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
	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.)

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

Non-
profit

For-
profit

Non-
profit

For-
profit

Non-
profit

For-
profit

Non-
profit

For-
profit

Non-
profit

For-
profit

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

1,227

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.)