Regional Tuition & Fees Comparison

Average Cost and Cost Rank of Public Institutions


Undergraduate Resident
Undergraduate Non-Resident


FY95
Rank
FY96
Rank
% Increase

FY95
Rank
FY96
Rank
% Increase

Idaho
1,584
1
1,581
1
-0.2%
Idaho
5,626
4
6,750
6
20.0%

Iowa
2,460
6
2,563
6
4.2%
Iowa
7,435
8
7,878
8
6.0%

Minnesota
2,899
8
3,118
8
7.6%
Minnesota
6,788
7
7,286
7
7.3%

Montana
2,120
5
2,281
5
7.6%
Montana
6,012
6
6,381
4
6.1%

Nebraska
2,060
3
2,163
4
5.0%
Nebraska
4,157
1
4,453
1
7.1%

North Dakota
2,061
4
2,061
3
0.0%
North Dakota
5,134
3
5,134
2
0.0%

South Dakota
2,520
7
2,688
7
6.7%
South Dakota
4,794
2
5,320
3
11.0%

Wyoming
1,908
2
2,005
2
5.1%
Wyoming
5,988
5
6,403
5
6.9%

Average Cost
2,314

2,453

6.0%
Average Cost
5,697

6,161

8.1%

Graduate Resident
Graduate Non-Resident

Idaho
2,107
2
2,102
2
-0.2%
Idaho
6,473
7
7,487
7
15.7%

Iowa
2,868
7
3,011
7
5.0%
Iowa
7,822
8
8,288
8
6.0%

Minnesota
3,138
8
3,439
8
9.6%
Minnesota
5,358
3
5,796
3
8.2%

Montana
2,231
3
2,502
4
12.1%
Montana
5,702
4
6,613
5
16.0%

Nebraska
1,954
1
2,070
1
5.9%
Nebraska
3,769
1
4,063
1
7.8%

North Dakota
2,555
6
2,555
5
0.0%
North Dakota
6,432
6
6,432
4
0.0%

South Dakota
2,547
5
2,727
6
7.1%
South Dakota
4,637
2
5,409
2
16.6%

Wyoming
2,316
4
2,425
3
4.7%
Wyoming
6,384
5
6,817
6
6.8%

Average Cost
2,519

2,713

7.7%
Average Cost
5,439

5,986

10.1%

SOURCE: FY95 and FY96 Board of Regents Regional Tuition Surveys.

NOTE: The averages include both colleges and universities and are not weighted. The cost was calculated using 32 hours for an undergraduate and 24 hours for a graduate student.