Net price by family income
What college costs by family income, state by state
Published tuition is not what most families pay. Across the 2,441 U.S. colleges reporting the complete federal net-price series, families earning under $30,000 paid a median of $12,472 a year after grants, while families earning over $110,000 paid $22,026. Choose a state to see what its colleges charged at each income level.
The national picture
| Family income | Median net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $12,472 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $13,159 |
| $48,000 to $75,000 | $15,844 |
| $75,000 to $110,000 | $19,660 |
| $110,000 or more | $22,026 |
Browse by state
48 states have at least 8 colleges reporting the complete five-band series. States below that floor are not listed rather than summarized from a handful of colleges.
Northeast
Midwest
South
- Alabama40 colleges
- Arkansas33 colleges
- Florida84 colleges
- Georgia64 colleges
- Kentucky44 colleges
- Louisiana34 colleges
- Maryland35 colleges
- Mississippi26 colleges
- North Carolina69 colleges
- Oklahoma35 colleges
- South Carolina47 colleges
- Tennessee53 colleges
- Texas145 colleges
- Virginia62 colleges
- West Virginia25 colleges
- District of Columbia8 colleges
What net price is
The average paid by students who received federal aid, in each family-income band, after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance. From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard / IPEDS), as carried in CampusPin’s committed snapshot of 2026-08-12. It is not tuition, and it is an average for a prior cohort rather than a quote for any family.
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