Average total cost of attendance for first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control and level of institution, living arrangement, and component of student costs: Selected academic years, 2010-11 through 2022-23

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Table 330.40.Average total cost of attendance for first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control and level of institution, living arrangement, and component of student costs: Selected academic years, 2010-11 through 2022-23
Level of institution, living arrangement, and component of student costs	2010-11				2019-20				2020-21				2021-22				2022-23
	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
	All insti- tutions	Public, in- state	Non- profit	For- profit	All insti- tutions	Public, in- state	Non- profit	For- profit	All insti- tutions	Public, in- state	Non- profit	For- profit	All insti- tutions	Public, in- state	Non- profit	For- profit	All insti- tutions	Public, in- state	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	$34,830	$25,145	$53,457	$33,349	$35,668	$25,377	$54,615	$32,759	$37,162	$26,402	$56,811	$33,223	$38,270	$27,146	$58,628	$33,574
Off campus, living with family	20,084	12,554	31,689	22,268	24,186	14,726	42,415	23,443	25,088	15,240	43,157	23,497	25,862	15,449	44,842	23,530	26,527	15,708	46,280	23,885
Off campus, not living with family	29,142	21,324	40,033	31,000	34,534	25,242	53,308	31,778	35,822	26,174	54,195	32,047	36,760	26,678	55,670	32,701	38,197	27,756	57,519	34,071
Component of student costs
Tuition and required fees	14,596	7,163	26,637	15,191	18,595	9,102	36,927	17,853	19,391	9,363	37,929	17,898	20,168	9,677	39,404	17,949	20,727	9,834	40,713	18,241
Books and supplies	1,223	1,196	1,221	1,522	1,276	1,296	1,250	1,063	1,216	1,216	1,227	1,035	1,212	1,218	1,215	1,009	1,212	1,220	1,215	990
Room, board, and other expenses
On campus
Room and board¹	8,912	8,497	9,455	9,304	11,780	11,291	12,543	9,363	11,799	11,234	12,664	8,659	12,492	11,881	13,403	9,121	12,917	12,302	13,842	9,151
Other^1,2	2,858	3,179	2,363	5,879	3,180	3,457	2,738	5,069	3,262	3,563	2,795	5,167	3,290	3,626	2,789	5,143	3,413	3,790	2,858	5,192
Off campus, living with family
Other²	4,265	4,195	3,832	5,554	4,315	4,328	4,239	4,527	4,481	4,661	4,001	4,564	4,481	4,553	4,224	4,572	4,588	4,654	4,352	4,654
Off campus, not living with family
Room and board	8,802	8,942	8,202	8,866	10,227	10,580	10,019	8,368	10,743	11,093	10,706	8,593	10,784	11,219	10,435	9,005	11,464	11,983	10,876	9,564
Other²	4,521	4,022	3,974	5,421	4,437	4,264	5,112	4,493	4,471	4,501	4,333	4,520	4,596	4,563	4,616	4,738	4,794	4,720	4,715	5,276
2-year institutions
Average total cost, by living arrangement
On campus¹	13,777	12,336	25,763	29,179	16,265	15,674	33,992	27,076	16,489	15,843	32,316	26,816	16,976	16,196	34,752	27,713	17,439	16,641	36,026	26,640
Off campus, living with family	8,964	7,843	18,931	19,350	9,983	9,589	24,570	21,114	10,252	9,774	23,406	20,889	10,406	9,872	24,533	21,758	10,748	10,199	25,200	22,208
Off campus, not living with family	16,389	15,153	27,458	27,366	19,542	19,162	34,129	30,250	20,126	19,690	32,554	30,198	20,503	20,000	34,126	31,469	21,430	20,910	36,426	32,352
Component of student costs
Tuition and required fees	3,850	2,748	13,832	13,954	4,196	3,799	18,656	15,510	4,422	3,941	17,507	15,269	4,502	3,963	18,515	16,058	4,584	4,027	19,517	16,301
