College Fees

Where U.S. College Fees Are Skyrocketing

Over the past decade and a half, college fees have risen 80 percent in the United States. During the same time frame, median household income fell 7 percent, increasing the huge fiscal impact on American families. The Northern New Mexico College had a 359 percent increase in college fees between 2014-15. In 2014, the average annual cost of tuition at public colleges stood at just over $8,000, according to ProPublica.

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This chart shows the highest increase in yearly tuition fees at 4-year public schools (2000-2015).

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Average amount charged for tuition and fees at public four-year colleges in the United States in academic year 2025/26, by region (in 2024 U.S. dollars)
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Percentage change in the average cost of attendance since 2001 at public four year colleges in the United States in 2016
Average amount charged for tuition and fees at public two-year colleges in the United States in academic year 2025/26, by region (in 2025 U.S. dollars)
Average annual charges per student for higher education in public institutions from 1970 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
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Average cost for tuition and required fees at all degree-granting postsecondary institutions* in the United States from 2000/01 to 2022/23 (in U.S. dollars)
Average annual undergraduate tuition and fees in post-secondary institutions in the United States from 1969 to 2024, by type (in U.S. dollars)

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