Average Published Tuition and Fees, by Type of Institution, 2017-18

The average published tuition and fees for full-time undergraduates increased beyond the rate of inflation, which was 2.1 percent from December 2016 to December 2017, for two- and four-year public and four-year private nonprofit institutions. The costs at four-year private nonprofit bachelor’s institutions had the greatest percentage increase, and two-year public institutions had the smallest.

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Note: Prices charged by each institution are weighted by the number of full-time undergraduates enrolled in the fall of 2015. Percentage increases are based on 2016-17 figures that were not adjusted for inflation. Prices for for-profit institutions were excluded because they were not available for 2017-18. They were estimated at $16,000 for 2016-17 based on a limited number of two-year and four-year institutions that responded to the College Board’s annual online survey. Because of the small sample size, that result should be interpreted with caution. The inflation rate of 2.1 percent is based on the Consumer Price Index. More data are available here.