The average annual undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board for full-time students attending four-year universities in the United States has increased significantly since 1990, reaching 30,884 U.S. dollars by the academic year of 2022/23. In comparison, the average annual undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board to attend a four-year university in 1990/91 was 17,011 U.S. dollars.
Average annual undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board for full-time students in four-year postsecondary institutions in the United States from the academic year 2000/01 to 2022/23
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Average tuition, fees, room, and board in U.S. dollars
2022/23
30,884
2021/22
31,864
2020/21
33,060
2019/20
33,523
2018/19
33,275
2017/18
33,041
2016/17
32,842
2015/16
32,868
2014/15
32,173
2013/14
31,504
2012/13
30,921
2011/12
30,303
2010/11
29,921
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Average tuition, fees, room, and board in U.S. dollars17,01117,01117,86217,86218,41418,41419,05419,05419,38319,38320,03720,03720,44420,44420,89520,89521,65321,65321,86121,86122,11822,11822,93822,93823,76223,76224,97024,97025,81125,81126,28226,28227,11927,11927,41227,41228,42728,42729,21129,21129,92129,92130,30330,30330,92130,92131,50431,50432,17332,17332,86832,86832,84232,84233,04133,04133,27533,27533,52333,52333,06033,06031,86431,86430,88430,8841990/911991/921992/931993/941994/951995/961996/971997/981998/991999/202000/012001/022002/032003/042004/052005/062006/072007/082008/092009/102010/112011/122012/132013/142014/152015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23
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Institute for College Access & Success. (December 31, 2023). Average annual undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board for full-time students in four-year postsecondary institutions in the United States from the academic year 2000/01 to 2022/23 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/238112/university-attendance-costs-in-the-united-states/
Institute for College Access & Success. "Average annual undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board for full-time students in four-year postsecondary institutions in the United States from the academic year 2000/01 to 2022/23 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238112/university-attendance-costs-in-the-united-states/
Institute for College Access & Success. (2023). Average annual undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board for full-time students in four-year postsecondary institutions in the United States from the academic year 2000/01 to 2022/23 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238112/university-attendance-costs-in-the-united-states/
Institute for College Access & Success. "Average Annual Undergraduate Tuition, Fees, Room, and Board for Full-time Students in Four-year Postsecondary Institutions in The United States from The Academic Year 2000/01 to 2022/23 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238112/university-attendance-costs-in-the-united-states/
Institute for College Access & Success, Average annual undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board for full-time students in four-year postsecondary institutions in the United States from the academic year 2000/01 to 2022/23 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238112/university-attendance-costs-in-the-united-states/ (last visited March 31, 2025)
Average annual undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board for full-time students in four-year postsecondary institutions in the United States from the academic year 2000/01 to 2022/23 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Institute for College Access & Success, December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/238112/university-attendance-costs-in-the-united-states/
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