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Published prices and the rates of change in those prices vary considerably across regions of the country. In 2009-10, average published tuition and fees for public four-year colleges range from $5,802 in the South to $9,391 in New England. |
The green bars report 1999-2000 prices and the blue bars report 2009-10 prices. In each bar, the darker segment corresponds to published tuition and fees and the lighter segment corresponds to room and board charges. The height of the entire bar reflects total TFRB charges. In each sector, regions are arranged in descending order of 2009-10 tuition and fees.
Note: 2009-10 public two-year room and board charges are based on commuter housing and food costs; comparable data are not available for 1999-2000. States included in the regions are as follows. New England: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI and VT; Middle States: DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA and PR; South: AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN and VA; Midwest: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI and WV; Southwest: AR, NM, OK and TX; West: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA and WY.
Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.
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Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.
Download Excel for this figure. Download Excel for all figures and tables. This figure was prepared in October 2009. - In 2009-10, average published tuition and fees for public two-year colleges range from $1,475 in the West to $3,992 in the New England region.
- Over the decade from 1999-2000 to 2009-10, dollar increases in average public four-year tuition and fees ranged from $2,180 (in 2009 dollars) in the Middle States region to $3,349 in New England. Percentage increases ranged from 37% in the Middle States region to 93% in the Southwest.
- In 2009-10, the highest average public four-year tuition and fees are in New England, which also has the highest average total charges, including room and board. The South has the lowest average public four-year tuition and fees, and also the lowest average total charges.
- In addition to regional differences, there are also differences by state in published tuition and fees.
