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College is expensive — and it's only increasing.

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

ALABAMA: Spring Hill College
Altairisfar/Wikimedia Commons

Location: Mobile

Total cost: $48,488

Tuition: $35,798

Room and board: $12,690

ALASKA: University of Alaska at Anchorage

ALASKA: University of Alaska at Anchorage
UAA: University of Alaska Anchorage/Facebook

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

ARIZONA: University of Arizona
The University of Arizona/Facebook

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

ARKANSAS: Hendrix College
Via Wikimedia Commons

Location: Conway

Total cost: $54,020

Tuition: $42,440

Room and board: $11,580

CALIFORNIA: Harvey Mudd College

CALIFORNIA: Harvey Mudd College
Wikimedia Commons

Location: Claremont

Total cost: $69,717

Tuition: $52,666

Room and board: $17,051

COLORADO: Colorado College

COLORADO: Colorado College
Colorado College/Facebook

Location: Colorado Springs

Total cost: $62,560

Tuition: $50,892

Room and board: $11,668

CONNECTICUT: Trinity College

CONNECTICUT: Trinity College
Trinity College/Facebook

Location: Hartford

Total cost: $66,440

Tuition: $52,760

Room and board: $13,680

DELAWARE: University of Delaware

DELAWARE: University of Delaware
University of Delaware/Facebook

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

FLORIDA: Rollins College
Rollins College/Facebook

Location: Winter Park

Total cost: $60,970

Tuition: $46,520

Room and board: $14,450

GEORGIA: Emory University

GEORGIA: Emory University
Emory University/Facebook

Location: Atlanta

Total cost: $61,440

Tuition: $47,954

Room and board: $13,486

HAWAII: University of Hawaii at Manoa

HAWAII: University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Hawaii at Manoa/Facebook

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

IDAHO: College of Idaho
The College of Idaho/Facebook

Location: Caldwell

Total cost: $36,415

Tuition: $27,425

Room and board: $8,990

ILLINOIS: University of Chicago

ILLINOIS: University of Chicago
Facebook/uchicago

Location: Chicago

Total cost: $67,584

Tuition: $52,491

Room and board: $15,093

INDIANA: University of Notre Dame

INDIANA: University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Admissions/Facebook

Location: Notre Dame

Total cost: $64,043

Tuition: $49,685

Room and board: $14,358

IOWA: Grinnell College

IOWA: Grinnell College
Grinnell College/Facebook

Location: Grinnell

Total cost: $60,738

Tuition: $48,758

Room and board: $11,980

KANSAS: University of Kansas

KANSAS: University of Kansas
The University of Kansas/Facebook

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

KENTUCKY: Bellarmine University
Murph5253/Wikimedia Commons

Location: Louisville

Total cost: $50,820

Tuition: $39,350

Room and board: $11,470

LOUISIANA: Tulane University

LOUISIANA: Tulane University
Flickr/Tulane Public Relations

Location: New Orleans

Total cost: $64,854

Tuition: $51,010

Room and board: $13,844

MAINE: Bates College

MAINE: Bates College
Josh Kuckens/Bates College/Facebook

Location: Lewiston

Total cost: $64,500

Tuition: $50,310

Room and board: $14,190

MARYLAND: Johns Hopkins University

MARYLAND: Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University/Facebook

Location: Baltimore

Total cost: $65,886

Tuition: $50,910

Room and board: $14,976

MASSACHUSETTS: Bard College at Simon's Rock

MASSACHUSETTS: Bard College at Simon's Rock
Bard College at Simon's Rock/Facebook

Location: Great Barrington

Total cost: $66,445

Tuition: $52,385

Room and board: $14,060

MICHIGAN: University of Michigan

MICHIGAN: University of Michigan
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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

MINNESOTA: Carleton College
Via Wikimedia Commons

Location: Northfield

Total cost: $64,071

Tuition: $50,874

Room and board: $13,197

MISSISSIPPI: Millsaps College

MISSISSIPPI: Millsaps College
Wikimedia Commons

Location: Jackson

Total cost: $51,413

Tuition: $37,110

Room and board: $14,303

MISSOURI: Washington University in St. Louis

MISSOURI: Washington University in St. Louis
Facebook/Washington University in St. Louis

Location: St. Louis

Total cost: $65,366

Tuition: $49,770

Room and board: $15,596

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MONTANA: Carroll College

MONTANA: Carroll College
Carroll College/Facebook

Location: Helena

Total cost: $42,776

Tuition: $33,192

Room and board: $9,584

NEBRASKA: Creighton University

NEBRASKA: Creighton University
Creighton University/Facebook

Location: Omaha

Total cost: $48,206

Tuition: $37,606

Room and board: $10,600

NEVADA: Sierra Nevada College

NEVADA: Sierra Nevada College
Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe/Facebook

