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Although the average increase in tuition and fees at public four-year colleges in 2009-10 is 6.5% for in-state students and 6.2% for out-of-state students, 15% of full-time students at public four-year colleges and universities attend institutions that increased their published prices by 12% or more, and 17% attend institutions that increased their prices by less than 3%. |
Note: For out-of-state students enrolled in public four-year colleges, the nonresident premium has been added to in-state tuition and fees. Some out-of-state students actually pay lower prices because of reciprocity agreements, which allow students from neighboring states to pay less than the full out-of-state price. The distribution of students across institutions is based on the latest available enrollment data, which are for fall 2008. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.
Download Excel for this table. Download Excel for all figures and tables. This table was prepared in October 2009. - Although the average increase in tuition
and fees at private not-for-profit four-year
colleges in 2009-10 is 4.4%, 13% of full-time
students at private four-year colleges
attend institutions that increased their
prices by 6% or more, and 15% attend
institutions that increased their published
prices by less
than 3%. - The 2009-10 median dollar increase in published tuition and fees for public four-year college students is $406. The median dollar increase for private not-for-profit four-year college students is $1,150.
Also Important
- Increases in published prices do not necessarily correspond to increases in the amounts students pay, which also depend on the amount of grant aid they receive.
