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The latest in our Princeton Review series examines the tuition costs of every SEC school, both in state and out of state. Each of the amounts listed below are expenses for one academic year.
School | In-State Tuition | Out-of-State Tuition |
Alabama | $10,170 | $25,950 |
Arkansas | $7,028 | $20,332 |
Auburn | $8,808 | $26,424 |
Florida | $6,313 | $28,590 |
Georgia | $9,364 | $27,574 |
Kentucky | $8,610 | $18,798 |
LSU | $7,552 | $24,715 |
Mississippi State | $7,140 | $18,478 |
Missouri | $8,220 | $23,247 |
Ole Miss | $7,344 | $20,574 |
South Carolina | $11,082 | $29,898 |
Tennessee | $10,190 | $28,380 |
Texas A&M | $6,149 | $24,742 |
Vanderbilt* | $43,620 | N/A |
*Private university
When looking at all of the public schools in the SEC, Texas A&M is the cheapest for in-state residents to attend, followed by Florida and Arkansas. South Carolina is the most expensive for in-state residents to attend.
If you do not live in the state of an SEC school, but have your heart set on going to one the cheapest option is Mississippi State, followed by Kentucky and Arkansas. The most expensive option, other than Vanderbilt, is South Carolina.
Florida features the biggest difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition, with a $22,277 gap between the two. Ole Miss has the smallest difference between in-state and out-of-state, with the variance of $13,230.
Christine Wang is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. She covers Auburn, Arkansas and Ole Miss.