Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$33,710
$26,709
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$21,322
$11,212
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$48,706
$28,817
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Michigan State University
Wayne State University
Under $30,000
$11,741
$9,694
$30,000–$48,000
$11,883
$9,087
$48,000–$75,000
$14,300
$9,680
$75,000–$110,000
$22,082
$12,492
Over $110,000
$30,356
$18,584
After you start
Measure
Michigan State University
Wayne State University
Undergrads
40,922
15,587
Graduate within 6 years
82%
57%
Come back for year two
90%
83%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$74,168
$59,525
Median debt at graduation
$20,000
$19,500
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers