Digest of Education Statistics
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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 2015-16
Level of institution, living arrangement, and component of student costs 2009-10 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
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 $29,531 $21,677 $42,887 $31,099 $30,222 $22,181 $44,535 $29,381 $31,102 $22,773 $45,968 $29,867 $31,940 $23,306 $47,397 $30,614
Off campus, living with family 19,091 11,950 30,500 19,318 21,346 13,595 34,107 23,194 21,519 13,593 35,353 21,785 22,057 13,836 36,413 22,314 22,556 14,132 37,536 21,328
Off campus, not living with family 28,829 20,724 38,824 28,836 30,372 22,655 42,546 31,542 30,230 22,943 43,917 28,427 31,062 23,328 45,560 29,175 31,746 23,813 46,947 29,163
                                         
Component of student costs                                        
Tuition and required fees 13,734 6,773 25,676 12,873 15,763 7,997 29,029 16,299 16,137 8,218 30,265 15,346 16,654 8,456 31,328 15,550 17,182 8,702 32,414 15,704
Books and supplies 1,192 1,165 1,182 1,389 1,246 1,241 1,239 1,361 1,245 1,249 1,248 1,167 1,258 1,263 1,251 1,251 1,252 1,264 1,242 1,150
Room, board, and other expenses                                        
On campus                                        
Room and board 8,583 8,155 9,114 10,082 9,598 9,187 10,179 9,228 9,922 9,513 10,527 9,145 10,219 9,790 10,853 9,479 10,533 10,096 11,183 9,566
Other 2,774 3,126 2,282 4,573 2,925 3,253 2,441 4,212 2,918 3,201 2,494 3,722 2,971 3,264 2,537 3,587 2,973 3,245 2,558 4,193
Off campus, living with family                                        
Other 4,165 4,012 3,642 5,057 4,337 4,358 3,839 5,534 4,137 4,126 3,839 5,272 4,145 4,117 3,835 5,513 4,123 4,166 3,880 4,473
Off campus, not living with family                                        
Room and board 8,862 8,722 8,164 8,997 8,971 9,282 8,410 8,697 8,773 9,520 8,556 7,479 8,994 9,643 8,842 7,845 8,987 9,826 8,799 7,499
Other 5,041 4,065 3,801 5,578 4,393 4,136 3,868 5,184 4,075 3,956 3,848 4,436 4,156 3,966 4,139 4,529 4,325 4,021 4,492 4,809
                                         
2-year institutions                                        
Average total cost, by living arrangement                                        
On campus 14,351 11,886 23,352 27,721 14,436 13,265 27,692 28,035 14,613 13,527 29,932 27,718 15,089 13,996 30,489 28,294 15,451 14,342 30,972 28,716
Off campus, living with family 9,731 7,581 16,639 18,982 9,171 8,314 19,990 20,037 9,214 8,453 21,968 19,815 9,350 8,560 22,364 20,190 9,549 8,777 21,865 20,103
Off campus, not living with family 17,063 14,758 24,969 26,556 16,807 15,879 29,752 27,857 17,124 16,345 29,781 27,588 17,453 16,614 30,225 28,498 17,743 16,949 30,309 28,291
                                         
Component of student costs                                        
Tuition and required fees 4,705 2,619 12,326 13,511 3,925 3,081 14,338 14,510 3,895 3,145 15,960 14,215 4,034 3,257 16,333 14,586 4,161 3,390 16,405 14,623
Books and supplies 1,259 1,241 1,205 1,371 1,341 1,347 1,315 1,254 1,379 1,388 1,278 1,234 1,424 1,433 1,303 1,278 1,438 1,449 1,243 1,268
Room, board, and other expenses                                        
On campus                                        
Room and board 5,481 5,171 7,096 8,729 6,072 5,765 8,529 9,362 6,328 6,014 9,323 9,126 6,585 6,275 9,658 9,265 6,805 6,468 10,178 9,640
Other 2,906 2,856 2,726 4,111 3,099 3,072 3,510 2,909 3,011 2,980 3,370 3,143 3,046 3,031 3,195 3,165 3,046 3,035 3,146 3,185
Off campus, living with family                                        
Other 3,767 3,721 3,108 4,101 3,905 3,886 4,338 4,273 3,940 3,920 4,730 4,366 3,891 3,870 4,727 4,326 3,949 3,939 4,217 4,213
Off campus, not living with family                                        
Room and board 7,334 7,240 8,095 7,588 7,656 7,630 9,027 7,723 7,964 7,986 7,950 7,735 8,130 8,135 8,053 8,093 8,235 8,269 8,072 7,906
Other 3,765 3,659 3,343 4,087 3,886 3,821 5,073 4,370 3,885 3,826 4,592 4,404 3,864 3,790 4,535 4,541 3,908 3,842 4,589 4,494
  Constant 2015-16 dollars1
4-year institutions                                        
Average total cost, by living arrangement                                        
On campus $28,895 $21,130 $42,056 $31,790 $30,415 $22,326 $44,171 $32,030 $30,648 $22,494 $45,162 $29,795 $31,313 $22,927 $46,279 $30,068 $31,940 $23,306 $47,397 $30,614
Off campus, living with family 20,988 13,137 33,531 21,238 21,985 14,002 35,128 23,888 21,822 13,784 35,851 22,092 22,206 13,929 36,659 22,464 22,556 14,132 37,536 21,328
Off campus, not living with family 31,694 22,784 42,682 31,702 31,281 23,333 43,819 32,486 30,656 23,266 44,536 28,828 31,272 23,486 45,867 29,372 31,746 23,813 46,947 29,163
Tuition and required fees 15,099 7,446 28,228 14,152 16,235 8,236 29,898 16,787 16,364 8,334 30,692 15,563 16,766 8,513 31,540 15,655 17,182 8,702 32,414 15,704
                                         
2-year institutions                                        
Average total cost, by living arrangement                                        
On campus 15,777 13,068 25,673 30,476 14,868 13,662 28,521 28,874 14,819 13,717 30,353 28,108 15,191 14,090 30,695 28,486 15,451 14,342 30,972 28,716
Off campus, living with family 10,698 8,334 18,292 20,869 9,445 8,563 20,589 20,636 9,343 8,572 22,278 20,094 9,413 8,618 22,515 20,327 9,549 8,777 21,865 20,103
Off campus, not living with family 18,759 16,225 27,450 29,195 17,310 16,355 30,643 28,691 17,365 16,575 30,200 27,977 17,571 16,727 30,429 28,690 17,743 16,949 30,309 28,291
Tuition and required fees 5,172 2,879 13,551 14,854 4,042 3,174 14,767 14,944 3,950 3,189 16,185 14,416 4,062 3,279 16,444 14,685 4,161 3,390 16,405 14,623
1 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to an academic-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 and Winter 2012-13 through Winter 2015-16, Student Financial Aid component; and Fall 2009 through Fall 2015, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared November 2016.)

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