Residents in Illinois, Ohio and Michigan face the steepest cost of attending in-state universities, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of 115 schools in 10 Midwest states.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranks no. 1 with the highest in-state price to attend, with $15,058 charged for tuition in 2016-17, according to U.S. Department of Education data. It’s followed by Miami (Ohio) University-Oxford ($14,736), Michigan Tech University ($14,634), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor ($14,402), and Northern Illinois University ($14,204).
The schools also estimate the cost of books per year, which can add as much as $2,400 (Northeastern Illinois University) to the cost of attending.
In addition to having the highest-ranked school, Illinois has the largest cluster of schools appearing highest on the list. Six of the 12 Illinois schools included in the analysis appear in the top 15. All 12 appear in the top 40.
Four of the 15 Michigan schools are in the top 15. All but one are in the top 50.
Four of 12 Minnesota schools are in the top 15. Five appear in the top 50.
One of Ohio’s 17 analyzed schools is among the top 15. Nine are within the top 50.
Three Indiana schools (Indiana University-Bloomington, Purdue University and Ball State University) and three Kentucky schools (University of Kentucky, University of Louisville and Western Kentucky University) were in the top 50.
Only one of 13 Missouri schools (University of Missouri-Columbia) and two of the 14 Wisconsin schools included (UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee) are in the top 50.
The highest-ranked Iowa school, University of Iowa, is 62nd. The highest-ranked Nebraska school is 63rd.
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Where do residents pay the highest in-state tuition?
The table shows the cost of tuition only for the 2016-17 academic year. Schools in the same state are highlighted the same color.
| Rank | State | School | Undergraduate enrollment | Tuition |
| 1 | Illinois | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 33,932 | $15,058 |
| 2 | Ohio | Miami University-Oxford | 16,981 | $14,736 |
| 3 | Michigan | Michigan Tech University | 5,811 | $14,634 |
| 4 | Michigan | University of Michigan- Ann Arbor | 28,983 | $14,402 |
| 5 | Illinois | Northern Illinois University | 14,079 | $14,204 |
| 6 | Minnesota | University of Minnesota- Twin Cities | 34,870 | $14,142 |
| 7 | Michigan | Michigan State University | 39,090 | $14,062 |
| 8 | Illinois | Illinois State University | 18,643 | $14,061 |
| 9 | Illinois | University of Illinois-Chicago | 17,959 | $13,664 |
| 10 | Illinois | Southern Illinois Univ.- Carbondale | 12,182 | $13,481 |
| 11 | Minnesota | University of Minnesota- Rochester | 435 | $13,232 |
| 12 | Minnesota | University of Minnesota- Duluth | 9,967 | $13,139 |
| 13 | Minnesota | University of Minnesota- Morris | 1,771 | $12,846 |
| 14 | Illinois | Western Illinois University | 8,543 | $12,655 |
| 15 | Michigan | Wayne State University | 17,220 | $12,269 |
| 16 | Michigan | Central Michigan University | 19,877 | $12,150 |
| 17 | Michigan | Oakland University | 16,568 | $12,064 |
| 18 | Michigan | University of Michigan- Dearborn | 7,141 | $12,032 |
| 19 | Ohio | Ohio University | 23,585 | $11,744 |
| 20 | Minnesota | University of Minnesota- Crookston | 2,676 | $11,700 |
| 21 | Illinois | Eastern Illinois University | 5,957 | $11,580 |
| 22 | Michigan | Grand Valley State University | 22,209 | $11,520 |
| 23 | Michigan | Western Michigan University | 18,313 | $11,493 |
| 24 | Kentucky | University of Kentucky | 22,621 | $11,484 |
| 25 | Illinois | University of Illinois-Springfield | 2,959 | $11,413 |
| 26 | Michigan | Ferris State University | 12,866 | $11,290 |
| 27 | Kentucky | University of Louisville | 15,826 | $11,264 |
| 28 | Michigan | Eastern Michigan University | 17,862 | $11,209 |
| 29 | Ohio | Bowling Green State University | 14,852 | $11,057 |
| 30 | Michigan | Lake Superior State University | 2,099 | $11,019 |
| 31 | Illinois | Southern Illinois Univ.- Edwardsville | 11,720 | $11,008 |
| 32 | Ohio | University of Cincinnati | 25,820 | $11,000 |
| 33 | Illinois | Governor's State University | 3,517 | $10,516 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 30,958 | $10,488 |
| 35 | Indiana | Indiana University- Bloomington | 39,184 | $10,388 |
| 36 | Michigan | University of Michigan- Flint | 6,585 | $10,344 |
| 37 | Ohio | University of Akron | 17,417 | $10,270 |
| 38 | Illinois | Chicago State University | 2,352 | $10,252 |
| 39 | Illinois | Northeastern Illinois University | 7,665 | $10,138 |
| 40 | Ohio | Ohio State University | 45,831 | $10,037 |
| 41 | Ohio | Kent State University | 23,684 | $10,012 |
| 42 | Indiana | Purdue University | 31,105 | $10,002 |
| 43 | Kentucky | Western Kentucky University | 20,271 | $9,912 |
| 44 | Ohio | Cleveland State University | 12,352 | $9,768 |
