Average College Costs, 2011-12

 

TUITION AND FEES

ROOM AND BOARD

BOOKS AND SUPPLIES

TRANSPORTATION

OTHER EXPENSES

TOTAL EXPENSES*

Public Two-Year Commuter

$2,963

$7,408

$1,182

$1,606

$2,127

$15,286

Public Four-Year In-State On-Campus

$8,244

$8,887

$1,168

$1,082

$2,066

$21,447

Public Four-Year Out-of-State On-Campus

$20,770

$8,887

$1,168

$1,082

$2,066

$33,973

Private Nonprofit Four-Year On-Campus

$28,500

$10,089

$1,213

$926

$1,496

$42,224

Enrollment-weighted tuition and fees are derived by weighting the price charged by each institution by the number of full-time students enrolled in fall 2010. Public four-year in-state charges are weighted by total fall 2010 full-time enrollment in each institution. Out-of-state tuition and fees are computed by adding the average in-state price to the out-of-state premium weighted by the number of full-time out-of-state students enrolled at each institution. Room and board charges are weighted by the number of students residing on campus.

-- The sample is too small to provide meaningful information.

*Average total expenses include room and board costs for commuter students, which are average estimated living expenses for students living off campus but not with parents.

Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.