Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU), with a tuition fee of $430 became the cheapest 4-year or above public university across the country for the 2010-11 academic year, according to U.S. Department of Education.

HINU was followed by the Dine College and Brazosport College placed in the second and third spots with tuition of $805 and $1,692, respectively.

The average tuition fee at four-year or above public universities across the United States was $6,669 for the 2010-11 academic year, increasing 4.25 percent from 2009-10, according to the educational department.

This year's College Affordability and Transparency Lists, published last month, highlights institutions with the highest and lowest tuitions and net prices, and those schools where prices are rising the fastest.

Also see: Top 20 most expensive US public universities 2010-11

                 Top 20 priciest private universities in US 2010-11

                 Top 20 cheapest private universities in US 2010-11

   Macon State College

State: Georgia

Tuition and fees: $2,354

2009-10 tuition: $2,204

Website: http://www.maconstate.edu/