2014-15 Tuition and Fees at Flagship Universities and Five-Year Percentage Change
In 2014-15, published tuition and fees for full-time in-state students at flagship universities range from $4,646 at the University of Wyoming and $6,099 at the University of Montana to $16,552 at the University of New Hampshire and $18,464 at Penn State–University Park.
Figure 10: 2014-15 Tuition and Fees at Flagship Universities and Five-Year Percentage Change in Inflation-Adjusted Tuition and Fees, 2009-10 to 2014-15
Notes & Sources
NOTE: The percentages on the x-axis in the top graph represent the proportion of fall 2012 first-time freshman students in each institution who were state residents.
SOURCES: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges; NCES, IPEDS data.
- Changes in published tuition and fees for in-state students at flagship universities over the five years from 2009-10 to 2014-15 ranged from declines of less than 1% at the University of Texas–Austin and the University of Maine to increases of 51% at Louisiana State University and 59% at the University of Georgia.
- In 2014-15, published tuition and fees for out-of-state students at flagship universities range from $10,104 at the University of South Dakota and $14,876 at the University of Wyoming to $41,906 at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and $42,184 at the University of Virginia.
- In 15 states, the flagship universities increased their published tuition and fee price by less than 1% (not adjusted for inflation) in 2014-15 (online Table 6).
- In 15 other states, tuition and fees at flagship universities increased by 5% or more (not adjusted for inflation) in 2014-15 (online Table 6).