St. Petersburg College offers some of Florida’s lowest in-state tuition and fees among public institutions in 2024

William D. Law President of St. Petersburg College
William D. Law President of St. Petersburg College
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Tuition and fees for in-state students at St. Petersburg College amounted to $2,682 in 2024, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

This places the college as the 10th least expensive public institution in Florida for the year 2024.

Out-of-state students enrolled at St. Petersburg College paid $9,286 in 2024, the same as the prior year.

Across the state, New College of Florida had the highest tuition and fees for in-state students in 2024.

In the 2023-24 school year, graduate and undergraduate students received more than $256 billion in financial aid.

The average cost of college has more than doubled in the 21st century, growing by approximately 4% every year. In-state students can expect to spend nearly $10,000 on tuition alone per year at a public, 4-year post-secondary school. Meanwhile, out-of-state tuition averages $28,386.

Student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging nearly $29,000 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.

Cost of Tuition for In-State Students in Floridaat Public Institutions, 2024 (Top 25 Cheapest Institutions)
City Institution Name College costs
Tallahassee Tallahassee State College $2,026
Pensacola Pensacola State College $2,361
Panama City Gulf Coast State College $2,370
Cocoa Eastern Florida State College $2,496
Tampa Hillsborough Community College $2,506
Gainesville Santa Fe College $2,563
Niceville Northwest Florida State College $2,583
Palatka Saint Johns River State College $2,591
Orlando Valencia College $2,664
St. Petersburg St. Petersburg College $2,682
Winter Haven Polk State College $2,694
Ocala College of Central Florida $2,710
Fort Pierce Indian River State College $2,764
Fort Lauderdale Broward College $2,830
Miami Miami Dade College $2,838
Jacksonville Florida State College at Jacksonville $2,878
Lake Worth Palm Beach State College $3,050
Madison North Florida College $3,054
Bradenton State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota $3,074
Lake City Florida Gateway College $3,100
Daytona Beach Daytona State College $3,106
Port Charlotte Charlotte Technical College $3,110
Marianna Chipola College $3,120
Sanford Seminole State College of Florida $3,122
New Port Richey Pasco-Hernando State College $3,155

Information in this article was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.



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