Nursing 50 Colleges Tuition Comparison

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Cost of Attendance (COA)

The following table compares the 2025 costs of attendance between best Nursing schools. For state residents, the average COA is $35,542 when living on campus and $35,717 when living off campus. For out-of-state students, the average COA is $64,985 when living on campus and $65,160 when living off campus. The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board costs, and other living expenses.

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2025 Cost Of Attendance Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools
	Rank	Name	Tuition & Fees		Books & Supplies	Living Costs
	Rank	Name	In-State	Out-of-State	Books & Supplies	On-Campus	Off-Campus
	1	Duke University	$68,758		$536	$21,402	-
	1	University of Pennsylvania	$68,686		$1,358	$22,244	$21,430
	1	Emory University	$64,280		$1,262	$22,872	$22,872
	4	Ohio State University-Main Campus	$13,244	$40,022	$1,030	$17,808	$17,108
	4	University of Iowa	$11,283	$33,371	$950	$16,986	$16,986
	6	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$8,994	$41,203	$1,290	$16,736	$16,736
	7	University of Alabama at Birmingham	$9,098	$22,562	$1,200	$19,951	$20,871
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$18,848	$63,081	$1,158	$18,038	$18,038
	7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$12,973	$43,209	$900	$21,432	$21,432
	7	Boston College	$70,702		$1,250	$21,216	$17,958
	11	Case Western Reserve University	$66,608		$1,200	$20,762	$12,780
	12	New York University	$62,796		$1,442	$27,824	$27,824
	13	Oregon Health & Science University	$24,306	$37,338	-	-	-
	14	University of Maryland, Baltimore	$13,638	$44,811	-	-	-
	15	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	$21,926	$41,430	$596	$16,634	$18,284
	16	University of California-Los Angeles	$14,233	$46,121	$1,641	$25,146	$26,183
	17	University of Illinois Chicago	$15,949	$32,009	$1,400	$22,526	$20,426
	18	University of Kentucky	$13,502	$34,140	$1,200	$21,856	$21,856
	19	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$17,214	$38,362	$1,000	$16,206	$18,030
	20	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	$15,748	$43,132	-	-	-
	21	University of Virginia-Main Campus	$23,118	$61,591	$1,480	$18,520	$18,520
	22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$11,603	$42,103	$1,100	$17,302	$15,592
	23	Indiana University-Indianapolis	$10,762	$34,891	$1,250	$15,926	$18,044
	24	Medical University of South Carolina	$16,972	$30,380	-	-	-
	25	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	$10,383	$29,391	$1,460	$21,886	$23,229
	26	University of Florida	$6,381	$28,659	$810	$16,330	$16,430
	27	University of Kansas	$12,102	$30,432	$1,224	$15,482	$14,268
	28	University of Nebraska Medical Center	$16,973	$39,962	-	-	-
	29	University of Rochester	$67,080		$1,310	$21,172	-
	30	Villanova University	$67,776		$710	$19,994	$19,994
	31	Baylor University	$58,100		$1,498	$19,218	$19,138
	32	Creighton University	$48,856		$1,200	$16,452	$16,452
	33	Loyola University Chicago	$53,710		$1,600	$18,710	$17,788
	34	Michigan State University	$18,079	$44,850	$1,380	$16,402	$16,402
	35	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	$20,644	$41,790	$1,200	$19,494	$20,294
	36	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	$17,929	$37,441	$1,418	$20,172	$30,718
	37	Texas A & M University-College Station	$12,995	$40,124	$1,104	$19,618	$17,686
	38	University at Buffalo	$10,936	$31,536	$1,500	$22,256	$22,256
	39	The University of Alabama	$12,180	$34,172	$700	$21,044	$22,230
	40	University of Central Florida	$6,368	$22,467	$1,200	$17,682	$17,682
	41	University of Connecticut	$21,044	$43,712	$990	$18,710	$18,710
	42	University of Massachusetts-Boston	$15,898	$38,115	$1,000	$22,122	$18,543
	43	University of Miami	$62,616		$1,266	$30,010	$30,870
	44	University of South Carolina-Columbia	$12,688	$36,298	$1,438	$18,064	$18,124
	45	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	$12,911	$25,644	-	-	-
	46	The University of Texas at Austin	$11,688	$44,908	$724	$20,034	$20,170
	47	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	$10,991	$27,776	-	-	-
	48	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	$12,402	$28,011	-	-	-
	49	University of Utah	$9,620	$30,860	$1,240	$23,015	$32,000
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	$16,720	$39,884	$1,250	$24,598	$26,740
Average			$14,272	$43,715	$1,178	$20,092	$20,267

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate tuition & fees between best Nursing schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $14,272 for in-state students and $43,715 for out-of-state students. The 2024-2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of best Nursing schools are increased by 4.15% compared to the previous year.

