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Rank Not Published University of Texas​‒​El Paso

El Paso, TX

N/A 548

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Rank Not Published University of Texas​‒​San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

$260 per credit (in-state, full-time); $962 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 562
Rank Not Published University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

$12,594 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,829 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 350
#119 University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

$1,035 per credit (full-time) 200
#51 University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

$5,964 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,454 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,073
#126 University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

$556 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,403 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 133
#38 University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

$13,806 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,130 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 667
#25 University of Washington

Seattle, WA

$13,930 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,790 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,030
#18 University of Wisconsin​‒​Madison

Madison, WI

$11,839 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,166 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,903
#126 University of Wisconsin​‒​Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

$11,482 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,948 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 393
#132 University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

$206 per credit (in-state, full-time); $602 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 228
#119 Utah State University

Logan, UT

$5,897 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,044 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 413
#36 Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

$1,712 per credit (full-time) 457
Rank Not Published Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

$7,863 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,762 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 242
#24 Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

$10,677 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,926 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,278
#81 Washington State University

Pullman, WA

$11,736 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,168 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 674
#48 Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

$42,500 per year (full-time) 775
#116 Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

$618 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,262 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 888
#105 West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

$7,804 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,054 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 704
Rank Not Published Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

$480 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,016 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 401
#105 Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

$234 per credit (in-state, full-time); $619 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 591
#89 Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA

$22,302 per year (full-time) 1,057
#132 Wright State University

Dayton, OH

$12,240 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,792 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 490
#34 Yale University

New Haven, CT

$35,500 per year (full-time) 217

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