How much does college cost in Michigan?

The average in-state tuition in Michigan is $18,073 per year, based on 172 colleges.

What is the cheapest college in Michigan?

The lowest in-state tuition in Michigan is $2,730 at Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College.

What is the most expensive college in Michigan?

The highest in-state tuition in Michigan is N/A at L'esprit Academy - Southfield.

How does Michigan compare to the national average?

The national average in-state tuition is $18,082; Michigan is 0% above that.

How many colleges are in Michigan?

College Scorecard lists 172 colleges in Michigan.

College Tuition in Michigan (2026): Average Cost and Full List

	Michigan	National	Difference
Average in-state tuition	$18,073	$18,082	+0%

All 172 Colleges in Michigan

#	College	City	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State	Acceptance
1	Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College	Mount Pleasant	$2,730	$2,730	N/A
2	Washtenaw Community College	Ann Arbor	$2,736	$6,504	N/A
3	Oakland Community College	Auburn Hills	$3,020	$5,560	N/A
4	Wayne County Community College District	Detroit	$3,112	$4,067	N/A
5	Bay Mills Community College	Brimley	$3,480	$3,480	N/A
6	Henry Ford College	Dearborn	$3,568	$7,816	N/A
7	Macomb Community College	Warren	$3,660	$8,370	N/A
8	Lansing Community College	Lansing	$4,100	$11,300	N/A
9	Kellogg Community College	Battle Creek	$4,118	$8,282	N/A
10	Kalamazoo Valley Community College	Kalamazoo	$4,144	$9,094	N/A
11	Glen Oaks Community College	Centreville	$4,176	$6,624	N/A
12	Grand Rapids Community College	Grand Rapids	$4,179	$12,219	N/A
13	West Shore Community College	Scottville	$4,470	$8,820	N/A
14	Montcalm Community College	Sidney	$4,662	$10,362	N/A
15	Schoolcraft Community College District	Livonia	$4,736	$8,142	N/A
16	Monroe County Community College	Monroe	$4,759	$8,267	N/A
17	Gogebic Community College	Ironwood	$4,800	$7,530	N/A
18	Delta College	University Center	$4,820	$7,880	N/A
19	Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College	LAnse	$5,000	$5,000	N/A
20	Kirtland Community College	Grayling	$5,190	$9,870	N/A
21	St Clair County Community College	Port Huron	$5,212	$12,150	N/A
22	Alpena Community College	Alpena	$5,250	$8,010	N/A
23	North Central Michigan College	Petoskey	$5,430	$10,590	N/A
24	Lake Michigan College	Benton Harbor	$5,445	$7,755	N/A
25	Bay de Noc Community College	Escanaba	$5,712	$10,528	N/A
26	Northwestern Michigan College	Traverse City	$5,860	$13,476	N/A
27	Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit	Oak Park	$6,100	$6,100	90%
28	Mid Michigan College	Harrison	$6,132	$10,864	N/A
29	Southwestern Michigan College	Dowagiac	$6,417	$8,394	N/A
30	Mott Community College	Flint	$6,845	$11,460	N/A
31	Muskegon Community College	Muskegon	$7,250	$16,010	N/A
32	Jackson College	Jackson	$7,350	$10,200	N/A
33	Michigan Career and Technical Institute	Plainwell	$8,549	$12,409	N/A
34	Dorsey College-Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids	$9,695	$9,695	N/A
35	Saginaw Valley State University	University Center	$12,930	$30,450	72%
36	Baker College	Owosso	$13,000	$13,000	82%
37	Baker College of Cadillac	Cadillac	$13,000	$13,000	N/A
38	Baker College of Jackson	Jackson	$13,000	$13,000	N/A
39	Baker College of Muskegon	Muskegon	$13,000	$13,000	N/A
40	Baker College - Royal Oak Campus	Royal Oak	$13,000	$13,000	N/A
41	Northern Michigan University	Marquette	$14,277	$19,773	84%
42	University of Michigan-Flint	Flint	$14,704	$28,320	70%
43	Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant	$14,760	$14,760	90%
44	Ferris State University	Big Rapids	$14,778	$14,778	91%
45	Lake Superior State University	Sault Ste Marie	$14,890	$14,890	N/A
46	Grand Valley State University	Allendale	$15,140	$21,548	83%
47	Dorsey College-Dearborn	Detroit	$15,154	$15,154	N/A
48	Wayne State University	Detroit	$15,190	$32,037	81%
49	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo	$15,252	$19,034	85%
