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Average and median academic year institutional tuition and required fees and number of institutions reporting academic year tuition and required fees for full-time students at Title IV institutions operating on an academic year calendar system, by control of institution, residency, student level, and level of institution: United States, academic year 2015–16
Student level and level of institution Public Private1
In-district2 In-state Out-of-state Nonprofit For-profit
Average academic year institutional tuition and required fees
Undergraduate
4-year 8,132 8,151 18,398 25,991 15,791
2-year 3,356 3,937 7,763 12,888 14,875
Less-than-2-year 6,279 6,307 7,052 13,003 15,253
Graduate3 10,267 10,268 19,378 17,822 15,739
Median academic year institutional tuition and required fees
Undergraduate
4-year 7,692 7,692 17,842 26,124 15,595
2-year 3,429 3,832 7,440 12,097 14,044
Less-than-2-year 5,034 5,034 6,173 12,126 15,705
Graduate3 9,194 9,194 18,875 14,800 14,420
Number of institutions reporting academic year tuition and required fees
Undergraduate
4-year 687 687 687 1,352 636
2-year 909 909 909 129 345
Less-than-2-year 22 22 22 11 31
Graduate3 570 570 570 1,191 247

1 Out-of-state average and median tuition and required fees were used for all private institutions.

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

3 Tuition and fee charges for graduate students do not include charges for programs designated as doctor’s degrees—professional practice.

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).