Five Towns's tuition & fees has increased from $21,500 (2015) to $30,250 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 40.70% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $15,500 (year 2015) to $32,750 (year 2025).
Five Towns's tuition increase rate is higher than the New York's average increase rate of 13.54%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 10.99%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 28.59% from 2015 ($38,300).
For the current academic year 2024-2025, Five Towns's COA is $49,250, which is decreased by -1.40% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to Five Towns's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 40.70% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $28,750. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Five Towns College over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,000, and it has decreased -28.57% from the year 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $1,400 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $1,400 | |
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| 2017-18 | $1,400 | |
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| 2018-19 | $1,400 | |
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| 2019-20 | $1,400 | |
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| 2020-21 | $1,400 | |
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| 2021-22 | $1,400 | |
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| 2022-23 | $1,600 | 14.29% |
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| 2023-24 | $1,000 | -37.50% |
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| 2024-25 | $1,000 | |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 18.42% when a student lives on-campus facilities and -26.47% when living-off campus from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Five Towns College.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $15,400 | $22,200 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $16,200 | $22,200 | 5.19% |
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| 2017-18 | $16,200 | $22,200 | |
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| 2018-19 | $16,200 | $22,200 | |
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| 2019-20 | $17,380 | $19,500 | 7.28% |
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| 2020-21 | $17,450 | $19,500 | 0.40% |
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| 2021-22 | $17,450 | $19,500 | |
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| 2022-23 | $18,400 | $20,200 | 5.44% |
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| 2023-24 | $19,000 | $15,200 | 3.26% |
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| 2024-25 | $18,000 | $15,000 | -5.26% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between Five Towns College and similar schools.
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase Rate |
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| Five Towns College | $30,250 | $29,950 | 1.00% |
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| Monroe University | $18,464 | $17,922 | 3.02% |
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| School of Visual Arts | $51,400 | $49,140 | 4.60% |
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| ASA College | $14,528 | $14,528 | - |
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| Berkeley College-New York | $28,529 | $27,481 | 3.81% |
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| LIM College | $33,504 | $31,950 | 4.86% |
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