
Total cost: $69,717
Tuition: $52,666
Room and board: $17,051
COLORADO: Colorado College

Location: Colorado Springs
Total cost: $62,560
Tuition: $50,892
Room and board: $11,668
CONNECTICUT: Trinity College

Location: Hartford
Total cost: $66,440
Tuition: $52,760
Room and board: $13,680
DELAWARE: University of Delaware

Location: Newark
Total cost: $44,318 (with out-of-state tuition)
Tuition: $32,250 (out-of-state); $12,830 (in-state)
Room and board: $12,068
FLORIDA: Rollins College

Location: Winter Park
Total cost: $60,970
Tuition: $46,520
Room and board: $14,450
GEORGIA: Emory University

Location: Atlanta
Total cost: $61,440
Tuition: $47,954
Room and board: $13,486
HAWAII: University of Hawaii at Manoa

Location: Honolulu
Total cost: $46,794 (with out-of-state tuition)
Tuition: $33,764 (out-of-state); $11,732 (in-state)
Room and board: $13,030
IDAHO: College of Idaho

Location: Caldwell
Total cost: $36,415
Tuition: $27,425
Room and board: $8,990
ILLINOIS: University of Chicago

Location: Chicago
Total cost: $67,584
Tuition: $52,491
Room and board: $15,093
INDIANA: University of Notre Dame

Location: Notre Dame
Total cost: $64,043
Tuition: $49,685
Room and board: $14,358
IOWA: Grinnell College

Location: Grinnell
Total cost: $60,738
Tuition: $48,758
Room and board: $11,980
KANSAS: University of Kansas

Location: Lawrence
Total cost: $38,675 (with out-of-state tuition)
Tuition: $28,239 (out-of-state); $10,436 (in-state)
Room and board: $10,436
KENTUCKY: Bellarmine University

Location: Louisville
Total cost: $50,820
Tuition: $39,350
Room and board: $11,470
LOUISIANA: Tulane University

Location: New Orleans
Total cost: $64,854
Tuition: $51,010
Room and board: $13,844
MAINE: Bates College

Location: Lewiston
Total cost: $64,500
Tuition: $50,310
Room and board: $14,190
MARYLAND: Johns Hopkins University

Location: Baltimore
Total cost: $65,886
Tuition: $50,910
Room and board: $14,976
MASSACHUSETTS: Bard College at Simon's Rock

Location: Great Barrington
Total cost: $66,445
Tuition: $52,385
Room and board: $14,060
MICHIGAN: University of Michigan

Location: Ann Arbor
Total cost: $56,282 (with out-of-state tuition)
Tuition: $45,410 (out-of-state); $14,402 (in-state)
Room and board: $10,872
MINNESOTA: Carleton College

Location: Northfield
Total cost: $64,071
Tuition: $50,874
Room and board: $13,197
MISSISSIPPI: Millsaps College

Location: Jackson
Total cost: $51,413
Tuition: $37,110
Room and board: $14,303
MISSOURI: Washington University in St. Louis

Location: St. Louis
Total cost: $65,366
Tuition: $49,770
Room and board: $15,596
MONTANA: Carroll College

Location: Helena
Total cost: $42,776
Tuition: $33,192
Room and board: $9,584
NEBRASKA: Creighton University

Location: Omaha
Total cost: $48,206
Tuition: $37,606
Room and board: $10,600
NEVADA: Sierra Nevada College

Location: Incline Village-Crystal Bay
Total cost: $43,482
Tuition: $31,150
Room and board: $12,332
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Dartmouth College

Location: Hanover
Total cost: $66,579
Tuition: $51,438
Room and board: $15,141
NEW JERSEY: Stevens Institute of Technology

Location: Hoboken
Total cost: $62,338
Tuition: $48,838
Room and board: $13,500
NEW MEXICO: St. John's College

Location: Santa Fe
Total cost: $62,060
Tuition: $50,898
Room and board: $11,162
NEW YORK: Columbia University

Location: New York City
Total cost: $68,405
Tuition: $55,161
Room and board: $13,244
NORTH CAROLINA: Duke University

Location: Durham
Total cost: $65,703
Tuition: $51,265
Room and board: $14,438
NORTH DAKOTA: North Dakota State University

Location: Fargo
Total cost: $27,689 (with out-of-state tuition)
Tuition: $19,771 (out-of-state); $8,207 (in-state)
Room and board: $7,918
OHIO: Oberlin College

Location: Oberlin
Total cost: $66,012
Tuition: $52,002
Room and board: $14,010
OKLAHOMA: University of Tulsa

Location: Tulsa
Total cost: $52,140
Tuition: $41,024
Room and board: $11,116
OREGON: Reed College

Location: Portland
Total cost: $65,300
Tuition: $52,150
Room and board: $13,150
PENNSYLVANIA: Haverford College

Location: Haverford
Total cost: $66,490
Tuition: $51,024
Room and board: $15,466
RHODE ISLAND: Brown University

Location: Providence
Total cost: $64,566
Tuition: $51,366
Room and board: $13,200
SOUTH CAROLINA: Furman University

Location: Greenville
Total cost: $59,028
Tuition: $47,164
Room and board: $11,864
SOUTH DAKOTA: Augustana University

Location: Sioux Falls
Total cost: $38,698
Tuition: $30,944
Room and board: $7,754
TENNESSEE: Vanderbilt University

Location: Nashville
Total cost: $61,072
Tuition: $46,110
Room and board: $14,962
TEXAS: Southern Methodist University

Location: Dallas
Total cost: $66,483
Tuition: $50,358
Room and board: $16,125
UTAH: Westminster College

Location: Salt Lake City
Total cost: $41,078
Tuition: $32,104
Room and board: $8,974
VERMONT: Bennington College

Location: North Bennington
Total cost: $65,090
Tuition: $50,570
Room and board: $14,520
VIRGINIA: University of Richmond

Location: Richmond
Total cost: $60,880
Tuition: $49,420
Room and board: $11,460
WASHINGTON: Whitman College

Location: Walla Walla
Total cost: $59,772
Tuition: $47,862
Room and board: $11,910
WEST VIRGINIA: University of Charleston

Location: Charleston
Total cost: $39,000
Tuition: $29,900
Room and board: $9,100
WISCONSIN: Beloit College

Location: Beloit
Total cost: $55,206
Tuition: $47,060
Room and board: $8,146
WYOMING: University of Wyoming

Location: Laramie
Total cost: $26,535 (with out-of-state tuition)
Tuition: $16,215 (out-of-state); $5,055 (in-state)
Room and board: $10,300
WASHINGTON, DC: Georgetown University

Location: Washington, DC
Total cost: $66,119
Tuition: $50,547
Room and board: $15,572
Source: Trends in College Pricing.
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