National Center for Education Statistics

Average costs (in constant 2015–16 dollars) associated with attendance for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates at Title IV institutions operating on an academic year calendar system, and percentage change, by level of institution, type of cost, control of institution, residency, and student housing: United States, academic years 2013–14 and 2015–16
Type of cost, control of institution, residency, and student housing		4-year				2-year				Less-than-2-year
		2013–14	2015–16	Percent change		2013–14	2015–16	Percent change		2013–14	2015–16	Percent change
Public
On campus		9,157	9,557	4.4		6,114	6,404	4.7		3,832	4,184	9.2
Off campus (not with family)		9,267	9,446	1.9		7,912	8,087	2.2		7,754	7,202	-7.1
Private nonprofit
On campus		9,467	9,874	4.3		8,109	8,770	8.1		‡	‡	‡
Off campus (not with family)		9,205	9,429	2.4		9,565	9,728	1.7		9,342	9,602	2.8
Private for-profit
On campus		9,975	9,862	-1.1		9,264	9,589	3.5		‡	‡	‡
Off campus (not with family)		7,781	7,955	2.2		8,201	8,309	1.3		8,666	9,175	5.9
Other expenses
Public
On campus		3,313	3,300	-0.4		3,239	3,184	-1.7		1,222	1,236	1.1
Off campus (not with family)		3,786	3,756	-0.8		3,965	3,929	-0.9		3,478	3,687	6.0
Off campus (with family)		3,974	3,954	-0.5		3,984	3,945	-1.0		3,430	3,550	3.5
Private nonprofit
On campus		2,809	2,823	0.5		3,755	3,538	-5.8		‡	‡	‡
Off campus (not with family)		3,487	3,536	1.4		4,689	4,467	-4.7		2,183	2,256	3.3
Off campus (with family)		3,741	3,701	-1.1		4,542	4,413	-2.8		3,154	2,960	-6.1
Private for-profit
On campus		4,212	4,121	-2.1		2,590	2,562	-1.1		‡	‡	‡
Off campus (not with family)		4,811	4,583	-4.7		4,853	4,747	-2.2		4,653	5,099	9.6
Off campus (with family)		5,268	4,370	-17.1		4,394	4,286	-2.5		3,565	3,717	4.3

‡ Reporting standards not met. No institutions met the criteria to be included in this cell.

¹ For public institutions, “in district” refers to the charges paid by a student who lives in the locality surrounding the institution, such as county.

² Out-of-state average tuition and required fees were used for private institutions that reported varying tuitions by residency.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. The four U.S. service academies that

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2015, Institutional Characteristics component (final data).