Tuition Trends for New York colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 445 colleges in New York - 112 public and 333 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in New York is $8,220 for New York residents and $18,025 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $29,905. For New York community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $7,238 for state residents and $10,876 for out-of-state students.

New York public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 26.67% from $7,254 (2015) to $9,189 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 16.79% over the past decade from $16,117 (2015) to $18,823 (2024). In private New York colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 23.30%, from $24,315 (2015) to $29,980 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 17.09% when living on campus and by 23.44% when living off campus at public New York colleges. For private New York colleges, the COA has increased by 21.10% (on-campus) and 26.04% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of New York 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	$21,766	$30,629	$38,827	$22,856	$31,719	$39,917
2015-16	$22,280 2.36%	$31,487 2.80%	$39,573 1.92%	$23,388 2.33%	$32,595 2.76%	$40,681 1.91%
2016-17	$22,339 0.26%	$31,819 1.05%	$39,978 1.02%	$23,792 1.73%	$33,272 2.08%	$41,431 1.84%
2017-18	$22,712 1.67%	$31,983 0.52%	$40,629 1.63%	$24,333 2.27%	$33,604 1.00%	$42,250 1.98%
2018-19	$23,336 2.75%	$33,024 3.25%	$41,579 2.34%	$24,550 0.89%	$34,238 1.89%	$42,793 1.29%
2019-20	$23,754 1.79%	$33,644 1.88%	$42,381 1.93%	$25,159 2.48%	$35,049 2.37%	$43,786 2.32%
2020-21	$23,763 0.04%	$33,652 0.02%	$42,979 1.41%	$25,597 1.74%	$35,486 1.25%	$44,813 2.35%
2021-22	$24,281 2.18%	$34,274 1.85%	$44,024 2.43%	$26,239 2.51%	$36,232 2.10%	$45,982 2.61%
2022-23	$25,507 5.05%	$34,959 2.00%	$45,594 3.57%	$27,851 6.14%	$37,303 2.96%	$47,938 4.25%
2023-24	$26,228 2.83%	$35,862 2.58%	$47,019 3.13%	$29,520 5.99%	$39,154 4.96%	$50,311 4.95%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for New York colleges is $10,027 for New York residents and $19,661 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $30,075.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,170 for New York residents and $23,958 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $27,068.

The tuition & fees has increased 16.79% for undergraduate programs and 11.84% for graduate programs at New York colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for New York colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$7,254	$16,117	$24,315	$10,992	$20,449	$21,626
2015-16	$7,555 4.15%	$16,762 4.00%	$24,848 2.19%	$11,582 5.37%	$22,117 8.16%	$22,080 2.10%
2016-17	$7,656 1.34%	$17,136 2.23%	$25,295 1.80%	$11,640 0.50%	$22,265 0.67%	$22,363 1.28%
2017-18	$7,879 2.91%	$17,150 0.08%	$25,796 1.98%	$11,702 0.53%	$22,253 -0.05%	$23,178 3.64%
2018-19	$8,127 3.15%	$17,815 3.88%	$26,370 2.23%	$11,984 2.41%	$22,778 2.36%	$23,642 2.00%
2019-20	$8,386 3.19%	$18,276 2.59%	$27,013 2.44%	$12,377 3.28%	$23,238 2.02%	$24,610 4.09%
2020-21	$8,333 -0.63%	$18,222 -0.30%	$27,549 1.98%	$12,206 -1.38%	$23,083 -0.67%	$24,814 0.83%
2021-22	$8,411 0.94%	$18,404 1.00%	$28,154 2.20%	$12,296 0.74%	$23,180 0.42%	$25,284 1.89%
2022-23	$9,187 9.23%	$18,639 1.28%	$29,274 3.98%	$12,253 -0.35%	$23,105 -0.32%	$24,841 -1.75%
2023-24	$9,189 0.02%	$18,823 0.99%	$29,980 2.41%	$12,083 -1.39%	$22,871 -1.01%	$26,138 5.22%

New York 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

New York Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for New York colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,006
2015-16	$1,015 0.89%
2016-17	$964 -5.02%
2017-18	$957 -0.73%
2018-19	$960 0.31%
2019-20	$920 -4.17%
2020-21	$927 0.76%
2021-22	$944 1.83%
2022-23	$1,037 9.85%
2023-24	$1,086 4.73%

Living Costs Changes

For New York colleges, the living have increased 12.75% when a student lives on campus facilities and 22.81% 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 New York colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$13,506	$14,113
2015-16	$13,710 1.79%	$14,357 1.52%
2016-17	$13,719 -0.70%	$14,287 3.02%
2017-18	$13,876 1.20%	$14,446 2.51%
2018-19	$14,249 3.40%	$14,839 -0.42%
2019-20	$14,448 1.20%	$15,053 2.59%
2020-21	$14,503 0.35%	$15,165 3.34%
2021-22	$14,926 3.48%	$15,637 3.75%
2022-23	$15,283 2.71%	$16,051 4.93%
2023-24	$15,953 2.19%	$16,991 6.81%

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Tuition Trends for New York colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes