National Center for Education Statistics

Average academic year cost of attendance, average grant/scholarship aid, and net price of attendance for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students at Title IV institutions, by control of institution, level of institution and other selected characteristics: United States, academic year 2011-12
	Public2			Private nonprofit3			Private for-profit3
Level of institution, type of aid awarded, and family income level1	Average cost	Average grant/ scholarship aid	Net price	Average cost	Average grant/ scholarship aid	Net price	Average cost	Average grant/ scholarship aid	Net price
4-year
Students awarded any grant aid	18,257	6,532	11,725	35,202	14,576	20,626	26,995	5,082	21,913
Students awarded Title IV aid
All family income levels	18,303	5,786	12,516	35,190	14,726	20,464	26,888	4,503	22,385
$0-30,000	18,303	9,003	9,300	35,190	18,801	16,389	26,888	5,240	21,648
$30,001-48,000	18,303	7,636	10,666	35,190	18,407	16,783	26,888	4,649	22,239
$48,001-75,000	18,303	4,542	13,761	35,190	15,941	19,250	26,888	2,709	24,179
$75,001-110,000	18,303	2,281	16,022	35,190	13,890	21,300	26,888	1,143	25,745
$110,001 and more	18,303	1,683	16,620	35,190	11,173	24,017	26,888	1,141	25,747
2-year
Students awarded any grant aid	11,749	4,542	7,207	24,097	5,728	18,369	24,424	5,143	19,281
Students awarded Title IV aid
All family income levels	11,782	4,598	7,184	23,995	5,166	18,828	24,387	4,562	19,825
$0-30,000	11,782	5,340	6,442	23,995	6,522	17,472	24,387	5,233	19,154
$30,001-48,000	11,782	4,444	7,338	23,995	5,257	18,738	24,387	4,326	20,061
$48,001-75,000	11,782	2,689	9,093	23,995	3,925	20,070	24,387	2,474	21,913
$75,001-110,000	11,782	1,193	10,589	23,995	2,387	21,608	24,387	604	23,783
$110,001 and more	11,782	786	10,996	23,995	2,558	21,436	24,387	641	23,746
Less-than-2-year
Students awarded any grant aid	13,115	4,473	8,642	19,673	5,831	13,842	23,041	4,693	18,348
Students awarded Title IV aid
All family income levels	13,270	4,237	9,034	20,576	4,732	15,844	22,928	4,406	18,522
$0-30,000	13,270	4,456	8,814	20,576	6,151	14,426	22,928	4,812	18,115
$30,001-48,000	13,270	4,367	8,903	20,576	5,431	15,145	22,928	3,251	19,677
$48,001-75,000	13,270	3,351	9,920	20,576	2,800	17,777	22,928	2,215	20,713
$75,001-110,000	13,270	1,023	12,248	20,576	3,600	16,977	22,928	837	22,091
$110,001 and more	13,270	628	12,642	20,576	4,663	15,913	22,928	210	22,717

¹ Students are classified into a family income category by the institution they attend based on the income used by the institution’s financial aid office to calculate the student’s expected family contribution.

² Average cost, average grant/scholarship aid, and net price for public institutions are displayed for students paying in-district tuition.

³ Average cost, average grant/scholarship aid, and net price for private nonprofit and private for-profit institutions is displayed for all students.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the Secretary of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Although they are not Title IV eligible, four of the U.S. service academies are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe since they are federally funded and open to the public. However, the U.S. service academies are not included in this table. The net price of attendance is the price actually charged to full-time, first-time undergraduate students awarded financial aid at an institution after deducting federal, state/local government, and institutional grant and scholarship aid. The calculation of net price of attendance does not include loan aid. Because not all institutions have students at each income level, for the purposes of this table the net price is calculated as the average cost minus the average grant/scholarship aid. Average cost is calculated using the tuition and required fees, books and supplies, room and board, and other expenses data from the Institutional Characteristics component. A weighted average of on-campus; off-campus, not with family; and off-campus, with family room and board and other expenses values was used to calculate a single average cost instead of individual costs by living arrangement. The factors used to generate this weighted average were reported in the Student Financial Aid component separately for the group of students awarded any grant aid and the group of students awarded Title IV aid. Hence, the resulting average cost values may differ between the groups. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary. tuition and required fees, books and supplies, room and board, and other expenses data from the Institutional Characteristics component. A weighted average of on-campus; off-campus, not with family; and off-campus, with family room and board and other expenses values was used to calculate a single average cost instead of individual costs by living arrangement. The factors used to generate this weighted average were reported in the Student Financial Aid component separately for the group of students awarded any grant aid and the group of students awarded Title IV aid. Hence, the resulting average cost values may differ between the groups. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2012, Institutional Characteristics component (final data) and Winter 2012-13, Student Financial Aid component (final data).