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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: Selected years, 2009-10 through 2014-15
Level of institution, living arrangement, and component of student costs 2009-10 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
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 $28,457 $20,997 $41,375 $29,887 $29,531 $21,677 $42,887 $31,099 $30,177 $22,148 $44,353 $29,816 $31,058 $22,752 $45,763 $30,406
Off campus, living with family 19,091 11,950 30,500 19,318 20,705 13,344 32,982 21,526 21,346 13,595 34,107 23,194 21,522 13,562 35,210 21,975 22,145 13,920 36,319 22,407
Off campus, not living with family 28,829 20,724 38,824 28,836 29,322 22,261 41,413 28,840 30,372 22,655 42,546 31,542 30,116 22,827 43,727 28,393 31,007 23,373 45,249 29,118
                                         
Component of student costs                                        
Tuition and required fees 13,734 6,773 25,676 12,873 15,077 7,703 27,931 14,609 15,763 7,997 29,029 16,299 16,104 8,199 30,108 15,241 16,628 8,445 31,177 15,463
Books and supplies 1,192 1,165 1,182 1,389 1,237 1,230 1,230 1,373 1,246 1,241 1,239 1,361 1,248 1,250 1,251 1,190 1,266 1,275 1,248 1,283
Room, board, and other expenses                                        
On campus                                        
Room and board 8,583 8,155 9,114 10,082 9,255 8,839 9,824 9,660 9,598 9,187 10,179 9,228 9,910 9,495 10,506 9,499 10,198 9,760 10,827 9,859
Other 2,774 3,126 2,282 4,573 2,889 3,225 2,389 4,245 2,925 3,253 2,441 4,212 2,916 3,203 2,488 3,886 2,965 3,272 2,511 3,802
Off campus, living with family                                        
Other 4,165 4,012 3,642 5,057 4,391 4,411 3,821 5,544 4,337 4,358 3,839 5,534 4,171 4,113 3,850 5,545 4,250 4,200 3,893 5,661
Off campus, not living with family                                        
Room and board 8,862 8,722 8,164 8,997 8,572 9,206 8,327 7,898 8,971 9,282 8,410 8,697 8,633 9,435 8,481 7,393 8,873 9,663 8,516 7,760
Other 5,041 4,065 3,801 5,578 4,437 4,122 3,925 4,960 4,393 4,136 3,868 5,184 4,132 3,943 3,886 4,569 4,239 3,990 4,308 4,612
                                         
2-year institutions                                        
Average total cost, by living arrangement                                        
On campus $14,351 $11,886 $23,352 $27,721 $14,049 $12,796 $26,246 $27,873 $14,436 $13,265 $27,692 $28,035 $14,646 $13,503 $29,373 $28,382 $14,984 $13,847 $29,695 $28,710
Off campus, living with family 9,731 7,581 16,639 18,982 9,115 8,129 19,066 19,810 9,171 8,314 19,990 20,037 9,268 8,469 21,291 19,817 9,408 8,603 21,270 20,072
Off campus, not living with family 17,063 14,758 24,969 26,556 16,562 15,567 27,528 27,015 16,807 15,879 29,752 27,857 16,989 16,157 29,448 27,617 17,241 16,371 29,749 28,297
                                         
Component of student costs                                        
Tuition and required fees 4,705 2,619 12,326 13,511 3,912 2,940 14,007 14,298 3,925 3,081 14,338 14,510 3,949 3,161 15,354 14,304 4,061 3,270 15,634 14,428
Books and supplies 1,259 1,241 1,205 1,371 1,315 1,311 1,332 1,368 1,341 1,347 1,315 1,254 1,371 1,378 1,264 1,257 1,417 1,422 1,237 1,351
Room, board, and other expenses                                        
On campus                                        
Room and board 5,481 5,171 7,096 8,729 5,913 5,630 8,011 9,417 6,072 5,765 8,529 9,362 6,317 6,005 9,095 9,767 6,461 6,133 9,459 9,898
Other 2,906 2,856 2,726 4,111 2,910 2,915 2,896 2,789 3,099 3,072 3,510 2,909 3,010 2,959 3,661 3,054 3,046 3,022 3,366 3,032
Off campus, living with family                                        
Other 3,767 3,721 3,108 4,101 3,888 3,878 3,726 4,143 3,905 3,886 4,338 4,273 3,948 3,931 4,673 4,256 3,930 3,911 4,399 4,293
Off campus, not living with family                                        
Room and board 7,334 7,240 8,095 7,588 7,514 7,524 7,680 7,390 7,656 7,630 9,027 7,723 7,802 7,810 8,258 7,657 7,931 7,918 8,369 8,015
Other 3,765 3,659 3,343 4,087 3,822 3,792 4,508 3,959 3,886 3,821 5,073 4,370 3,867 3,809 4,573 4,399 3,832 3,761 4,509 4,504
  Constant 2014-15 dollars1
4-year institutions                                        
Average total cost, by living arrangement                                        
On campus $28,701 $20,988 $41,774 $31,577 $29,597 $21,838 $43,031 $31,084 $30,211 $22,176 $43,874 $31,815 $30,397 $22,309 $44,676 $30,033 $31,058 $22,752 $45,763 $30,406
Off campus, living with family 20,847 13,049 33,306 21,096 21,534 13,878 34,303 22,388 21,837 13,908 34,892 23,728 21,679 13,661 35,466 22,135 22,145 13,920 36,319 22,407
Off campus, not living with family 31,482 22,631 42,396 31,490 30,497 23,152 43,071 29,995 31,071 23,177 43,525 32,268 30,336 22,994 44,046 28,599 31,007 23,373 45,249 29,118
Tuition and required fees 14,998 7,396 28,038 14,057 15,680 8,012 29,050 15,194 16,126 8,181 29,697 16,674 16,221 8,258 30,327 15,352 16,628 8,445 31,177 15,463
                                         
2-year institutions                                        
Average total cost, by living arrangement                                        
On campus 15,671 12,980 25,501 30,272 14,612 13,309 27,297 28,989 14,768 13,570 28,329 28,680 14,752 13,601 29,587 28,589 14,984 13,847 29,695 28,710
Off campus, living with family 10,626 8,278 18,170 20,729 9,480 8,454 19,829 20,603 9,382 8,505 20,450 20,498 9,336 8,531 21,446 19,961 9,408 8,603 21,270 20,072
Off campus, not living with family 18,633 16,116 27,266 28,999 17,225 16,190 28,630 28,097 17,194 16,245 30,437 28,498 17,112 16,275 29,663 27,818 17,241 16,371 29,749 28,297
Tuition and required fees 5,138 2,860 13,460 14,754 4,068 3,058 14,568 14,871 4,015 3,152 14,668 14,844 3,978 3,184 15,466 14,408 4,061 3,270 15,634 14,428
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 2014-15, Student Financial Aid component; and Fall 2009 through Fall 2014, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared December 2015.)

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