Costs of attending a 4-year university per year U.S. 2022 | Statista

The average annual undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board for full-time students attending four-year universities in the United States has increased significantly since 1990, reaching 30,031 U.S. dollars by the academic year of 2021/22. In comparison, the average annual undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board to attend a four-year university in 1990/91 was 16,009 U.S. dollars.

Average annual undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board for full-time students in four-year postsecondary institutions in the United States from the academic year 2000/01 to 2021/22 (in U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Average tuition, fees, room, and board in U.S. dollars
2021/22	30,031
2020/21	31,111
2019/20	31,548
2018/19	31,314
2017/18	31,094
2016/17	30,907
2015/16	30,931
2014/15	30,277
2013/14	29,648
2012/13	29,099
2011/12	28,518
2010/11	28,158
2009/10	27,490
2008/09	26,751
2007/08	25,797
2006/07	25,521
2005/06	24,733
2004/05	24,290
2003/04	23,499
2002/03	22,361
2001/02	21,587
2000/01	20,815
1999/20	20,572
1998/99	20,377
1997/98	19,664
1996/97	19,240
1995/96	18,856
1994/95	18,241
1993/94	17,931
1992/93	17,329
1991/92	16,810
1990/91	16,009

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July 2023

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2000 to 2022

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*Does not include the cost of books, supplies, and personal/other transportation costs.

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