50	Oakland University	Rochester Hills	$15,262	$23,188	88%
51	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Dearborn	$15,640	$32,896	56%
52	Carnegie Institute	Troy	$15,645	$15,645	N/A
53	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	$16,240	$16,240	80%
54	Michigan State University	East Lansing	$16,458	$43,842	85%
55	Dorsey College	Madison Heights	$16,990	$16,990	N/A
56	Dorsey College-Wayne	Wayne	$16,990	$16,990	N/A
57	Dorsey College-Roseville	Roseville	$16,990	$16,990	N/A
58	Dorsey College-Saginaw	Saginaw	$16,990	$16,990	N/A
59	Dorsey College-Woodhaven	Woodhaven	$16,990	$16,990	N/A
60	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	$17,736	$60,946	16%
61	Universal Technical Institute-Canton	Canton	$17,943	$17,943	N/A
62	Southwest Michigan Beauty School	Sturgis	$18,215	$18,215	N/A
63	Grace Christian University	Wyoming	$18,690	$18,690	99%
64	Michigan Technological University	Houghton	$19,123	$42,988	92%
65	Great Lakes Christian College	Lansing	$19,520	$19,520	N/A
66	Chamberlain University-Michigan	Troy	$20,785	$20,785	86%
67	Cornerstone University	Grand Rapids	$23,000	$23,000	78%
68	Sacred Heart Major Seminary	Detroit	$24,120	$24,120	100%
69	Davenport University	Grand Rapids	$24,466	$24,466	98%
70	Davenport University-Warren Location	Warren	$24,466	$24,466	N/A
71	Davenport University-Lansing Location	Lansing	$24,466	$24,466	N/A
72	Davenport University-Midland Location	Midland	$24,466	$24,466	N/A
73	Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield	Southfield	$24,944	$24,944	100%
74	Marine Trades Institute	Cedarville	$25,470	$25,470	N/A
75	Cleary University	Howell	$26,102	$26,102	68%
76	Kuyper College	Grand Rapids	$27,660	$27,660	69%
77	Madonna University	Livonia	$28,440	$28,440	63%
78	Rochester Christian University	Rochester Hills	$29,196	$29,196	98%
79	Siena Heights University	Adrian	$30,778	$30,778	69%
80	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit	$32,946	$32,946	75%
81	Hillsdale College	Hillsdale	$33,189	$33,189	21%
82	Spring Arbor University	Spring Arbor	$34,014	$34,014	52%
83	The University of Olivet	Olivet	$34,068	$34,068	83%
84	Northwood University	Midland	$34,400	$34,400	65%
85	Andrews University	Berrien Springs	$35,056	$35,056	82%
86	Concordia University Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	$35,410	$35,410	69%
87	Calvin University	Grand Rapids	$39,350	$39,350	71%
88	Aquinas College	Grand Rapids	$40,218	$40,218	90%
89	Adrian College	Adrian	$41,684	$41,684	73%
90	Hope College	Holland	$41,970	$41,970	79%
91	Lawrence Technological University	Southfield	$44,760	$44,760	56%
92	Kettering University	Flint	$48,470	$48,470	79%
93	Alma College	Alma	$49,552	$49,552	57%
94	College for Creative Studies	Detroit	$53,350	$53,350	92%
95	Albion College	Albion	$56,950	$56,950	81%
96	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo	$61,050	$61,050	75%
97	Hillsdale Beauty College	Hillsdale	N/A	N/A	N/A
98	Northwestern Technological Institute	Southfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
99	Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft Inc	Bay City	N/A	N/A	N/A
100	Calvin Theological Seminary	Grand Rapids	N/A	N/A	N/A
101	Michigan School of Psychology	Farmington Hills	N/A	N/A	N/A
102	Empire Beauty School-Michigan	Grand Rapids	N/A	N/A	N/A
103	Cranbrook Academy of Art	Bloomfield Hills	N/A	N/A	N/A
104	David Pressley School of Cosmetology	Royal Oak	N/A	N/A	N/A
105	Detroit Business Institute-Downriver	Detroit	N/A	N/A	100%
106	Creative Hair School of Cosmetology	Flint	N/A	N/A	N/A
107	Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe	Monroe	N/A	N/A	N/A
108	M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant	Mount Pleasant	N/A	N/A	N/A
109	Port Huron Cosmetology College	Waterford	N/A	N/A	N/A
110	Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing	Lansing	N/A	N/A	N/A
111	Ross Medical Education Center-Warren	Warren	N/A	N/A	N/A
112	Ross Medical Education Center-Flint	Flint	N/A	N/A	N/A
