Tuition Trends for Michigan colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 156 colleges in Michigan - 47 public and 109 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Michigan is $12,936 for Michigan residents and $21,892 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $31,474. For Michigan community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $6,854 for state residents and $8,508 for out-of-state students.

Michigan public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 35.60% from $9,315 (2015) to $12,631 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 18.24% over the past decade from $18,232 (2015) to $21,558 (2024). In private Michigan colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 20.67%, from $23,730 (2015) to $28,634 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 20.86% when living on campus and by 22.83% when living off campus at public Michigan colleges. For private Michigan colleges, the COA has increased by 22.06% (on-campus) and 23.74% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Michigan 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	$21,501	$30,418	$35,916	$21,207	$30,124	$35,622
2015-16	$22,054 2.57%	$31,219 2.63%	$36,798 2.46%	$21,710 2.37%	$30,875 2.49%	$36,454 2.34%
2016-17	$23,005 4.31%	$32,177 3.07%	$37,985 3.23%	$22,679 4.46%	$31,851 3.16%	$37,659 3.31%
2017-18	$23,734 3.17%	$32,608 1.34%	$39,023 2.73%	$23,542 3.81%	$32,416 1.77%	$38,831 3.11%
2018-19	$24,050 1.33%	$32,020 -1.80%	$36,502 -6.46%	$23,990 1.90%	$31,960 -1.41%	$36,442 -6.15%
2019-20	$24,652 2.50%	$32,861 2.63%	$37,335 2.28%	$24,617 2.61%	$32,826 2.71%	$37,300 2.35%
2020-21	$25,362 2.88%	$33,717 2.60%	$39,022 4.52%	$25,239 2.53%	$33,594 2.34%	$38,899 4.29%
2021-22	$25,795 1.71%	$33,885 0.50%	$40,353 3.41%	$25,672 1.72%	$33,762 0.50%	$40,230 3.42%
2022-23	$26,171 1.46%	$34,379 1.46%	$41,408 2.61%	$26,066 1.53%	$34,274 1.52%	$41,303 2.67%
2023-24	$27,836 6.36%	$36,763 6.93%	$43,839 5.87%	$28,074 7.70%	$37,001 7.96%	$44,077 6.72%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Michigan colleges is $12,631 for Michigan residents and $21,558 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $29,159.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $19,508 for Michigan residents and $27,327 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $20,483.

The tuition & fees has increased 18.24% for undergraduate programs and 20.82% for graduate programs at Michigan colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Michigan colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$9,315	$18,232	$23,730	$13,079	$22,119	$17,770
2015-16	$9,603 3.09%	$18,768 2.94%	$24,347 2.60%	$13,718 4.89%	$23,009 4.02%	$17,852 0.46%
2016-17	$10,182 6.03%	$19,354 3.12%	$25,162 3.35%	$14,446 5.31%	$23,692 2.97%	$18,698 4.74%
2017-18	$10,690 4.99%	$19,564 1.09%	$25,979 3.25%	$15,056 4.22%	$24,511 3.46%	$19,081 2.05%
2018-19	$11,035 3.23%	$19,005 -2.86%	$23,487 -9.59%	$15,697 4.26%	$25,000 2.00%	$18,782 -1.57%
2019-20	$11,455 3.81%	$19,664 3.47%	$24,138 2.77%	$16,570 5.56%	$25,780 3.12%	$19,393 3.25%
2020-21	$11,749 2.57%	$20,104 2.24%	$25,409 5.27%	$16,371 -1.20%	$25,803 0.09%	$19,353 -0.21%
2021-22	$11,966 1.85%	$20,056 -0.24%	$26,524 4.39%	$17,086 4.37%	$25,960 0.61%	$19,424 0.37%
2022-23	$11,873 -0.78%	$20,081 0.12%	$27,110 2.21%	$17,915 4.85%	$26,773 3.13%	$19,430 0.03%
2023-24	$12,631 6.38%	$21,558 7.36%	$28,634 5.62%	$18,782 4.84%	$26,725 -0.18%	$19,533 0.53%

Michigan 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Michigan Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Michigan colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,190
2015-16	$1,207 1.43%
2016-17	$1,195 -0.99%
2017-18	$1,215 1.67%
2018-19	$1,162 -4.36%
2019-20	$1,136 -2.24%
2020-21	$1,149 1.14%
2021-22	$1,123 -2.26%
2022-23	$1,105 -1.60%
2023-24	$1,126 1.90%

Living Costs Changes

For Michigan colleges, the living have increased 21.97% when a student lives on campus facilities and 19.81% 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 Michigan colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$10,996	$11,341
2015-16	$11,244 2.81%	$11,610 2.14%
2016-17	$11,628 4.20%	$12,212 2.09%
2017-18	$11,829 1.52%	$12,448 2.89%
2018-19	$11,853 -0.61%	$12,516 0.37%
2019-20	$12,061 3.31%	$12,870 2.17%
2020-21	$12,464 3.37%	$13,262 2.82%
2021-22	$12,706 2.31%	$13,680 0.58%
2022-23	$13,193 3.15%	$14,110 4.37%
2023-24	$14,079 6.45%	$15,125 9.43%

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Graduate

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Public, four-years | Ann Arbor
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Michigan State University Public, four-years | East Lansing
Hillsdale College Private, four-years | Hillsdale
Michigan Technological University Public, four-years | Houghton
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Tuition Trends for Michigan colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes