Tuition Trends for Guam colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 3 colleges in Guam - 2 public and 1 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Guam is $4,762 for Guam residents and $8,014 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $7,203.

Guam public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees decreased by 6.59% from $5,098 (2015) to $4,762 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by -30.35% over the past decade from $11,506 (2015) to $8,014 (2024). In private Guam colleges, the tuition & fees increased by -5.60%, from $7,630 (2015) to $7,203 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Guam colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$16,738	$23,146	$19,270	$23,498	$29,906	$26,030
2015-16	$13,102 -21.72%	$19,822 -14.36%	$13,192 -31.54%	$20,856 -11.24%	$27,576 -7.79%	$20,946 -19.53%
2016-17	$13,367 2.02%	$20,423 3.03%	$13,217 0.19%	$20,909 0.25%	$27,965 1.41%	$20,759 -0.89%
2017-18	$13,095 -2.03%	$20,151 -1.33%	$12,945 -2.06%	$21,130 1.06%	$28,186 0.79%	$20,980 1.06%
2018-19	$13,371 2.11%	$20,427 1.37%	$12,995 0.39%	$21,431 1.42%	$28,487 1.07%	$21,055 0.36%
2019-20	$13,404 0.25%	$20,460 0.16%	$13,028 0.25%	$21,541 0.51%	$28,597 0.39%	$21,165 0.52%
2020-21	$13,499 0.71%	$18,539 -9.39%	$13,763 5.64%	$21,889 1.62%	$26,929 -5.83%	$22,153 4.67%
2021-22	$13,823 2.40%	$19,127 3.17%	$14,195 3.14%	$22,403 2.35%	$27,707 2.89%	$22,775 2.81%
2022-23	$13,848 0.18%	$19,152 0.13%	$14,604 2.88%	$22,911 2.27%	$28,215 1.83%	$23,667 3.92%
2023-24	$12,480 -9.88%	$15,732 -17.86%	$14,921 2.17%	$20,668 -9.79%	$23,920 -15.22%	$23,109 -2.36%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Guam colleges is $4,762 for Guam residents and $8,014 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $7,203.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,994 for Guam residents and $12,376 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is -.

The tuition & fees has increased 3.86% for graduate programs at Guam colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Guam colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$5,098	$11,506	$7,630	$5,182	$11,140	$7,630
2015-16	$5,338 4.71%	$12,058 4.80%	$5,428 -28.86%	$5,416 4.52%	$11,662 4.69%	$5,428 -28.86%
2016-17	$5,578 4.50%	$12,634 4.78%	$5,428 0.00%	$5,668 4.65%	$12,238 4.94%	$5,428 0.00%
2017-18	$5,578 0.00%	$12,634 0.00%	$5,428 0.00%	$5,668 0.00%	$12,238 0.00%	$5,428 0.00%
2018-19	$5,804 4.05%	$12,860 1.79%	$5,428 0.00%	$5,894 3.99%	$12,464 1.85%	$5,428 0.00%
2019-20	$5,804 0.00%	$12,860 0.00%	$5,428 0.00%	$5,894 0.00%	$12,464 0.00%	$5,428 0.00%
2020-21	$5,846 0.72%	$10,886 -15.35%	$6,110 12.56%	$5,936 0.71%	$11,066 -11.22%	- -100.00%
2021-22	$6,110 4.52%	$11,414 4.85%	$6,482 6.09%	$6,188 4.25%	$11,570 4.55%	-
2022-23	$6,110 0.00%	$11,414 0.00%	$6,866 5.92%	$6,188 0.00%	$11,570 0.00%	-
2023-24	$4,762 -22.06%	$8,014 -29.79%	$7,203 4.91%	$6,188 0.00%	$11,570 0.00%	-

Guam 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Guam Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $1,217 for Guam colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Guam colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,139
2015-16	$1,075 -5.62%
2016-17	$1,075 0.00%
2017-18	$1,125 4.65%
2018-19	$1,175 4.44%
2019-20	$1,175 0.00%
2020-21	$1,175 0.00%
2021-22	$1,225 4.26%
2022-23	$1,225 0.00%
2023-24	$1,217 -0.65%

Living Costs Changes

For Guam colleges, the living have increased -19.32% when a student lives on campus facilities and 2.08% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Guam colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$10,501	$12,395
2015-16	$6,689 -22.45%	$8,243 0.34%
2016-17	$6,714 0.00%	$8,195 -1.30%
2017-18	$6,392 -7.18%	$7,873 1.62%
2018-19	$6,392 0.00%	$7,880 0.17%
2019-20	$6,425 0.00%	$7,990 0.00%
2020-21	$6,478 1.27%	$8,131 2.03%
2021-22	$6,488 0.24%	$8,120 2.02%
2022-23	$6,513 0.00%	$8,628 0.00%
2023-24	$6,501 0.00%	$7,966 -2.01%

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