Tuition Trends for Florida colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 335 colleges in Florida - 89 public and 246 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Florida is $3,840 for Florida residents and $13,992 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $22,773. For Florida community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $4,194 for both in-state and out-of-state students.

Florida public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees decreased by 3.95% from $4,002 (2015) to $3,844 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 0.09% over the past decade from $13,931 (2015) to $13,944 (2024). In private Florida colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 20.14%, from $18,515 (2015) to $22,244 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 13.80% when living on campus and by 15.92% when living off campus at public Florida colleges. For private Florida colleges, the COA has increased by 23.25% (on-campus) and 24.79% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Florida colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$18,119	$28,048	$32,632	$19,162	$29,091	$33,675
2015-16	$18,394 1.52%	$28,325 0.99%	$33,231 1.84%	$19,310 0.77%	$29,241 0.52%	$34,147 1.40%
2016-17	$18,748 1.92%	$28,611 1.01%	$33,714 1.45%	$19,368 0.30%	$29,231 -0.03%	$34,334 0.55%
2017-18	$18,991 1.30%	$28,911 1.05%	$34,445 2.17%	$19,393 0.13%	$29,313 0.28%	$34,847 1.49%
2018-19	$19,127 0.72%	$28,995 0.29%	$34,282 -0.47%	$20,295 4.65%	$30,163 2.90%	$35,450 1.73%
2019-20	$19,524 2.08%	$29,396 1.38%	$35,268 2.88%	$20,969 3.32%	$30,841 2.25%	$36,713 3.56%
2020-21	$19,890 1.87%	$30,125 2.48%	$35,788 1.47%	$21,032 0.30%	$31,267 1.38%	$36,930 0.59%
2021-22	$20,391 2.52%	$30,688 1.87%	$37,242 4.06%	$21,716 3.25%	$32,013 2.39%	$38,567 4.43%
2022-23	$20,733 1.68%	$30,923 0.77%	$37,517 0.74%	$22,580 3.98%	$32,770 2.36%	$39,364 2.07%
2023-24	$21,820 5.24%	$31,920 3.22%	$40,220 7.20%	$23,622 4.61%	$33,722 2.91%	$42,022 6.75%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Florida colleges is $3,844 for Florida residents and $13,944 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $22,739.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,842 for Florida residents and $28,474 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $16,346.

The tuition & fees has increased 0.09% for undergraduate programs and 8.77% for graduate programs at Florida colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Florida colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$4,002	$13,931	$18,515	$9,640	$23,010	$15,560
2015-16	$3,993 -0.22%	$13,924 -0.05%	$18,830 1.70%	$9,445 -2.02%	$22,230 -3.39%	$15,723 1.05%
2016-17	$3,973 -0.50%	$13,836 -0.63%	$18,939 0.58%	$10,151 7.47%	$23,755 6.86%	$15,224 -3.17%
2017-18	$3,972 -0.03%	$13,892 0.40%	$19,426 2.57%	$10,018 -1.31%	$23,661 -0.40%	$15,191 -0.22%
2018-19	$3,955 -0.43%	$13,823 -0.50%	$19,110 -1.63%	$9,983 -0.35%	$23,587 -0.31%	$15,112 -0.52%
2019-20	$3,958 0.08%	$13,830 0.05%	$19,702 3.10%	$10,021 0.38%	$23,665 0.33%	$15,155 0.28%
2020-21	$3,872 -2.17%	$14,107 2.00%	$19,770 0.35%	$9,962 -0.59%	$25,007 5.67%	$15,508 2.33%
2021-22	$3,895 0.59%	$14,192 0.60%	$20,746 4.94%	$9,963 0.01%	$25,007 0.00%	$15,836 2.12%
2022-23	$3,877 -0.46%	$14,067 -0.88%	$20,661 -0.41%	$9,940 -0.23%	$25,381 1.50%	$15,730 -0.67%
2023-24	$3,844 -0.85%	$13,944 -0.87%	$22,244 7.66%	$9,981 0.41%	$25,027 -1.39%	$15,525 -1.30%

Florida 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Florida Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Florida colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,317
2015-16	$1,308 -0.68%
2016-17	$1,286 -1.68%
2017-18	$1,277 -0.70%
2018-19	$1,346 5.40%
2019-20	$1,355 0.67%
2020-21	$1,346 -0.66%
2021-22	$1,330 -1.19%
2022-23	$1,336 0.45%
2023-24	$1,343 0.52%

Living Costs Changes

For Florida colleges, the living have increased 21.16% when a student lives on campus facilities and 18.39% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Florida colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$12,800	$13,543
2015-16	$13,093 2.92%	$13,926 0.56%
2016-17	$13,489 3.24%	$14,302 0.33%
2017-18	$13,742 2.53%	$14,548 0.38%
2018-19	$13,826 1.64%	$15,307 2.65%
2019-20	$14,211 2.74%	$15,725 5.28%
2020-21	$14,672 2.94%	$16,186 0.06%
2021-22	$15,166 3.07%	$16,699 4.75%
2022-23	$15,520 2.22%	$17,102 6.58%
2023-24	$16,633 6.55%	$18,177 6.34%

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Graduate

University of Florida Public, four-years | Gainesville
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Tuition Trends for Florida colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes