Clarkson's tuition & fees has increased from $42,530 (2014) to $57,950 (2024), and the rate of tuition increase is 36.26% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $33,950 (year 2014) to $36,856 (year 2024).
Clarkson's tuition increase rate is higher than the New York's average increase rate of 16.79%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 28.12%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 31.87% from 2014 ($59,922).
For the current academic year 2023-2024, Clarkson's COA is $79,022, which is increased by 2.55% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to Clarkson's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 36.26% for the last 10 years , and the 2024 tuition & fees are $57,950. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Clarkson University over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,560, and it has increased 10.17% from the year 2014 to 2024.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $1,416 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $1,416 | |
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| 2016-17 | $1,416 | |
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| 2017-18 | $1,432 | 1.13% |
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| 2018-19 | $1,446 | 0.98% |
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| 2019-20 | $1,446 | |
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| 2020-21 | $1,446 | |
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| 2021-22 | $1,480 | 2.35% |
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| 2022-23 | $1,560 | 5.41% |
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| 2023-24 | $1,560 | |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 22.44% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 77.34% when living-off campus from the year 2014 to 2024. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Clarkson University.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $15,976 | $11,786 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $16,286 | $12,362 | 1.94% |
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| 2016-17 | $16,470 | $12,338 | 1.13% |
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| 2017-18 | $16,724 | $13,018 | 1.54% |
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| 2018-19 | $17,222 | $13,348 | 2.98% |
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| 2019-20 | $17,654 | $17,894 | 2.51% |
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| 2020-21 | $18,100 | $18,346 | 2.53% |
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| 2021-22 | $18,612 | $18,866 | 2.83% |
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| 2022-23 | $19,240 | $19,502 | 3.37% |
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| 2023-24 | $19,512 | $20,288 | 1.41% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2024 tuition and increase rate from last year between Clarkson University and similar schools.
| 2024 | 2023 | Increase Rate |
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| Clarkson University | $57,950 | $56,258 | 3.01% |
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| New York University | $60,438 | $58,168 | 3.90% |
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| Columbia University in the City of New York | $68,171 | $65,508 | 4.07% |
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| Cornell University | $66,014 | $63,200 | 4.45% |
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| Syracuse University | $63,061 | $60,135 | 4.87% |
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| St. John's University-New York | $49,911 | $47,360 | 5.39% |
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