Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$26,709
$33,710
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$11,212
$21,322
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$28,817
$48,706
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Wayne State University
Michigan State University
Under $30,000
$9,694
$11,741
$30,000–$48,000
$9,087
$11,883
$48,000–$75,000
$9,680
$14,300
$75,000–$110,000
$12,492
$22,082
Over $110,000
$18,584
$30,356
After you start
Measure
Wayne State University
Michigan State University
Undergrads
15,587
40,922
Graduate within 6 years
57%
82%
Come back for year two
83%
90%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$59,525
$74,168
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