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, 2013-14 through 2023-24

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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, 2013-14 through 2023-24
Level of institution, living arrangement, and component of student costs	2013-14				2020-21				2021-22				2022-23				2023-24
	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	$30,190	$22,153	$44,350	$29,816	$35,719	$25,540	$54,682	$32,829	$37,162	$26,401	$56,815	$33,242	$37,735	$27,089	$58,414	$34,134	$39,406	$28,349	$60,924	$36,076
Off campus, living with family	21,535	13,568	35,210	21,965	25,125	15,386	43,217	23,283	25,863	15,449	44,850	23,550	26,133	15,783	46,148	24,495	27,063	16,292	47,946	24,647
Off campus, not living with family	30,131	22,830	43,747	28,396	35,910	26,364	54,621	31,664	36,759	26,675	55,642	32,753	37,830	27,895	57,490	34,684	40,148	29,483	60,290	38,283
Component of student costs
Tuition and required fees	16,116	8,203	30,107	15,241	19,421	9,495	37,990	17,778	20,168	9,678	39,406	17,970	20,189	9,744	40,512	18,872	20,846	9,971	42,049	18,979
Books and supplies	1,247	1,250	1,251	1,190	1,221	1,225	1,226	1,064	1,212	1,218	1,215	1,008	1,211	1,219	1,214	959	1,228	1,235	1,239	926
Room, board, and other expenses
On campus
Room and board¹	9,911	9,497	10,505	9,499	11,803	11,245	12,670	8,728	12,492	11,881	13,404	9,121	12,896	12,330	13,815	9,061	13,674	13,080	14,591	11,928
Other^1,2	2,915	3,203	2,487	3,886	3,273	3,576	2,797	5,258	3,289	3,625	2,789	5,143	3,439	3,796	2,873	5,241	3,657	4,063	3,045	4,242
Off campus, living with family
Other²	4,171	4,114	3,852	5,535	4,482	4,666	4,001	4,440	4,483	4,553	4,228	4,572	4,733	4,820	4,422	4,664	4,988	5,086	4,658	4,742
Off campus, not living with family
Room and board	8,632	9,431	8,492	7,396	10,789	11,139	10,970	8,436	10,778	11,210	10,415	9,016	11,504	12,049	10,847	9,711	12,897	13,207	11,606	12,960
Other²	4,135	3,945	3,896	4,570	4,478	4,505	4,435	4,385	4,600	4,569	4,605	4,759	4,926	4,882	4,917	5,142	5,176	5,070	5,396	5,418
2-year institutions
Average total cost, by living arrangement
On campus¹	$14,648	$13,507	$29,373	$28,382	16,504	15,842	32,085	26,803	16,966	16,186	34,751	27,713	17,240	16,502	34,503	27,041	18,280	17,506	36,518	27,750
Off campus, living with family	9,264	8,465	21,291	19,817	10,251	9,754	23,384	20,912	10,407	9,872	24,534	21,758	10,736	10,162	25,640	23,038	11,382	10,776	28,324	23,877
Off campus, not living with family	16,984	16,153	29,448	27,617	20,120	19,661	32,968	30,160	20,500	19,996	34,125	31,469	21,511	20,988	35,667	32,966	23,516	22,967	37,611	35,761
Component of student costs
Tuition and required fees	3,944	3,156	15,354	14,304	4,430	3,932	17,328	15,289	4,502	3,964	18,514	16,058	4,517	3,951	18,992	16,638	4,640	4,049	19,783	17,276
Books and supplies	1,371	1,378	1,264	1,257	1,464	1,472	908	1,399	1,434	1,439	1,009	1,418	1,453	1,455	908	1,566	1,482	1,484	1,018	1,596
Room, board, and other expenses
On campus
Room and board¹	6,313	6,003	9,095	9,767	7,159	6,937	11,238	9,099	7,489	7,194	12,452	9,320	7,638	7,412	11,926	7,920	8,217	7,978	12,749	7,960
Other^1,2	3,020	2,970	3,661	3,054	3,450	3,501	2,610	1,016	3,541	3,589	2,776	918	3,632	3,685	2,676	918	3,941	3,995	2,969	918
Off campus, living with family
Other²	3,949	3,931	4,673	4,256	4,357	4,350	5,148	4,224	4,471	4,469	5,011	4,283	4,766	4,757	5,740	4,835	5,259	5,244	7,523	5,005
Off campus, not living with family
Room and board	7,799	7,806	8,258	7,657	9,828	9,895	9,806	8,564	10,070	10,137	9,590	9,002	10,802	10,889	10,170	9,538	12,154	12,257	10,622	10,916
Other²	3,871	3,813	4,573	4,399	4,398	4,361	4,925	4,908	4,493	4,456	5,012	4,991	4,739	4,693	5,596	5,225	5,240	5,178	6,188	5,973
	Constant 2023-24 dollars³
4-year institutions
Average total cost, by living arrangement
On campus¹	$39,776	$29,187	$58,432	$39,283	$42,020	$30,045	$64,328	$38,620	$40,792	$28,980	$62,364	$36,489	$38,980	$27,983	$60,341	$35,260	$39,406	$28,349	$60,924	$36,076
Off campus, living with family	28,373	17,876	46,390	28,939	29,557	18,100	50,840	27,390	28,389	16,958	49,230	25,850	26,995	16,304	47,670	25,303	27,063	16,292	47,946	24,647
Off campus, not living with family	39,698	30,079	57,637	37,412	42,244	31,015	64,256	37,249	40,349	29,280	61,076	35,952	39,078	28,815	59,386	35,828	40,148	29,483	60,290	38,283
Tuition and required fees	21,233	10,808	39,666	20,080	22,847	11,170	44,691	20,914	22,138	10,623	43,255	19,725	20,855	10,065	41,848	19,494	20,846	9,971	42,049	18,979
2-year institutions
Average total cost, by living arrangement
On campus¹	19,299	17,796	38,699	37,394	19,415	18,636	37,745	31,531	18,623	17,767	38,145	30,420	17,809	17,046	35,641	27,933	18,280	17,506	36,518	27,750
Off campus, living with family	12,205	11,153	28,051	26,109	12,059	11,475	27,509	24,601	11,423	10,836	26,930	23,883	11,090	10,497	26,486	23,798	11,382	10,776	28,324	23,877
Off campus, not living with family	22,377	21,282	38,798	36,386	23,669	23,129	38,783	35,480	22,502	21,949	37,458	34,543	22,221	21,680	36,843	34,053	23,516	22,967	37,611	35,761
Tuition and required fees	5,196	4,158	20,229	18,846	5,211	4,626	20,385	17,986	4,942	4,351	20,322	17,626	4,666	4,081	19,618	17,187	4,640	4,049	19,783	17,276
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 participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs and U.S. service academies. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees. Data are for the entire academic year as defined by the institution and exclude students who previously attended another postsecondary institution or who began their studies on a part-time basis. Institutions with academic calendars that differ by program or allow continuous enrollment are not included in this table. Tuition and fees at public institutions are the lower of either in-district or in-state tuition and fees. Data are weighted by the number of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students at the institution awarded Title IV aid. Title IV aid includes grant aid, work-study aid, and loan aid awarded at 4-year and 2-year institutions. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. All 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, Winter 2014-15 and Winter 2021-22 through Winter 2022-23 (final data), and Winter 2023-24 (provisional data); and IPEDS, Institutional Characteristics component, Fall 2014 and Fall 2021 through Fall 2023. (This table was prepared December 2025.)

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