The average cost of attendance (which includes tuition, fees, room and board) in public four-year in-state higher education institutions in the United States was 24,030 U.S. dollars in the academic year of 2023/24. The total cost was lowest for public, two-year in-district institutions in that academic year, at 13,960 U.S. dollars.
Average annual cost to attend university in the United States from 2013/14 to 2023/2024, by institution type
(in U.S. dollars)
1. Costs include tuition, fees, room and board, per annum.
2. For Public two-year institutions and Proprietary institutions room and board is not included in the estimated cost.
3. Data for previous years has been derived from previous publications.
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