113	Thomas M Cooley Law School	Lansing	N/A	N/A	N/A
114	Twin City Beauty College	Saint Joseph	N/A	N/A	N/A
115	Walsh College	Troy	N/A	N/A	N/A
116	Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids	Kentwood	N/A	N/A	N/A
117	Western Theological Seminary	Holland	N/A	N/A	N/A
118	Ecumenical Theological Seminary	Detroit	N/A	N/A	N/A
119	Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw	Saginaw	N/A	N/A	N/A
120	Douglas J Aveda Institute	East Lansing	N/A	N/A	N/A
121	Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton	Brighton	N/A	N/A	N/A
122	Ross Medical Education Center-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	N/A	N/A	N/A
123	Dorsey School of Beauty	Taylor	N/A	N/A	N/A
124	Ross Medical Education Center-Port Huron	Port Huron	N/A	N/A	N/A
125	Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt Park	Roosevelt Park	N/A	N/A	N/A
126	Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood	Kentwood	N/A	N/A	N/A
127	Ross Medical Education Center-Taylor	Taylor	N/A	N/A	N/A
128	Michigan College of Beauty-Troy	Troy	N/A	N/A	N/A
129	P&A Scholars Beauty School	Detroit	N/A	N/A	N/A
130	Sharp's Academy of Hairstyling	Grand Blanc	N/A	N/A	N/A
131	Cadillac Institute of Cosmetology	Cadillac	N/A	N/A	N/A
132	Irene's Myomassology Institute	Southfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
133	Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes	Port Huron	N/A	N/A	N/A
134	Nuvo College of Cosmetology	Norton Shores	N/A	N/A	N/A
135	Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan	Sterling Heights	N/A	N/A	N/A
136	Elevate Salon Institute	Royal Oak	N/A	N/A	N/A
137	Lakewood School of Therapeutic Massage	Port Huron	N/A	N/A	N/A
138	The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek	Battle Creek	N/A	N/A	N/A
139	Ross Medical Education Center-New Baltimore	New Baltimore	N/A	N/A	N/A
140	French Academy of Cosmetology	Spring Lake	N/A	N/A	N/A
141	Ross Medical Education Center-Battle Creek	Battle Creek	N/A	N/A	N/A
142	L'esprit Academy	Canton	N/A	N/A	N/A
143	Marketti Academy of Cosmetology	Waterford	N/A	N/A	N/A
144	Ross Medical Education Center-Davison	Davison	N/A	N/A	N/A
145	Ross Medical Education Center-Canton	Canton	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Abcott Institute	Southfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
147	Protege Academy	East Lansing	N/A	N/A	N/A
148	Brighton Institute of Cosmetology	Brighton	N/A	N/A	N/A
149	School of Missionary Aviation Technology	Ionia	N/A	N/A	N/A
150	Paul Mitchell the School-Farmington Hills	Farmington Hills	N/A	N/A	N/A
151	Protege Academy	Mt. Pleasant	N/A	N/A	N/A
152	Ross Medical Education Center-Midland	Midland	N/A	N/A	N/A
153	Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine	Kalamazoo	N/A	N/A	N/A
154	Metro Detroit Barber College	Detroit	N/A	N/A	N/A
155	Ross Medical Education Center-Portage	Portage	N/A	N/A	N/A
156	Ross College-Grand Rapids North	Grand Rapids	N/A	N/A	N/A
157	DSDT	Detroit	N/A	N/A	N/A
158	Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School	Southgate	N/A	N/A	N/A
159	Motion Picture Institute	Troy	N/A	N/A	90%
160	The Salon Professional Academy of Holland	Holland	N/A	N/A	N/A
161	Dymond Designs Beauty School	Detroit	N/A	N/A	N/A
162	Mosley School of Cosmetology	Kentwood	N/A	N/A	N/A
163	Northpoint College	Wyoming	N/A	N/A	N/A
164	Charm Beauty School	Dearborn Heights	N/A	N/A	N/A
165	Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School--Michigan	Plymouth	N/A	N/A	N/A
166	Calvin University - Handlon Campus	Ionia	N/A	N/A	N/A
167	Davenport University-Kalamazoo Location	Kalamazoo	N/A	N/A	N/A
168	Davenport University-Traverse City Location	Traverse City	N/A	N/A	N/A
169	Davenport University - Wayne CCCD	Belleville	N/A	N/A	N/A
170	Davenport University - Detroit	Detroit	N/A	N/A	N/A
171	Elevate Salon Institute	Utica	N/A	N/A	N/A
172	L'esprit Academy - Southfield	Southfield	N/A	N/A	N/A

College Tuition in Michigan (2026)

Michigan vs. National Average