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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 2013-14
Level of institution, living arrangement, and component of student costs 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
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 All insti-tutions Public, in-state Private
Non- profit For-profit 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 18 19 20 21
  Current dollars
4-year institutions                                        
Average total cost, by living arrangement                                        
On campus $26,283 $19,219 $38,254 $28,916 $27,648 $20,068 $39,811 $32,132 $28,457 $20,997 $41,375 $29,887 $29,506 $21,712 $42,883 $29,820 $30,320 $22,192 $44,366 $29,945
Off campus, living with family 19,091 11,950 30,500 19,318 20,137 12,587 31,758 22,488 20,705 13,344 32,982 21,526 21,340 13,651 34,085 22,010 21,736 13,691 35,193 22,139
Off campus, not living with family 28,829 20,724 38,824 28,836 29,267 21,442 40,234 31,245 29,322 22,261 41,413 28,840 30,069 22,748 42,455 29,318 30,694 23,046 43,805 29,407
                                         
Component of student costs                                        
Tuition and required fees 13,734 6,773 25,676 12,873 14,654 7,195 26,772 15,388 15,077 7,703 27,931 14,609 15,734 8,033 29,024 14,940 16,243 8,254 30,127 14,967
Books and supplies 1,192 1,165 1,182 1,389 1,223 1,196 1,219 1,561 1,237 1,230 1,230 1,373 1,249 1,240 1,240 1,444 1,260 1,255 1,252 1,391
Room, board, and other expenses                                        
On campus                                        
Room and board 8,583 8,155 9,114 10,082 8,913 8,498 9,456 9,304 9,255 8,839 9,824 9,660 9,600 9,187 10,181 9,242 9,905 9,459 10,530 9,646
Other 2,774 3,126 2,282 4,573 2,858 3,179 2,363 5,879 2,889 3,225 2,389 4,245 2,923 3,253 2,439 4,194 2,912 3,224 2,457 3,941
Off campus, living with family                                        
Other 4,165 4,012 3,642 5,057 4,260 4,196 3,767 5,539 4,391 4,411 3,821 5,544 4,356 4,379 3,821 5,627 4,233 4,182 3,813 5,781
Off campus, not living with family                                        
Room and board 8,862 8,722 8,164 8,997 8,866 9,014 8,299 8,888 8,572 9,206 8,327 7,898 8,640 9,318 8,300 7,881 8,795 9,535 8,475 7,947
Other 5,041 4,065 3,801 5,578 4,524 4,037 3,944 5,408 4,437 4,122 3,925 4,960 4,446 4,157 3,892 5,054 4,396 4,003 3,951 5,101
                                         
2-year institutions                                        
Average total cost, by living arrangement                                        
On campus $14,351 $11,886 $23,352 $27,721 $13,831 $12,345 $25,868 $28,435 $14,049 $12,796 $26,246 $27,873 $14,457 $13,257 $27,471 $27,934 $14,780 $13,576 $28,291 $28,064
Off campus, living with family 9,731 7,581 16,639 18,982 9,044 7,842 18,947 19,292 9,115 8,129 19,066 19,810 9,291 8,384 19,825 20,032 9,426 8,527 20,550 19,946
Off campus, not living with family 17,063 14,758 24,969 26,556 16,477 15,140 27,044 27,329 16,562 15,567 27,528 27,015 16,889 15,886 29,760 28,025 17,067 16,089 30,053 27,866
                                         
Component of student costs                                        
Tuition and required fees 4,705 2,619 12,326 13,511 3,919 2,745 13,917 13,758 3,912 2,940 14,007 14,298 3,982 3,090 14,359 14,420 4,085 3,201 14,734 14,364
Books and supplies 1,259 1,241 1,205 1,371 1,301 1,295 1,239 1,377 1,315 1,311 1,332 1,368 1,351 1,353 1,305 1,324 1,366 1,372 1,390 1,270
Room, board, and other expenses                                        
On campus                                        
Room and board 5,481 5,171 7,096 8,729 5,648 5,368 7,796 9,365 5,913 5,630 8,011 9,417 6,111 5,817 8,529 9,285 6,304 6,001 8,820 9,509
Other 2,906 2,856 2,726 4,111 2,964 2,937 2,916 3,935 2,910 2,915 2,896 2,789 3,014 2,997 3,278 2,906 3,024 3,002 3,347 2,921
Off campus, living with family                                        
Other 3,767 3,721 3,108 4,101 3,824 3,802 3,791 4,157 3,888 3,878 3,726 4,143 3,958 3,941 4,161 4,289 3,974 3,955 4,426 4,312
Off campus, not living with family                                        
Room and board 7,334 7,240 8,095 7,588 7,477 7,403 7,525 7,948 7,514 7,524 7,680 7,390 7,676 7,626 8,983 7,968 7,730 7,675 8,852 8,091
Other 3,765 3,659 3,343 4,087 3,780 3,697 4,363 4,246 3,822 3,792 4,508 3,959 3,880 3,817 5,113 4,314 3,885 3,841 5,077 4,141
  Constant 2013-14 dollars1
4-year institutions                                        
Average total cost, by living arrangement                                        
On campus $28,494 $20,836 $41,472 $31,348 $29,384 $21,328 $42,310 $34,149 $29,383 $21,680 $42,720 $30,859 $29,967 $22,052 $43,553 $30,286 $30,320 $22,192 $44,366 $29,945
Off campus, living with family 20,697 12,955 33,065 20,943 21,401 13,377 33,751 23,900 21,378 13,778 34,055 22,227 21,673 13,865 34,617 22,354 21,736 13,691 35,193 22,139
Off campus, not living with family 31,254 22,467 42,089 31,262 31,104 22,788 42,760 33,207 30,276 22,985 42,760 29,778 30,539 23,104 43,118 29,776 30,694 23,046 43,805 29,407
                                         
2-year institutions                                        
Average total cost, by living arrangement                                        
On campus 15,558 12,886 25,317 30,053 14,699 13,120 27,492 30,220 14,506 13,212 27,100 28,779 14,683 13,464 27,900 28,371 14,780 13,576 28,291 28,064
Off campus, living with family 10,550 8,218 18,038 20,579 9,611 8,334 20,137 20,503 9,411 8,393 19,686 20,454 9,436 8,515 20,134 20,345 9,426 8,527 20,550 19,946
Off campus, not living with family 18,498 16,000 27,069 28,790 17,511 16,090 28,742 29,045 17,101 16,073 28,423 27,894 17,153 16,134 30,225 28,462 17,067 16,089 30,053 27,866
1 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2010 through Spring 2011 and Winter 2011-12 through Winter 2013-14, Student Financial Aid component; and Fall 2009 through Fall 2014, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared January 2015.)

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