The average annual fee for tuition and required services at public higher education institutions in the United States was 7,998 U.S. dollars in 2023. This figure was significantly higher at private higher education institutions, which stood at 34,923 U.S. dollars.
Average annual charges per student for higher education in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2023
(in U.S. dollars)
Year
Private institutions
Public institutions
2022-23
34,923
7,998
2021-22
33,700
7,869
2020-21
32,351
7,635
2019-20
32,411
7,410
2018-19
31,527
7,248
2017-18
30,274
7,051
2016-17
28,945
6,818
2015-16
27,436
6,612
2014-15
26,182
6,370
2013-14
25,110
6,120
2012-13
23,943
5,899
2011-12
22,850
5,563
2010-11
22,042
5,075
2009-10
21,764
4,763
2008-09
21,570
4,512
2007-08
20,972
4,291
2006-07
20,048
4,102
2005-06
18,862
3,874
2004-05
18,154
3,629
2003-04
17,315
3,319
2002-03
16,383
2,903
2001-02
15,742
2,700
2000-01
15,000
2,562
1999-00
14,100
2,504
1998-99
13,428
2,430
1997-98
12,801
2,360
1996-97
12,498
2,271
1995-96
11,864
2,179
1994-95
11,111
2,057
1993-94
10,572
1,942
1992-93
9,942
1,782
1991-92
9,419
1,628
1990-91
8,772
1,454
1989-90
8,147
1,356
1988-89
7,461
1,285
1987-88
6,988
1,218
1986-87
6,316
1,106
1985-86
5,789
1,045
1984-85
5,315
971
1983-84
4,851
891
1982-83
4,439
798
1981-82
3,953
714
1980-81
3,498
635
1979-80
3,130
583
1978-79
2,867
543
1977-78
2,624
512
1976-77
2,467
479
1975-76
2,272
433
1974-75
2,117
432
1973-74
1,989
438
1972-73
1,898
407
1971-72
1,820
376
1970-71
1,684
351
1969-70
1,533
323
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NCES. (December 31, 2023). Average annual charges per student for higher education in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203056/average-annual-charges-for-higher-education-in-the-us/
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NCES. (2023). Average annual charges per student for higher education in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203056/average-annual-charges-for-higher-education-in-the-us/
NCES. "Average Annual Charges per Student for Higher Education in Public and Private Institutions in The United States from 1970 to 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203056/average-annual-charges-for-higher-education-in-the-us/
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