This statistic shows the average amount charged for tuition fees and room and board at private nonprofit four-year colleges in different regions across the United States for the 2016/17 academic year. In the Midwest, the average amount charged in tuition fees was 32,090 U.S. dollars as compared to 31,650 U.S. dollars in the Southwest.
Average amount charged for tuition fees and room and board at private nonprofit four-year colleges in the United States 2016/17, by region
Characteristic
Tuition and fees
Room and board
Middle States
35,530
13,300
Midwest
32,090
10,280
New England
42,260
14,070
South
29,190
10,680
Southwest
31,650
10,190
West
29,910
11,960
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College Board. (October 26, 2016). Average amount charged for tuition fees and room and board at private nonprofit four-year colleges in the United States 2016/17, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236024/tuition-and-room-board-at-private-4-year-colleges-in-the-us/
College Board. "Average amount charged for tuition fees and room and board at private nonprofit four-year colleges in the United States 2016/17, by region." Chart. October 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236024/tuition-and-room-board-at-private-4-year-colleges-in-the-us/
College Board. (2016). Average amount charged for tuition fees and room and board at private nonprofit four-year colleges in the United States 2016/17, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236024/tuition-and-room-board-at-private-4-year-colleges-in-the-us/
College Board. "Average Amount Charged for Tuition Fees and Room and Board at Private Nonprofit Four-year Colleges in The United States 2016/17, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236024/tuition-and-room-board-at-private-4-year-colleges-in-the-us/
College Board, Average amount charged for tuition fees and room and board at private nonprofit four-year colleges in the United States 2016/17, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236024/tuition-and-room-board-at-private-4-year-colleges-in-the-us/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Average amount charged for tuition fees and room and board at private nonprofit four-year colleges in the United States 2016/17, by region [Graph], College Board, October 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236024/tuition-and-room-board-at-private-4-year-colleges-in-the-us/
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