2024 Average Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs in New York State

The average tuition & fees of New York colleges is $7,417 for New York residents and $14,408 for students from other States. Brooklyn Law School has the highest (most expensive) tuition & fees of $69,800 and United States Merchant Marine Academy has the lowest tuition & fees (cheapest) of $945.

For graduate programs, Vassar College has the highest (most expensive) graduate tuition & fees of $67,805 and Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine has the lowest graduate tuition & fees (cheapest) of $0 in New York.

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2024 Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of New York 4-year colleges in 2024 is $25,506 for New York residents and $35,138 for students from other states. The COA includes tuition & fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other living expenses, but it excludes health insurance fee and uncommon expenses.

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Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for New York Colleges (4-Years)
	Undergraduate		Graduate
	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$8,392	$18,025	$12,083	$22,871
Books & Supplies	$1,087		$1,087
Room & Board	$16,026		$16,026
COA	$25,506	$35,138	$29,197	$39,985

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Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

In New York, 407 schools offer undergraduate programs. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of New York colleges is $7,417 for New York residents and $14,408 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2023-2024.

The New York tuition & fees have risen -2.47% from last year (4 years colleges). The following table and chart describe the 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees trends over last 5 years in 4-years and 2-4 years (community colleges) colleges.

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Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees for New York Universities and Colleges
	Public Schools				Private Schools
	4 Years or High		2-4 Years		4 Years or High	2-4 Years
	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State	4 Years or High	2-4 Years
2020	$8,393	$18,283	$5,543	$9,814	$26,795	$15,601
2021	$8,338	$18,226	$5,704	$9,850	$27,333	$15,858
2022	$8,426	$18,419	$5,777	$9,787	$27,982	$16,258
2023	$8,435	$18,482	$5,883	$9,705	$28,830	$17,015
2024	$8,392	$18,025	$6,206	$9,941	$30,077	$17,428

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Expensive New York Colleges (Highest Undergraduate Tuition)

Brooklyn Law School	$69,800
Columbia University in the City of New York	$69,045
Vassar College	$67,805
Colgate University	$67,024
Union College	$66,456

Inexpensive New York Colleges (Lowest Undergraduate Tuition)

United States Merchant Marine Academy	$945
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School	$3,600
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York	$6,150
Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah	$8,000
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz	$8,400

Based on out-of-state tuition rates of 4 years (or high) colleges

Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

171 New York colleges offer graduate programs. The average graduate program tuition fees of New York colleges is $12,083 for New York residents and $22,871 for students from other States. The graduate tuition & fees rose 98.79% from last year.

The following table and chart describe the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and show last 5 years' tuition change.

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Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees for New York Universities and Colleges
	Public Schools		Private Schools
	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2020	$12,377	$23,238	$24,233
2021	$12,207	$23,084	$24,491
2022	$12,295	$23,180	$25,107
2023	$12,252	$23,151	$25,491
2024	$12,083	$22,871	$25,948

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Expensive Graduate Schools in New York

Vassar College	$67,805
Colgate University	$67,024
Brooklyn Law School	$65,124
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	$61,873
Rochester Institute of Technology	$57,764

Inexpensive Graduate Schools in New York

Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine	$2
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College	$300
Yeshiva Karlin Stolin	$1,000
Yeshivath Viznitz	$1,000
United Talmudical Seminary	$3,000

Based on out-of-state tuition rates of 4 years (or high) colleges

2024 Books & Supplies Costs

The average books & supplies costs of New York colleges in 2024 is $1,087. The books & supplies costs rose 110.81% from last year. Next table and chart describes the 2024 books & supplies costs and costs changes over last 5 years

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Table. 2024 Average Books & Supplies Costs for New York Universities and Colleges
	Books & Supplies
2020	$928
2021	$933
2022	$950
2023	$981
2024	$1,087

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2024 Average Living Costs

The average living costs of New York colleges in 2024 is $16,026 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and college apartment and $19,245 living off campus. 204 schools have on-campus living facilities in New York State. The on-campus living costs rose 104.97% and off-campus costs rose 109.15% from last year. Next table and chart describes the 2024 living costs and compares to last 5 years.

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Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for New York Universities and Colleges
	On-Campus	Off-Campus
2020	$14,439	$15,982
2021	$14,492	$16,446
2022	$14,918	$16,939
2023	$15,268	$17,632
2024	$16,026	$19,245

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