Among the best Nursing schools, Boston College requires the most expensive tuition & fees of $69,400 and University of Central Florida has the lowest tuition & fees of $19,810 for undergraduate programs.

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Undergraduate Tuition & Fess Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools
	Rank	Name	2023-2024		2024-2025
	Rank	Name	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
	1	Duke University	$65,805		$68,758
	1	University of Pennsylvania	$66,104		$68,686
	1	Emory University	$60,774		$64,280
	4	Ohio State University-Main Campus	$12,859	$38,365	$13,244	$40,022
	4	University of Iowa	$10,964	$32,927	$11,283	$33,371
	6	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$8,989	$39,330	$8,994	$41,203
	7	University of Alabama at Birmingham	$8,832	$21,864	$9,098	$22,562
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$18,309	$60,107	$18,848	$63,081
	7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$12,643	$41,997	$12,973	$43,209
	7	Boston College	$67,680		$70,702
	11	Case Western Reserve University	$64,678		$66,608
	12	New York University	$60,438		$62,796
	13	Oregon Health & Science University	$23,768	$36,548	$24,306	$37,338
	14	University of Maryland, Baltimore	$13,374	$43,936	$13,638	$44,811
	15	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	$21,524	$39,890	$21,926	$41,430
	16	University of California-Los Angeles	$13,747	$44,524	$14,233	$46,121
	17	University of Illinois Chicago	$15,816	$31,505	$15,949	$32,009
	18	University of Kentucky	$13,212	$33,406	$13,502	$34,140
	19	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$16,488	$36,402	$17,214	$38,362
	20	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	$14,516	$40,934	$15,748	$43,132
	21	University of Virginia-Main Campus	$22,323	$59,633	$23,118	$61,591
	22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$11,205	$40,603	$11,603	$42,103
	23	Indiana University-Indianapolis	$10,449	$33,717	$10,762	$34,891
	24	Medical University of South Carolina	$16,972	$30,380	$16,972	$30,380
	25	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	$10,017	$28,209	$10,383	$29,391
	26	University of Florida	$6,381	$28,659	$6,381	$28,659
	27	University of Kansas	$11,700	$29,412	$12,102	$30,432
	28	University of Nebraska Medical Center	$14,720	$33,890	$16,973	$39,962
	29	University of Rochester	$64,348		$67,080
	30	Villanova University	$64,701		$67,776
	31	Baylor University	$54,844		$58,100
	32	Creighton University	$47,000		$48,856
	33	Loyola University Chicago	$51,716		$53,710
	34	Michigan State University	$17,270	$44,040	$18,079	$44,850
	35	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	$20,234	$40,188	$20,644	$41,790
	36	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	$17,239	$36,001	$17,929	$37,441
	37	Texas A & M University-College Station	$12,841	$40,328	$12,995	$40,124
	38	University at Buffalo	$10,782	$30,572	$10,936	$31,536
	39	The University of Alabama	$11,900	$33,200	$12,180	$34,172
	40	University of Central Florida	$6,368	$22,467	$6,368	$22,467
	41	University of Connecticut	$20,366	$43,034	$21,044	$43,712
	42	University of Massachusetts-Boston	$15,495	$37,171	$15,898	$38,115
	43	University of Miami	$59,926		$62,616
	44	University of South Carolina-Columbia	$12,688	$34,943	$12,688	$36,298
	45	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	$11,002	$23,425	$12,911	$25,644
	46	The University of Texas at Austin	$11,678	$42,778	$11,688	$44,908
	47	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	$9,577	$23,449	$10,991	$27,776
	48	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	$10,603	$24,103	$12,402	$28,011
	49	University of Utah	$9,315	$29,837	$9,620	$30,860
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	$16,233	$38,817	$16,720	$39,884
Average			$13,747	$41,972	$14,272	$43,715

Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table compares 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees between best Nursing schools. The average graduate tuition & fees is $16,024 for state residents and $34,245 for out-of-state students. The 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees of best Nursing schools are increased by 2.45% compared to the previous year.

