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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, it is classified based on the out-of-state rate.
< $10K
1,590 colleges
$10K - $20K
3,085 colleges
$20K - $30K
841 colleges
$30K - $40K
559 colleges
$40K - $50K
232 colleges
> $50K
201 colleges

United States Colleges Tuition Trends over Last 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 10.15% over the past decade. Last year, the tuition & fees increased by -13.38%. The graduate tuition & fees have risen 18.99% over the past decade where it is increased by -13.38% last year. The living costs in U.S. Colleges have risen 23.66% over the past decade. We analyze the trends based on the college costs of 4-years schools.
Tuition Changes over last 10 Years in United States
Tuition & FeesLiving Costs
UndergraduateGraduateOn-CampusOff-Campus
in-StateOut-of-Statein-StateOut-of-State
2010-11 $6,700$18,662 $9,050$15,844 $11,188$12,249
2011-12 $7,0024.51%$19,2663.24% $9,2452.15%$16,3963.48% $11,4662.48%$12,146-0.84%
2012-13 $7,2874.07%$19,8813.19% $9,5743.56%$16,8792.95% $11,8113.01%$12,1970.42%
2013-14 $7,4862.73%$20,3292.25% $9,8863.26%$17,3112.56% $12,1372.76%$12,4161.80%
2014-15 $7,7092.98%$20,7331.99% $10,0872.03%$17,6021.68% $12,4692.74%$12,6421.82%
2015-16 $7,9042.53%$21,2672.58% $10,3482.59%$17,9231.82% $12,7312.10%$12,8801.88%
2016-17 $8,1392.97%$21,9793.35% $10,6873.28%$18,2761.97% $13,0292.34%$13,0791.55%
2017-18 $8,3843.01%$22,5672.68% $10,9682.63%$18,6902.27% $13,3502.46%$13,3662.19%
2018-19 $8,6262.89%$23,2272.92% $11,1671.81%$18,8640.93% $13,6081.93%$13,6512.13%
2019-20 $8,7301.21%$23,9663.18% $11,3051.24%$19,3262.45% $13,8952.11%$14,1473.63%
2020-21 $8,673-0.65%$24,5002.23% $10,840-4.11%$19,4430.61% $14,1351.73%$14,5052.53%
2021-22 $7,887-9.06%$21,221-13.38% $10,8460.06%$19,5100.34% $14,1790.31%$14,8982.71%

2022 Average Tuition & Fees of U.S. Colleges

The 2022 average tuition & fees of U.S. Colleges are $8,994 for state residents and $18,960 for out-of-state students in public 4-years colleges. In community colleges (2-4 years colleges) the tuition & fees are $4,068 for state residents and $7,769. The average tuition at trade/vocational schools is $14,483. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees are $11,407 for state residents and $20,489 for out-of-state students in public graduate schools. For private graduate schools, the average tuition is $18,668.
Undergraduate Programs Average Costs
4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Public (in-State)$8,994$4,068 $8,994
Public (out-of-State)$18,960$7,769
Private$25,306-
Graduate Programs Average Costs
Tuition & Fees
Public (in-State)$11,407
Public (out-of-State)$20,489
Private$18,668

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