For Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $29,005.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Private colleges in 2024 is $45,854 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$29,005$20,426
Books & Supplies$1,199$1,199
Room & Board$12,176$12,176
Other Expenses$3,474$3,474
COA$45,854$37,275

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Private colleges is $29,005. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$26,312$909
2020-2021$26,101$897
2021-2022$26,450$914
2022-2023$27,066$960
2023-2024$27,964$1,041
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Private colleges in 2024 is $20,426.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$18,371$751
2020-2021$18,696$783
2021-2022$18,813$803
2022-2023$19,158$848
2023-2024$19,513$913

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Private colleges in 2024 is $1,021.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $872.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$941$816
2020-2021$954$827
2021-2022$973$847
2022-2023$989$852
2023-2024$1,021$872

Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Private colleges in 2024 is $15,650 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,740 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $10,749$2,970 $10,272$3,676
2020-2021 $10,963$3,009 $10,506$3,897
2021-2022 $11,245$3,074 $10,808$4,027
2022-2023 $11,602$3,180 $11,323$4,188
2023-2024 $12,176$3,474 $12,102$4,637