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Table 330.40. Average total cost of attendance for first-time, full-time undergraduate students in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control and level of institution, living arrangement, and component of student costs: 2009–10 through 2012-13
[In current dollars]
Level of institution, living arrangement, and component of student costs 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
All insti- tutions Public, in-state Private All insti-tutions Public, in-state Private All insti-tutions Public, in-state Private All insti-tutions Public, in-state Private
Non- profit For-profit Non- profit For-profit Non- profit For-profit Non- profit For-profit
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
4-year institutions                                
Average total cost, by living arrangement                                
On campus $26,380 $19,312 $38,240 $28,555 $27,435 $20,114 $39,772 $30,130 $28,739 $20,997 $41,418 $30,840 $29,408 $21,683 $42,962 $30,187
Off campus, living with family 19,491 12,103 30,456 18,969 19,940 12,561 31,630 20,226 20,989 13,328 32,939 22,595 21,272 13,648 34,136 21,902
Off campus, not living with family 28,312 20,952 38,753 27,412 29,390 21,665 40,148 29,114 29,736 22,364 41,582 30,121 29,818 22,763 42,516 28,774
                                 
Component of student costs                                
Tuition and required fees 13,994 6,893 25,702 13,242 14,551 7,249 26,769 14,236 15,359 7,731 27,949 15,643 15,639 8,005 29,115 14,914
Books and supplies 1,055 1,166 1,179 523 1,134 1,194 1,217 799 1,245 1,232 1,238 1,416 1,250 1,243 1,243 1,393
Room, board, and other expenses                                
On campus                                
Room and board 8,561 8,134 9,071 10,420 8,921 8,502 9,464 9,370 9,271 8,831 9,853 9,533 9,600 9,183 10,181 9,608
Other 2,770 3,118 2,288 4,370 2,829 3,169 2,323 5,726 2,864 3,203 2,378 4,249 2,920 3,253 2,423 4,271
Off campus, living with family                                
Other 4,442 4,044 3,575 5,204 4,256 4,118 3,645 5,191 4,385 4,365 3,752 5,537 4,383 4,401 3,778 5,594
Off campus, not living with family                                
Room and board 8,584 8,924 8,140 8,472 8,679 9,085 8,391 8,543 8,759 9,263 8,421 8,256 8,485 9,297 8,267 7,584
Other 4,680 3,968 3,732 5,175 5,026 4,137 3,772 5,536 4,372 4,138 3,974 4,807 4,443 4,218 3,891 4,883
                                 
2-year institutions                                
Average total cost, by living arrangement                                
On campus $14,398 $11,815 $23,553 $29,352 $15,267 $12,398 $24,654 $29,587 $14,383 $12,823 $26,840 $27,713 $14,608 $13,277 $27,478 $28,246
Off campus, living with family 9,822 7,579 17,311 20,477 10,451 7,933 17,334 21,143 9,421 8,150 20,324 19,692 9,385 8,339 19,921 20,086
Off campus, not living with family 17,294 14,873 25,754 28,201 17,934 15,278 25,773 28,805 16,882 15,526 29,301 27,362 16,980 15,896 28,647 27,591
                                 
Component of student costs                                
Tuition and required fees 4,816 2,640 12,698 14,918 5,230 2,794 12,839 15,373 4,222 2,970 14,335 14,343 4,109 3,080 14,496 14,511
Books and supplies 1,255 1,235 1,229 1,392 1,324 1,292 1,276 1,514 1,314 1,314 1,413 1,301 1,339 1,341 1,373 1,300
Room, board, and other expenses                                
On campus                                
Room and board 5,518 5,186 7,061 8,979 5,719 5,384 7,460 8,628 5,829 5,552 7,880 8,655 6,093 5,817 8,443 8,753
Other 2,809 2,754 2,565 4,063 2,994 2,928 3,079 4,071 3,018 2,988 3,212 3,414 3,068 3,040 3,167 3,682
Off campus, living with family                                
Other 3,751 3,704 3,384 4,167 3,897 3,847 3,219 4,256 3,884 3,866 4,576 4,048 3,937 3,919 4,052 4,274
Off campus, not living with family                                
Room and board 7,494 7,344 8,105 7,933 7,539 7,428 8,267 7,836 7,507 7,466 8,270 7,670 7,662 7,645 8,045 7,737
Other 3,729 3,654 3,721 3,958 3,841 3,763 3,391 4,082 3,839 3,776 5,283 4,048 3,870 3,830 4,734 4,043
NOTE: Excludes students who previously attended another postsecondary institution or who began their studies on a part-time basis. Tuition and fees at public institutions are the lower of either in-district or in-state tuition and fees. Data illustrating the average total cost of attendance for all students are weighted by the number of students at the institution receiving Title IV aid. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2010 through Spring 2013, Student Financial Aid component; and Fall 2009 through Fall 2012, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared November 2013.)

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