National Center for Education Statistics

Average components of academic year cost of attendance (in constant 2012-13 dollars) and percentage change in average components of cost of attendance for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates at Title IV institutions, by level of institution, component of cost, and other selected characteristics: United States, academic years 2010-11 and 2012-13
	4-year			2-year			Less-than-2-year
Component of cost, control of institution, residency, and student housing	2010-11	2012-13	Percent change	2010-11	2012-13	Percent change	2010-11	2012-13	Percent change
Tuition and required fees
Public
In-district1	$7,337	$7,519	2.5	$2,936	$3,030	3.2	$7,119	$6,786	-4.7
In-state	7,342	7,526	2.5	3,443	3,521	2.3	7,120	6,787	-4.7
Out-of-state	17,040	17,040	#	7,118	7,106	-0.2	7,676	7,303	-4.9
Private nonprofit2	24,493	24,256	-1.0	13,602	13,307	-2.2	12,017	11,411	-5.0
Private for-profit2	16,368	15,386	-6.0	14,939	14,331	-4.1	14,063	13,924	-1.0
Books and supplies
Public	1,315	1,245	-5.3	1,402	1,334	-4.9	1,100	1,052	-4.4
Private nonprofit2	1,248	1,177	-5.7	1,420	1,381	-2.8	669	719	7.5
Private for-profit2	1,813	1,695	-6.5	1,653	1,455	-12.0	963	923	-4.1
Room and board
Public
On campus	8,780	8,652	-1.5	5,846	5,751	-1.6	3,532	3,225	-8.7
Off campus (not with family)	9,414	8,923	-5.2	8,149	7,730	-5.1	6,795	6,354	-6.5
Private nonprofit2
On campus	9,163	8,980	-2.0	6,874	7,214	4.9	5,585	5,650	1.2
Off campus (not with family)	9,301	8,823	-5.1	9,441	9,074	-3.9	10,616	9,900	-6.7
Private for-profit2
On campus	9,700	9,210	-5.1	9,340	8,120	-13.1	†	†	†
Off campus (not with family)	9,361	7,474	-20.2	8,368	7,812	-6.6	8,801	9,693	10.1
Other expenses
Public
On campus	3,519	3,286	-6.6	3,326	3,122	-6.1	1,314	1,200	-8.7
Off campus (not with family)	4,128	3,801	-7.9	4,130	3,859	-6.6	3,068	2,860	-6.8
Off campus (with family)	4,179	3,949	-5.5	4,193	3,952	-5.8	3,500	3,203	-8.5
Private nonprofit2
On campus	2,885	2,707	-6.2	3,296	3,376	2.4	3,285	1,800	-45.2
Off campus (not with family)	3,695	3,383	-8.4	4,629	4,660	0.7	3,314	3,006	-9.3
Off campus (with family)	3,922	3,538	-9.8	4,710	4,503	-4.4	4,690	4,198	-10.5
Private for-profit2
On campus	6,815	4,250	-37.6	4,051	3,423	-15.5	†	†	†
Off campus (not with family)	5,921	4,839	-18.3	4,643	4,288	-7.7	4,477	3,983	-11.0
Off campus (with family)	6,133	5,332	-13.0	4,405	4,127	-6.3	3,964	3,603	-9.1

† Not applicable.

# Rounds to zero.

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 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 because they are federally funded and open to the public. However, the U.S. service academies are not included in this table. Amounts are institutional averages as reported by the institution, not average amounts paid by students (i.e., charges are not weighted by enrollment). The time points displayed in this table were chosen to demonstrate the range of data available from IPEDS for trend analysis, not to emphasize any particular period of change. Out-of-state average tuition and required fees were used for private institutions that reported varying tuitions by residency. These figures may differ from the tuition and required fee charges in table 9 that apply to all full-time undergraduates. The average components of academic year cost of attendance in this table may not sum to the corresponding average cost of attendance in table 12 because not all institutions report all components of academic year cost of attendance separately (e.g., an institution may report a comprehensive fee in lieu of the individual components). The 2,569 institutions with academic calendars that differ by program or allow continuous enrollment are not included. All amounts from 2010-11 were converted to 2012-13 dollars using the average Consumer Price Index values for the 12-month periods ending in October 2010 and October 2012. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary. 9 that apply to all full-time undergraduates. The average components of academic year cost of attendance in this table may not sum to the corresponding average cost of attendance in table 12 because not all institutions report all components of academic year cost of attendance separately (e.g., an institution may report a comprehensive fee in lieu of the individual components). The 2,569 institutions with academic calendars that differ by program or allow continuous enrollment are not included. All amounts from 2010-11 were converted to 2012-13 dollars using the average Consumer Price Index values for the 12-month periods ending in October 2010 and October 2012. 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).