U.S. Colleges by Tuition & Fees Range

The following diagram categorizes U.S. Colleges by tuition & fees range. You can view the schools in the tuition range by following the link on the circle. For public schools, classification is based on out-of-state tuition.

*Updated with 2025 Tuition

< $10K1,386 colleges
$10K - $20K2,843 colleges
$20K - $30K934 colleges
$30K - $40K506 colleges
$40K - $50K297 colleges
> $50K297 colleges

United States Tuition Trends over Past 10 Years

The following table shows the changes of the tuition and living costs for undergraduate and gradate programs in United States. The tuition & fees of the schools have risen 14.13% over the past decade. Last year, the tuition & fees increased by -10.92%.
The graduate tuition & fees have risen 15.34% over the past decade where it is increased by 1.98% last year. The living costs in U.S. Colleges have risen 33.58% over the past decade. We analyze the trends based on the college costs of 4-year schools.
Tuition Changes over last 10 Years in United States
Tuition & FeesLiving Costs
UndergraduateGraduateOn-CampusOff-Campus
in-StateOut-of-Statein-StateOut-of-State
2011-12 $7,006$15,499 $9,245$17,204 $11,435$12,206
2012-13 $7,290
4.05%		$16,065
3.65%		 $9,574
3.56%		$17,768
3.28%		 $11,784
3.05%		$12,256
0.41%
2013-14 $7,489
2.73%		$16,547
3.00%		 $9,886
3.26%		$18,327
3.15%		 $12,099
2.67%		$12,496
1.96%
2014-15 $7,712
2.98%		$17,001
2.74%		 $10,087
2.03%		$18,732
2.21%		 $12,431
2.74%		$12,741
1.96%
2015-16 $7,907
2.53%		$17,481
2.82%		 $10,348
2.59%		$19,220
2.61%		 $12,699
2.16%		$12,988
1.94%
2016-17 $8,143
2.98%		$17,920
2.51%		 $10,687
3.28%		$19,705
2.52%		 $13,024
2.56%		$13,132
1.11%
2017-18 $8,388
3.01%		$18,335
2.32%		 $10,968
2.63%		$20,084
1.92%		 $13,322
2.29%		$13,407
2.09%
2018-19 $8,815
5.09%		$18,657
1.76%		 $11,167
1.81%		$20,309
1.12%		 $13,620
2.24%		$13,742
2.50%
2019-20 $8,921
1.20%		$19,081
2.27%		 $11,305
1.24%		$20,644
1.65%		 $13,907
2.11%		$14,216
3.45%
2020-21 $9,056
1.51%		$19,062
-0.10%		 $10,863
-3.91%		$20,344
-1.45%		 $14,163
1.84%		$14,540
2.28%
2021-22 $9,085
0.32%		$19,270
1.09%		 $11,035
1.58%		$20,409
0.32%		 $14,471
2.17%		$14,915
2.58%
2022-23 $11,558
27.22%		$21,762
12.93%		 $10,970
-0.59%		$20,707
1.46%		 $14,958
3.37%		$15,638
4.85%
2023-24 $11,810
2.18%		$21,782
0.09%		 $11,729
6.92%		$21,187
2.32%		 $15,802
5.64%		$16,903
8.09%
2024-25 $9,116
-22.81%		$19,403
-10.92%		 $12,140
3.50%		$21,606
1.98%		 $16,605
5.08%		$18,082
6.98%

2025 Average Tuition & Fees of U.S. Colleges

The 2025 average tuition & fees of U.S. Colleges is $8,907 for state residents and $18,808 for out-of-state students in public 4-year colleges. In community colleges (2-4 year colleges), the tuition & fees is $5,207 for state residents and $8,749.
The average tuition at trade/vocational schools is $14,964. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees are $12,107 for state residents and $21,339 for out-of-state students in public graduate schools. For private graduate schools, the average tuition is $19,659.
Undergraduate Programs Average Costs
4-Year CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Public (in-State)$8,907$5,207 $14,964
Public (out-of-State)$18,808$8,749$14,964
Private$26,498-$14,964
Graduate Programs Average Costs
Tuition & Fees
Public (in-State)$12,107
Public (out-of-State)$21,339
Private$19,659