Location: Incline Village-Crystal Bay

Total cost: $43,482

Tuition: $31,150

Room and board: $12,332

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Dartmouth College

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Dartmouth College
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Location: Hanover

Total cost: $66,579

Tuition: $51,438

Room and board: $15,141

NEW JERSEY: Stevens Institute of Technology

NEW JERSEY: Stevens Institute of Technology
Wikipedia

Location: Hoboken

Total cost: $62,338

Tuition: $48,838

Room and board: $13,500

NEW MEXICO: St. John's College

NEW MEXICO: St. John's College
St. John's College/Facebook

Location: Santa Fe

Total cost: $62,060

Tuition: $50,898

Room and board: $11,162

NEW YORK: Columbia University

NEW YORK: Columbia University
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Location: New York City

Total cost: $68,405

Tuition: $55,161

Room and board: $13,244

NORTH CAROLINA: Duke University

NORTH CAROLINA: Duke University
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Location: Durham

Total cost: $65,703

Tuition: $51,265

Room and board: $14,438

NORTH DAKOTA: North Dakota State University

NORTH DAKOTA: North Dakota State University
North Dakota State University/Facebook

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

OHIO: Oberlin College
Facebook/OberlinCollege

Location: Oberlin

Total cost: $66,012

Tuition: $52,002

Room and board: $14,010

OKLAHOMA: University of Tulsa

OKLAHOMA: University of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa/Facebook

Location: Tulsa

Total cost: $52,140

Tuition: $41,024

Room and board: $11,116

OREGON: Reed College

OREGON: Reed College
Reed College/Facebook

Location: Portland

Total cost: $65,300

Tuition: $52,150

Room and board: $13,150

PENNSYLVANIA: Haverford College

PENNSYLVANIA: Haverford College
Via Wikimedia Commons

Location: Haverford

Total cost: $66,490

Tuition: $51,024

Room and board: $15,466

RHODE ISLAND: Brown University

RHODE ISLAND: Brown University
Facebook/Brown University

Location: Providence

Total cost: $64,566

Tuition: $51,366

Room and board: $13,200

SOUTH CAROLINA: Furman University

SOUTH CAROLINA: Furman University
Furman University/Facebook

Location: Greenville

Total cost: $59,028

Tuition: $47,164

Room and board: $11,864

SOUTH DAKOTA: Augustana University

SOUTH DAKOTA: Augustana University
Augustana University/Facebook

Location: Sioux Falls

Total cost: $38,698

Tuition: $30,944

Room and board: $7,754

TENNESSEE: Vanderbilt University

TENNESSEE: Vanderbilt University
Emily Crowe/Flickr

Location: Nashville

Total cost: $61,072

Tuition: $46,110

Room and board: $14,962

TEXAS: Southern Methodist University

TEXAS: Southern Methodist University
SMU/Facebook

Location: Dallas

Total cost: $66,483

Tuition: $50,358

Room and board: $16,125

UTAH: Westminster College

UTAH: Westminster College
Westminster College/Facebook

Location: Salt Lake City

Total cost: $41,078

Tuition: $32,104

Room and board: $8,974

VERMONT: Bennington College

VERMONT: Bennington College
pasiv/agresiv/Flickr

Location: North Bennington

Total cost: $65,090

Tuition: $50,570

Room and board: $14,520

VIRGINIA: University of Richmond

VIRGINIA: University of Richmond
University of Richmond/Facebook

Location: Richmond

Total cost: $60,880

Tuition: $49,420

Room and board: $11,460

WASHINGTON: Whitman College

WASHINGTON: Whitman College
Via Wikimedia Commons

Location: Walla Walla

Total cost: $59,772

Tuition: $47,862

Room and board: $11,910

WEST VIRGINIA: University of Charleston

WEST VIRGINIA: University of Charleston
University of Charleston/Facebook

Location: Charleston

Total cost: $39,000

Tuition: $29,900

Room and board: $9,100

WISCONSIN: Beloit College

WISCONSIN: Beloit College
Beloit College/Facebook

Location: Beloit

Total cost: $55,206

Tuition: $47,060

Room and board: $8,146

WYOMING: University of Wyoming

WYOMING: University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming/Facebook

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

WASHINGTON, DC: Georgetown University
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Location: Washington, DC

Total cost: $66,119

Tuition: $50,547

Room and board: $15,572

Source: Trends in College Pricing.

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