Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$22,404
$22,794
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$7,350
$12,017
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$17,706
$28,805
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Murray State University
Augusta University
Under $30,000
$7,357
$9,875
$30,000–$48,000
$4,208
$9,940
$48,000–$75,000
$4,615
$11,237
$75,000–$110,000
$10,672
$14,462
Over $110,000
$13,409
$16,731
After you start
Measure
Murray State University
Augusta University
Undergrads
6,688
5,613
Graduate within 6 years
60%
49%
Come back for year two
76%
76%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$48,482
$52,071
Median debt at graduation
$19,500
$20,000
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