Books and supplies	1,302	1,295	1,153	1,407	1,545	1,552	1,007	1,427	1,471	1,479	941	1,368	1,434	1,439	1,009	1,418	1,463	1,467	930	1,501
Room, board, and other expenses
On campus
Room and board¹	5,654	5,351	7,806	9,961	7,240	6,989	11,893	9,220	7,142	6,917	11,279	9,260	7,500	7,204	12,452	9,320	7,717	7,420	12,732	7,920
Other^1,2	2,971	2,941	2,973	3,857	3,284	3,335	2,437	919	3,454	3,506	2,589	919	3,541	3,589	2,776	918	3,675	3,728	2,847	918
Off campus, living with family
Other²	3,812	3,799	3,947	3,989	4,242	4,239	4,907	4,177	4,360	4,355	4,959	4,252	4,471	4,470	5,009	4,283	4,701	4,705	4,753	4,406
Off campus, not living with family
Room and board	7,478	7,412	7,999	7,889	9,478	9,519	9,904	8,262	9,851	9,920	9,581	8,614	10,078	10,145	9,590	9,002	10,667	10,738	10,397	9,434
Other²	3,759	3,698	4,475	4,117	4,323	4,292	4,562	5,051	4,382	4,351	4,525	4,947	4,490	4,453	5,012	4,991	4,716	4,678	5,582	5,116
	Constant 2022-23 dollars³
4-year institutions
Average total cost, by living arrangement
On campus¹	$37,397	$27,158	$53,781	$43,236	$40,579	$29,296	$62,280	$38,853	$40,619	$28,900	$62,197	$37,308	$39,489	$28,055	$60,368	$35,303	$38,270	$27,146	$58,628	$33,574
Off campus, living with family	27,224	17,017	42,955	30,184	28,178	17,157	49,416	27,312	28,571	17,356	49,148	26,759	27,481	16,416	47,650	25,003	26,527	15,708	46,280	23,885
Off campus, not living with family	39,503	28,904	54,264	42,020	40,234	29,408	62,106	37,023	40,795	29,807	61,719	36,496	39,062	28,348	59,156	34,749	38,197	27,756	57,519	34,071
Tuition and required fees	19,785	9,710	36,106	20,592	21,664	10,604	43,021	20,800	22,083	10,663	43,194	20,383	21,431	10,283	41,871	19,073	20,727	9,834	40,713	18,241
2-year institutions
Average total cost, by living arrangement
On campus¹	18,674	16,721	34,921	39,552	18,949	18,262	39,603	31,545	18,778	18,042	36,802	30,539	18,039	17,210	36,928	29,449	17,439	16,641	36,026	26,640
Off campus, living with family	12,150	10,631	25,661	26,229	11,631	11,172	28,625	24,599	11,676	11,131	26,656	23,789	11,058	10,490	26,069	23,120	10,748	10,199	25,200	22,208
Off campus, not living with family	22,215	20,540	37,220	37,095	22,767	22,325	39,762	35,242	22,920	22,423	37,074	34,391	21,787	21,252	36,263	33,439	21,430	20,910	36,426	32,352
Tuition and required fees	5,219	3,725	18,749	18,915	4,889	4,426	21,735	18,070	5,036	4,488	19,937	17,388	4,783	4,211	19,675	17,063	4,584	4,027	19,517	16,301
¹Not 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.
²The 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. These other expenses may also include loan fees, dependent care, study abroad, and disability expenses. For students living off-campus with family, other expenses may include room and board.
³Constant 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. Data are for degree-granting institutions and U.S. service academies. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Institutions with academic calendars that differ by program or allow continuous enrollment are not included in this table. 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 awarded 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), Student Financial Aid component, Spring 2011 and Winter 2019-20 through Winter 2021-22 (final data), and Winter 2022-23 (provisional data); and Institutional Characteristics component, Fall 2010 through Fall 2022. (This table was prepared October 2023.)

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