10 Most Expensive Public Colleges for Out-of-State Students

By Brian Burnsed

These schools have the highest tuition and required fees for out-of-state students

While public universities tend to be a cheaper option for students, attending a public school out of your home state can still be an expensive venture, according to tuition and required fee data provided by schools to U.S. News in a 2010 survey of undergraduate programs.

In all, 452 of the 573 public institutions surveyed provided tuition and fee data for out-of-state students. And while the average out-of-state student at a public institution paid $16,678 in tuition and required fees in the 2010-11 school year, students at the University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor , the school with the most expensive out-of-state tuition and fees, paid $36,163. The average cost of tuition and fees at the 10 most expensive universities for out-of-state students (see list below) was $34,290 in the 2010-11 academic year.

Of the top 10 most expensive public schools for out-of-state students, eight are located in California, and six of those are ranked in the top 50 of U.S. News 's rankings of national universities. These highly ranked California schools, including the University of California -- Los Angeles and the University of California -- Berkeley aren't among the most expensive schools for in-state students, and make up the difference -- like many other schools -- by charging out-of-state students a premium.

Below is the list of the 10 most expensive colleges for out-of-state students based on tuition and required fees (figures do not include room and board, books, and other miscellaneous costs):

University	Tuition	U.S. News Rank
Source: U.S. News & World Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	$36,163	29, National Universities
University of California - Davis	$34,863	39, National Universities
University of California - Irvine	$34,792	41, National Universities
University of California - Santa Barbara	$34,509	39, National Universities
University of California - San Diego	$34,185	35, National Universities
University of California - Riverside	$33,901	94, National Universities
University of California - Berkeley	$33,747	22, National Universities
University of California - Los Angeles	$33,660	25, National Universities
University of Virginia	$33,574	25, National Universities
University of California - Santa Cruz	$33,505	72, National Universities

U.S. News calculates a rank for the school but has decided not to publish it.

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