| 45 | Michigan | Northern Michigan University | 7,168 | $9,766 |
| 46 | Indiana | Ball State University | 17,011 | $9,654 |
| 47 | Ohio | University of Toledo | 16,223 | $9,547 |
| 48 | Missouri | University of Missouri- Columbia | 25,877 | $9,518 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 20,968 | $9,493 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 8,412 | $9,395 |
| 51 | Missouri | University of Missouri- St. Louis | 13,898 | $9,394 |
| 52 | Kentucky | Northern Kentucky University | 12,380 | $9,384 |
| 53 | Michigan | Saginaw Valley State University | 8,335 | $9,345 |
| 54 | Indiana | Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ.-Indianapolis | 21,748 | $9,205 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 9,751 | $9,091 |
| 56 | Minnesota | Winona State University | 7,661 | $9,075 |
| 57 | Missouri | Missouri Univ. of Science & Technology | 6,906 | $9,057 |
| 58 | Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky University | 14,293 | $8,868 |
| 59 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 10,085 | $8,812 |
| 60 | Indiana | Indiana State University | 11,202 | $8,746 |
| 61 | Ohio | Wright State University | 12,504 | $8,730 |
| 62 | Iowa | University of Iowa | 24,476 | $8,575 |
| 63 | Nebraska | University of Nebraska- Lincoln | 20,833 | $8,537 |
| 64 | Kentucky | Morehead State University | 9,752 | $8,496 |
| 65 | Kentucky | Murray State University | 8,877 | $8,400 |
| 66 | Minnesota | Bemidji State University | 4,808 | $8,394 |
| 67 | Minnesota | Southwest Minnesota State University | 7,495 | $8,347 |
| 68 | Ohio | Youngstown State University | 11,283 | $8,317 |
| 69 | Iowa | University of Northern Iowa | 10,104 | $8,309 |
| 70 | Iowa | Iowa State University | 30,671 | $8,219 |
| 71 | Indiana | Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ.-Ft. Wayne | 11,453 | $8,213 |
| 72 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 8,297 | $8,159 |
| 73 | Minnesota | Minnesota State University- Moorhead | 5,205 | $8,114 |
| 74 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-Superior | 2,367 | $8,088 |
| 75 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 5,494 | $7,981 |
| 76 | Minnesota | Saint Cloud State University | 13,878 | $7,910 |
| 77 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | 6,757 | $7,878 |
| 78 | Minnesota | Minnesota State University- Mankato | 13,192 | $7,858 |
| 79 | Missouri | University of Missouri- Kansas City | 11,704 | $7,846 |
| 80 | Kentucky | Kentucky State University | 1,568 | $7,754 |
| 81 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 11,409 | $7,650 |
| 82 | Indiana | University of Southern Indiana | 9,585 | $7,605 |
| 83 | Minnesota | Metropolitan State University | 7,571 | $7,566 |
| 84 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 12,484 | $7,544 |
| 85 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 7,861 | $7,484 |
| 86 | Indiana | Purdue University-Calumet | 8,321 | $7,478 |
| 87 | Indiana | Purdue University-North Central | 6,064 | $7,478 |
| 88 | Missouri | Truman State University | 6,039 | $7,456 |
| 89 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 4,248 | $7,367 |
| 90 | Ohio | Shawnee State University | 3,621 | $7,365 |
| 91 | Missouri | Northwest Missouri State University | 5,628 | $7,343 |
| 92 | Missouri | Missouri Western State University | 5,120 | $7,330 |
| 93 | Missouri | University of Central Missouri | 9,786 | $7,322 |
| 94 | Nebraska | Peru State College | 2,215 | $7,243 |
| 95 | Nebraska | University of Nebraska- Omaha | 12,536 | $7,204 |
| 96 | Ohio | Ohio State University- Marion | 1,132 | $7,140 |
| 97 | Indiana | Indiana University-South Bend | 6,653 | $7,073 |
| 98 | Indiana | Indiana University-Southeast | 5,486 | $7,073 |
| 99 | Indiana | Indiana University-Northwest | 5,244 | $7,073 |
| 100 | Indiana | Indiana University- East | 4,287 | $7,073 |
| 101 | Indiana | Indiana University-Kokomo | 3,977 | $7,073 |
| 102 | Missouri | Missouri State Univ.- Springfield | 20,316 | $7,060 |
| 103 | Missouri | Lincoln University | 2,618 | $7,042 |
| 104 | Missouri | Southeast Missouri State University | 10,693 | $6,990 |
| 105 | Nebraska | University of Nebraska- Kearney | 5,056 | $6,844 |
| 106 | Nebraska | Chadron State University | 2,334 | $6,510 |
| 107 | Nebraska | Wayne State College | 2,837 | $6,462 |
| 108 | Ohio | Central State University | 1,729 | $6,246 |
| 109 | Ohio | Wright State University- Lake Campus | 1,302 | $5,842 |
| 110 | Indiana | Vincennes University | 18,897 | $5,575 |
| 111 | Missouri | Missouri Southern State University | 6,231 | $5,523 |
| 112 | Missouri | Harris-Stowe State University | 1,464 | $5,220 |
| 113 | Ohio | Miami University-Hamilton | 2,884 | $5,173 |
| 114 | Ohio | Miami University-Middletown | 1,914 | $5,173 |
| 115 | Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin Colleges | 11,940 | $5,159 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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