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, 2010-11 through 2020-21

Level of institution, living arrangement, and component of student costs	2010-11				2017-18				2018-19				2019-20				2020-21
	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 campus1	$27,589	$20,035	$39,676	$31,897	$33,309	$24,129	$50,449	$32,908	$34,323	$24,715	$51,748	$35,017	$34,921	$25,326	$53,376	$33,590	$35,551	$25,707	$54,501	$33,528
Off campus, living with family	20,084	12,554	31,689	22,268	23,206	14,196	40,078	22,656	23,903	14,482	41,023	24,513	24,230	14,842	42,348	23,486	24,587	14,949	43,165	23,944
Off campus, not living with family	29,142	21,324	40,033	31,000	33,001	24,088	50,499	30,877	34,091	24,590	51,879	33,700	34,809	25,504	53,867	32,170	35,392	25,972	54,593	32,488
Component of student costs
Tuition and required fees	14,596	7,163	26,637	15,191	17,835	8,823	34,732	17,108	18,497	9,072	35,664	18,825	18,669	9,262	36,831	17,941	19,020	9,377	37,641	18,244
Books and supplies	1,223	1,196	1,221	1,522	1,269	1,280	1,256	1,112	1,272	1,287	1,251	1,146	1,281	1,304	1,251	1,071	1,226	1,230	1,228	1,065
Room, board, and other expenses
On campus
Room and board1	8,912	8,497	9,455	9,304	11,164	10,702	11,846	10,079	11,487	11,014	12,181	10,400	11,775	11,289	12,541	9,444	12,057	11,557	12,857	9,092
Other1,2	2,858	3,179	2,363	5,879	3,041	3,323	2,615	4,609	3,067	3,343	2,652	4,647	3,196	3,470	2,752	5,133	3,248	3,543	2,774	5,126
Off campus, living with family
Other2	4,265	4,195	3,832	5,554	4,102	4,092	4,090	4,435	4,134	4,123	4,109	4,543	4,280	4,276	4,265	4,474	4,341	4,342	4,295	4,635
Off campus, not living with family
Room and board	8,802	8,942	8,202	8,866	9,611	10,002	9,265	8,073	9,871	10,153	9,355	9,282	10,330	10,663	10,214	8,720	10,521	10,914	10,429	8,556
Other2	4,521	4,022	3,974	5,421	4,286	3,983	5,246	4,583	4,451	4,078	5,609	4,447	4,529	4,275	5,571	4,438	4,625	4,451	5,294	4,622
2-year institutions
Average total cost, by living arrangement
On campus1	13,777	12,336	25,763	29,179	15,633	15,053	32,536	26,479	16,052	15,432	32,825	26,698	16,335	15,720	32,928	27,330	16,488	15,862	33,270	27,246
Off campus, living with family	8,964	7,843	18,931	19,350	9,586	9,227	23,363	19,667	9,846	9,443	23,845	20,427	10,004	9,585	23,645	21,124	10,089	9,666	23,741	21,396
Off campus, not living with family	16,389	15,153	27,458	27,366	18,119	17,781	31,950	27,698	18,669	18,245	33,060	29,766	19,473	19,064	33,117	30,367	19,969	19,577	33,056	30,697
Component of student costs
Tuition and required fees	3,850	2,748	13,832	13,954	4,044	3,680	17,746	14,502	4,170	3,761	18,043	15,132	4,209	3,785	17,874	15,573	4,289	3,862	17,968	15,765
Books and supplies	1,302	1,295	1,153	1,407	1,479	1,485	1,132	1,322	1,516	1,522	1,070	1,424	1,536	1,544	963	1,443	1,465	1,471	958	1,441
Room, board, and other expenses
On campus
Room and board1	5,654	5,351	7,806	9,961	6,982	6,721	11,119	8,788	7,100	6,825	11,275	8,767	7,287	7,033	11,636	9,229	7,369	7,111	11,804	8,910
Other1,2	2,971	2,941	2,973	3,857	3,128	3,168	2,540	1,866	3,266	3,325	2,437	1,375	3,302	3,358	2,454	1,086	3,365	3,419	2,541	1,130
Off campus, living with family
Other2	3,812	3,799	3,947	3,989	4,063	4,063	4,485	3,843	4,160	4,160	4,731	3,871	4,258	4,256	4,807	4,108	4,335	4,333	4,816	4,190
Off campus, not living with family
Room and board	7,478	7,412	7,999	7,889	8,633	8,671	8,542	7,552	8,914	8,918	9,238	8,688	9,423	9,460	9,758	8,342	9,844	9,902	9,558	8,468
Other2	3,759	3,698	4,475	4,117	3,964	3,945	4,530	4,322	4,069	4,044	4,709	4,522	4,305	4,275	4,521	5,009	4,370	4,342	4,572	5,023
	Constant 2020-21 dollars3
4-year institutions
Average total cost, by living arrangement
On campus1	$32,838	$23,847	$47,225	$37,965	$35,326	$25,590	$53,504	$34,901	$35,662	$25,679	$53,767	$36,384	$35,724	$25,908	$54,604	$34,363	$35,551	$25,707	$54,501	$33,528
Off campus, living with family	23,905	14,943	37,718	26,505	24,612	15,055	42,505	24,028	24,836	15,047	42,624	25,469	24,788	15,184	43,323	24,027	24,587	14,949	43,165	23,944
Off campus, not living with family	34,687	25,381	47,649	36,898	35,000	25,547	53,557	32,747	35,422	25,549	53,903	35,015	35,610	26,091	55,107	32,911	35,392	25,972	54,593	32,488
Tuition and required fees	17,373	8,526	31,705	18,082	18,915	9,358	36,835	18,144	19,219	9,426	37,055	19,559	19,098	9,475	37,679	18,354	19,020	9,377	37,641	18,244
2-year institutions
Average total cost, by living arrangement
On campus1	16,398	14,683	30,664	34,730	16,579	15,965	34,507	28,083	16,678	16,035	34,106	27,739	16,711	16,081	33,686	27,959	16,488	15,862	33,270	27,246
Off campus, living with family	10,669	9,335	22,532	23,031	10,166	9,786	24,777	20,858	10,230	9,811	24,775	21,224	10,234	9,805	24,189	21,610	10,089	9,666	23,741	21,396
Off campus, not living with family	19,507	18,036	32,682	32,573	19,216	18,857	33,884	29,375	19,398	18,957	34,350	30,928	19,922	19,503	33,879	31,066	19,969	19,577	33,056	30,697
Tuition and required fees	4,582	3,271	16,463	16,609	4,289	3,902	18,821	15,380	4,332	3,908	18,747	15,722	4,306	3,873	18,286	15,932	4,289	3,862	17,968	15,765

1 Not all institutions offer on-campus accommodations. On-campus estimates include weighted averages of room and board and other costs only for institutions that report these costs.

2 The amount of money (estimated by the financial aid office) needed by a student to cover expenses such as laundry, transportation, entertainment, and furnishings for the academic year as defined by the institution, which is typically nine months. These other expenses may also include loan fees, dependent care, study abroad, and disability expenses.

3 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: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. 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 first-time, full-time 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 2011 and Winter 2017-18 through Winter 2020-21, Student Financial Aid component; and Fall 2010 through Fall 2020, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared November 2021.)