National Center for Education Statistics

Average academic year cost of attendance (in constant 2015–16 dollars) and percentage change in average cost of attendance for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates at Title IV institutions operating on an academic year calendar system, by level of institution, control of institution, student housing, and residency: United States, academic years 2013–14 and 2015–16
Control of institution, student housing, and residency		4-year				2-year				Less-than-2-year
		2013–14	2015–16	Percent change		2013–14	2015–16	Percent change		2013–14	2015–16	Percent change
Public
On campus1
In-district2		21,920	22,660	3.4		14,043	14,458	3.0		22,878	15,333	-33
In-state		21,932	22,674	3.4		14,341	14,775	3.0		22,878	15,333	-33
Out-of-state		32,216	33,355	3.5		16,994	17,474	2.8		31,435	17,798	-43.4
Off campus (not with family)3
In-district2		22,081	22,555	2.2		16,463	16,774	1.9		18,735	18,200	-2.9
In-state		22,097	22,573	2.2		17,001	17,358	2.1		18,747	18,224	-2.8
Out-of-state		31,851	32,737	2.8		20,721	21,193	2.3		19,788	19,005	-4.0
Off campus (with family)3
In-district2		13,015	13,313	2.3		8,570	8,703	1.6		10,934	10,861	-0.7
In-state		13,031	13,331	2.3		9,108	9,286	2.0		10,945	10,885	-0.6
Out-of-state		22,781	23,494	3.1		12,828	13,122	2.3		11,986	11,666	-2.7
Private nonprofit4
On campus1		40,583	42,155	3.9		28,789	29,285	1.7		‡	‡	‡
Off campus (not with family)3		38,645	39,965	3.4		29,319	29,257	-0.2		25,539	26,316	3.0
Off campus (with family)3		29,743	30,777	3.5		19,607	19,475	-0.7		17,168	17,418	1.5
Private for-profit4
On campus1		34,373	33,997	-1.1		33,251	34,347	3.3		‡	‡	‡
Off campus (not with family)3		29,655	29,512	-0.5		29,355	29,209	-0.5		29,370	30,246	3.0
Off campus (with family)3		22,389	21,344	-4.7		20,695	20,438	-1.2		19,615	19,688	0.4

‡ Reporting standards not met. No institutions met the criteria to be included in this cell.

¹ On-campus average price is based on those institutions that offer on-campus housing and/or meal service.

² For public institutions, “in district” refers to the charges paid by a student who lives in the locality surrounding the institution, such as county.

³ Off-campus average price is based on those institutions that do not require full-time, first-time students to live on campus.

⁴ Out-of-state average tuition and required fees were used for private institutions that reported varying tuitions by residency.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. The four U.S. service academies that

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2015, Institutional Characteristics component (final data).