Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
—
$22,066
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
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$11,130
Average paid from out of state, estimated
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$18,858
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Southern University Law Center
Bluefield State University
Under $30,000
—
$11,246
$75,000–$110,000
—
$13,589
After you start
Measure
Southern University Law Center
Bluefield State University
Undergrads
607
1,042
Graduate within 6 years
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35%
Come back for year two
61%
55%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$47,186
$45,981
Median debt at graduation
$28,750
$21,000
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