Average cost to attend university, by institution type U.S. 2024 | Statista

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)

Characteristic	Public two-year (In-District)	Public four-year (In-State)	Public four-year (Out-of-State)	Private Nonprofit Four-Year
2013/14	10,781	18,383	31,721	40,955
2014/15	11,192	18,931	32,893	42,445
2015/16	11,370	19,570	34,220	43,870
2016/17	11,640	20,150	35,300	45,370
2017/18	12,040	20,790	36,480	46,990
2018/19	12,350	21,400	37,390	48,290
2019/20	12,690	21,950	38,280	49,870
2020/21	12,900	22,290	38,870	50,580
2021/22	13,130	22,700	39,570	51,690
2022/23	13,500	23,300	40,610	53,970
2023/24	13,960	24,030	41,920	56,190

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October 2023

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academic year 2013/14 to 2023/24

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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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