U.S. Colleges by Tuition & Fees Range

The following diagram categorizes U.S. Colleges by tuition & fees range. You can view the schools in the tuition range by following the link on the circle. For public schools, it is classified based on the out-of-state rate.

United States Tuition Trends over Past 10 Years

The following table shows the changes of the tuition and living costs for undergraduate and gradate programs in United States. The tuition & fees of the schools have risen 31.64% over the past decade. Last year, the tuition & fees increased by 0.09%.

The graduate tuition & fees have risen 15.61% over the past decade where it is increased by 2.32% last year. The living costs in U.S. Colleges have risen 30.61% over the past decade. We analyze the trends based on the college costs of 4-year schools.

Tuition Changes over last 10 Years in United States
	Tuition & Fees				Living Costs
	Undergraduate		Graduate		On-Campus	Off-Campus
	in-State	Out-of-State	in-State	Out-of-State	On-Campus	Off-Campus
2011-12	$7,006	$15,499	$9,245	$17,204	$11,435	$12,206
2012-13	$7,290 4.05%	$16,065 3.65%	$9,574 3.56%	$17,768 3.28%	$11,784 3.05%	$12,256 0.41%
2013-14	$7,489 2.73%	$16,547 3.00%	$9,886 3.26%	$18,327 3.15%	$12,099 2.67%	$12,496 1.96%
2014-15	$7,712 2.98%	$17,001 2.74%	$10,087 2.03%	$18,732 2.21%	$12,431 2.74%	$12,741 1.96%
2015-16	$7,907 2.53%	$17,481 2.82%	$10,348 2.59%	$19,220 2.61%	$12,699 2.16%	$12,988 1.94%
2016-17	$8,143 2.98%	$17,920 2.51%	$10,687 3.28%	$19,705 2.52%	$13,024 2.56%	$13,132 1.11%
2017-18	$8,388 3.01%	$18,335 2.32%	$10,968 2.63%	$20,084 1.92%	$13,322 2.29%	$13,407 2.09%
2018-19	$8,815 5.09%	$18,657 1.76%	$11,167 1.81%	$20,309 1.12%	$13,620 2.24%	$13,742 2.50%
2019-20	$8,921 1.20%	$19,081 2.27%	$11,305 1.24%	$20,644 1.65%	$13,907 2.11%	$14,216 3.45%
2020-21	$9,056 1.51%	$19,062 -0.10%	$10,863 -3.91%	$20,344 -1.45%	$14,163 1.84%	$14,540 2.28%
2021-22	$9,085 0.32%	$19,270 1.09%	$11,035 1.58%	$20,409 0.32%	$14,471 2.17%	$14,915 2.58%
2022-23	$11,558 27.22%	$21,762 12.93%	$10,970 -0.59%	$20,707 1.46%	$14,958 3.37%	$15,638 4.85%
2023-24	$11,810 2.18%	$21,782 0.09%	$11,729 6.92%	$21,187 2.32%	$15,802 5.64%	$16,903 8.09%

2024 Average Tuition & Fees of U.S. Colleges

The 2024 average tuition & fees of U.S. Colleges is $8,939 for state residents and $18,804 for out-of-state students in public 4-year colleges. In community colleges (2-4 year colleges), the tuition & fees is $4,992 for state residents and $8,639.

The average tuition at trade/vocational schools is $14,743. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees are $11,839 for state residents and $21,015 for out-of-state students in public graduate schools. For private graduate schools, the average tuition is $19,332.

Undergraduate Programs Average Costs
	4-Year College	Community Colleges	Trade Schools
Public (in-State)	$8,939	$4,992	$14,743
Public (out-of-State)	$18,804	$8,639	$14,743
Private	$25,989	-	$14,743

Graduate Programs Average Costs
	Tuition & Fees
Public (in-State)	$11,839
Public (out-of-State)	$21,015
Private	$19,332