Oregon Colleges Tuition Trends

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 54.10% when living on campus and by 54.03% when living off campus at public Oregon colleges. For private Oregon colleges, the COA has increased by 23.32% (on-campus) and 23.32% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Oregon 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	$23,342	$38,189	$41,714	$23,429	$38,276	$41,801
2015-16	$23,947 2.59%	$39,486 3.40%	$42,508 1.90%	$23,825 1.69%	$39,364 2.84%	$42,386 1.40%
2016-17	$24,565 2.58%	$40,517 2.61%	$43,234 1.71%	$24,504 2.85%	$40,456 2.77%	$43,173 1.86%
2017-18	$25,388 3.35%	$42,114 3.94%	$44,423 2.75%	$25,408 3.69%	$42,134 4.15%	$44,443 2.94%
2018-19	$26,217 3.27%	$42,942 1.97%	$45,702 2.88%	$26,125 2.82%	$42,850 1.70%	$45,610 2.63%
2019-20	$26,997 2.98%	$44,367 3.32%	$47,050 2.95%	$26,850 2.78%	$44,220 3.20%	$46,903 2.83%
2020-21	$27,953 3.54%	$46,066 3.83%	$49,278 4.74%	$27,911 3.95%	$46,024 4.08%	$49,236 4.97%
2021-22	$28,530 2.06%	$46,580 1.12%	$49,970 1.40%	$28,155 0.87%	$46,205 0.39%	$49,595 0.73%
2022-23	$36,857 29.19%	$56,117 20.47%	$50,327 0.71%	$36,530 29.75%	$55,790 20.74%	$50,000 0.82%
2023-24	$38,957 5.70%	$58,849 4.87%	$51,441 2.21%	$39,064 6.94%	$58,956 5.67%	$51,548 3.10%

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Oregon colleges

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Oregon colleges is $29,620 for Oregon residents and $49,512 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $34,490.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $19,812 for Oregon residents and $30,116 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $26,772.

The tuition & fees has increased 68.89% for undergraduate programs and 30.68% for graduate programs at Oregon colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Oregon colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$9,477	$24,324	$27,849	$14,826	$20,792	$17,852
2015-16	$9,942 4.91%	$25,481 4.76%	$28,503 2.35%	$15,411 3.95%	$21,845 5.06%	$17,587 -1.48%
2016-17	$10,218 2.78%	$26,170 2.70%	$28,887 1.35%	$15,426 0.10%	$22,060 0.98%	$18,078 2.79%
2017-18	$10,858 6.26%	$27,584 5.40%	$29,893 3.48%	$16,145 4.66%	$23,164 5.00%	$18,214 0.75%
2018-19	$11,084 2.08%	$27,809 0.82%	$30,569 2.26%	$16,331 1.15%	$23,569 1.75%	$18,736 2.87%
2019-20	$11,506 3.81%	$28,876 3.84%	$31,559 3.24%	$16,852 3.19%	$24,088 2.20%	$19,622 4.73%
2020-21	$12,078 4.97%	$30,191 4.55%	$33,403 5.84%	$18,231 8.18%	$25,814 7.17%	$19,713 0.46%
2021-22	$12,216 1.14%	$30,266 0.25%	$33,656 0.76%	$18,154 -0.42%	$24,758 -4.09%	$20,254 2.74%
2022-23	$20,077 64.35%	$39,337 29.97%	$33,547 -0.32%	$16,402 -9.65%	$26,095 5.40%	$22,837 12.75%
2023-24	$21,188 5.53%	$41,080 4.43%	$33,672 0.37%	$17,630 7.49%	$27,172 4.13%	$25,105 9.93%

Tuition & Fees Changes of Oregon colleges

Oregon 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Oregon Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $888 for Oregon colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Oregon colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,153
2015-16	$1,155 0.17%
2016-17	$1,141 -1.21%
2017-18	$1,076 -5.70%
2018-19	$1,083 0.65%
2019-20	$1,100 1.57%
2020-21	$1,084 -1.45%
2021-22	$1,039 -4.15%
2022-23	$959 -7.70%
2023-24	$888 -7.40%

Books & Supplies Costs Changes of Oregon colleges

Living Costs Changes

For Oregon colleges, the living have increased 30.37% when a student lives on campus facilities and 30.69% 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 Oregon colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$12,712	$12,935
2015-16	$12,850 1.29%	$13,007 -0.12%
2016-17	$13,206 3.61%	$13,410 3.85%
2017-18	$13,454 3.65%	$13,825 2.92%
2018-19	$14,050 4.51%	$14,371 4.08%
2019-20	$14,391 2.67%	$14,809 1.40%
2020-21	$14,791 2.33%	$15,160 3.81%
2021-22	$15,275 4.25%	$15,566 2.22%
2022-23	$15,821 4.70%	$16,205 4.58%
2023-24	$16,881 6.50%	$17,067 11.94%

Living Costs Changes of Oregon colleges

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