Among the best Nursing schools, Duke University requires the most expensive graduate tuition & fees of $65,120 and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $13,059.

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Graduate Tuition & Fess Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools
	Rank	Name	2023-2024		2024-2025
	Rank	Name	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
	1	Duke University	$63,985		$66,523
	1	University of Pennsylvania	$46,034		$47,844
	1	Emory University	$47,722		$48,750
	4	Ohio State University-Main Campus	$13,497	$41,227	$13,901	$42,740
	4	University of Iowa	$13,211	$34,882	$13,425	$32,372
	6	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$12,527	$30,819	$12,751	$31,408
	7	University of Alabama at Birmingham	$8,424	$20,556	$8,640	$21,168
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$27,524	$55,052	$28,886	$57,776
	7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$18,633	$32,511	$18,792	$32,811
	7	Boston College	$35,900		$37,520
	11	Case Western Reserve University	$52,402		$53,980
	12	New York University	$41,124		$42,726
	13	Oregon Health & Science University	$29,807	$29,807	$30,468	$30,468
	14	University of Maryland, Baltimore	$17,760	$36,320	$17,827	$36,387
	15	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	$27,064	$45,034	$27,580	$46,786
	16	University of California-Los Angeles	$13,883	$28,985	$14,476	$29,578
	17	University of Illinois Chicago	$17,268	$28,641	$17,550	$27,748
	18	University of Kentucky	$14,330	$35,459	$14,644	$36,238
	19	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$21,091	$31,555	$22,017	$33,249
	20	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	$10,942	$35,716	$11,367	$34,403
	21	University of Virginia-Main Campus	$22,612	$36,198	$23,526	$37,628
	22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$12,289	$25,615	$12,325	$25,651
	23	Indiana University-Indianapolis	$10,856	$27,992	$11,180	$28,964
	24	Medical University of South Carolina	$17,574	$25,568	$17,574	$25,568
	25	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	$8,947	$26,047	$9,298	$27,154
	26	University of Florida	$12,737	$30,130	$12,737	$30,130
	27	University of Kansas	$11,574	$26,236	$11,971	$27,146
	28	University of Nebraska Medical Center	$9,789	$26,961	$12,006	$21,696
	29	University of Rochester	$38,863		$39,310
	30	Villanova University	$21,361		$22,335
	31	Baylor University	$41,130		$43,578
	32	Creighton University	$19,676		$20,056
	33	Loyola University Chicago	$22,305		$21,912
	34	Michigan State University	$21,148	$41,224	$21,772	$41,848
	35	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	$25,518	$43,828	$26,034	$45,574
	36	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	$22,348	$36,244	$23,241	$37,689
	37	Texas A & M University-College Station	$11,093	$24,090	$11,748	$24,505
	38	University at Buffalo	$14,388	$27,338	$14,530	$28,210
	39	The University of Alabama	$11,740	$33,040	$11,980	$33,972
	40	University of Central Florida	$8,872	$28,657	$8,872	$28,657
	41	University of Connecticut	$22,194	$44,106	$22,872	$44,784
	42	University of Massachusetts-Boston	$19,972	$38,406	$20,456	$39,352
	43	University of Miami	$44,858		$46,870
	44	University of South Carolina-Columbia	$13,774	$30,160	$14,134	$30,160
	45	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	$14,725	$24,952	$14,941	$25,767
	46	The University of Texas at Austin	$12,012	$22,954	$12,006	$22,954
	47	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	$4,464	$13,664	$4,648	$14,306
	48	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	$9,534	$17,340	$12,759	$25,530
	49	University of Utah	$8,448	$27,056	$8,724	$27,983
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	$16,753	$31,589	$17,252	$32,470
Average			$15,508	$33,426	$16,024	$34,245

Room & Board, Other Living Expenses

The following table compares living costs including room, board, and other expenses between best Nursing schools. Each cost is in average and may vary by room types, meal plan, and other living styles. For academic year 2024-2025, the average living costs of best Nursing schools is $20,092 when a student lives on campus and $20,267 when living off campus.

