In a public two-year institution for commuters, the total undergraduate budget for the 2023/2024 academic year in the United States was 19,860 U.S. dollars, including 3,990 U.S. dollars for tuition and fees. For private, nonprofit four-year institutions where students lived on campus, the total estimated budget clocked in at 60,420 U.S. dollars, making it the most expensive option for undergraduates.
Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2023/24, by expense category and institution type
(in U.S. dollars)
Expense categories are based on institutional budgets for students as reported by colleges and universities in the Annual Survey of Colleges. Other expense categories are the average amounts allotted in determining total cost of attendance and do not necessarily reflect actual student expenditures.
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College Board. (October 21, 2023). Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2023/24, by expense category and institution type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236015/undergraduate-budgets-in-the-us-2011-12-by-expense-and-institution-type/
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Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2023/24, by expense category and institution type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], College Board, October 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236015/undergraduate-budgets-in-the-us-2011-12-by-expense-and-institution-type/