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Living Costs Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools
	Rank	Name	On-Campus		Off-Campus
	Rank	Name	Room & Board	Other Expenses	Room & Board	Other Expenses	Other Expenses (living with family)
	1	Duke University	$18,128	$3,274	-	-	-
	1	University of Pennsylvania	$19,174	$3,070	$18,360	$3,070	$3,714
	1	Emory University	$20,220	$2,652	$20,220	$2,652	$2,652
	4	Ohio State University-Main Campus	$14,738	$3,070	$13,814	$3,294	$6,090
	4	University of Iowa	$12,920	$4,066	$12,920	$4,066	$3,572
	6	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$13,804	$2,932	$13,804	$2,932	$2,932
	7	University of Alabama at Birmingham	$14,170	$5,781	$14,840	$6,031	$6,031
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$15,328	$2,710	$15,328	$2,710	$2,710
	7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$18,405	$3,027	$18,405	$3,027	$3,297
	7	Boston College	$18,916	$2,300	$15,658	$2,300	$2,500
	11	Case Western Reserve University	$18,762	$2,000	$10,780	$2,000	$4,426
	12	New York University	$23,530	$4,294	$23,530	$4,294	$3,140
	13	Oregon Health & Science University	-	-	-	-	-
	14	University of Maryland, Baltimore	-	-	-	-	-
	15	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	$13,620	$3,014	$15,270	$3,014	$3,014
	16	University of California-Los Angeles	$18,369	$6,777	$18,610	$7,573	$8,759
	17	University of Illinois Chicago	$16,500	$6,026	$14,400	$6,026	$5,826
	18	University of Kentucky	$16,016	$5,840	$15,912	$5,944	$9,228
	19	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	$13,856	$2,350	$15,680	$2,350	$2,350
	20	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	-	-	-	-	-
	21	University of Virginia-Main Campus	$14,800	$3,720	$14,800	$3,720	$3,720
	22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$14,124	$3,178	$12,414	$3,178	$3,878
	23	Indiana University-Indianapolis	$13,308	$2,618	$13,308	$4,736	$4,736
	24	Medical University of South Carolina	-	-	-	-	-
	25	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	$15,442	$6,444	$16,785	$6,444	$5,805
	26	University of Florida	$12,120	$4,210	$12,220	$4,210	$4,210
	27	University of Kansas	$11,358	$4,124	$10,144	$4,124	$4,124
	28	University of Nebraska Medical Center	-	-	-	-	-
	29	University of Rochester	$19,792	$1,380	-	-	-
	30	Villanova University	$17,694	$2,300	$17,694	$2,300	$1,570
	31	Baylor University	$15,314	$3,904	$14,480	$4,658	$4,658
	32	Creighton University	$13,652	$2,800	$13,652	$2,800	$2,800
	33	Loyola University Chicago	$17,010	$1,700	$16,088	$1,700	$1,700
	34	Michigan State University	$12,564	$3,838	$12,564	$3,838	$3,838
	35	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	$14,474	$5,020	$15,274	$5,020	$5,020
	36	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	$15,714	$4,458	$18,722	$11,996	$7,002
	37	Texas A & M University-College Station	$13,008	$6,610	$11,076	$6,610	$6,610
	38	University at Buffalo	$17,426	$4,830	$17,426	$4,830	$4,830
	39	The University of Alabama	$15,016	$6,028	$15,428	$6,802	$7,407
	40	University of Central Florida	$12,452	$5,230	$12,452	$5,230	$5,230
	41	University of Connecticut	$14,380	$4,330	$14,380	$4,330	$3,988
	42	University of Massachusetts-Boston	$19,128	$2,994	$15,179	$3,364	$3,364
	43	University of Miami	$23,790	$6,220	$24,650	$6,220	$6,220
	44	University of South Carolina-Columbia	$13,534	$4,530	$13,594	$4,530	$4,530
	45	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	-	-	-	-	-
	46	The University of Texas at Austin	$14,828	$5,206	$14,964	$5,206	$5,206
	47	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	-	-	-	-	-
	48	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	-	-	-	-	-
	49	University of Utah	$13,315	$9,700	$22,300	$9,700	$9,700
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	$18,254	$6,344	$18,254	$8,486	$8,486
Average			$15,927	$4,164	$15,634	$4,633	$4,722

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Tuition Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools

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