The average annual fee for tuition and required services at public higher education institutions in the United States was 7,638 U.S. dollars in 2021. This figure was significantly higher at private higher education institutions, which stood at 32,444 U.S. dollars.
Average annual charges per student for higher education in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Colleges and universities in the U.S.
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Degrees earned in higher education U.S. 1950-2031
- Premium Statistic U.S. - higher education institutions 2020/2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Educational attainment in the U.S. 1960-2021
- Basic Statistic Educational attainment in the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Forbes ranking of the best U.S. colleges 2022, by debt and median 10-year salary
Enrollment Figures
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- Basic Statistic Undergraduate enrollment in U.S. universities 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate enrollment in the U.S. 1970-2030, by gender
- Basic Statistic Undergraduate enrollment numbers U.S. 1976-2020, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate enrollment in the U.S. 1970-2030, by attendance
- Basic Statistic College enrollment in public and private institutions in the U.S. 1965-2030
- Basic Statistic Post-baccalaureate enrollment numbers U.S. 1976-2030, by gender
- Basic Statistic Post-baccalaureate enrollment numbers U.S. 1976-2020, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Post-baccalaureate enrollment U.S. 1976-2029, by attendance type
Revenue
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- Basic Statistic Revenue of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions U.S. 2019/20
- Basic Statistic Federal funds for postsecondary education in the U.S. 2021, by department
- Basic Statistic Federal funds for research at U.S. universities 2020, by department
- Basic Statistic U.S. 20 richest colleges in the U.S. FY 2021
- Premium Statistic Net revenue per student at U.S. public doctoral institutions 2009-2020
- Premium Statistic Net revenue per student at U.S. private doctoral institutions 2009-2020
- Basic Statistic Net revenue per student at U.S. private bachelor's institutions 2009-2020
- Premium Statistic Net revenue per student at U.S. public associate institutions 2009-2020
Expenditure
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- Basic Statistic U.S. - forecast for higher education outlays 2021-2032
- Basic Statistic Expenditure of public and private colleges and universities U.S. 1970-2020
- Premium Statistic Education expenditure per student at U.S. private bachelor's institutions 2009-2020
- Premium Statistic Education expenditure per student at U.S. private doctoral institutions 2009-2020
- Premium Statistic Education expenditure per student at U.S. public doctoral institutions 2009-2020
- Premium Statistic Education expenditure per student at U.S. public associate institutions 2009-2020
Attendance Costs
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- Basic Statistic Average annual charges for higher education in the U.S. 1970-2021
- Basic Statistic Attendance costs when studying in-state at U.S. universities, by state 2018/19
- Basic Statistic University tuition costs and fees U.S. 2000-2019
- Premium Statistic Annual tuition and fees at leading universities U.S. 2022/23
- Basic Statistic Cost to attend university per year U.S. 2000-2019
- Basic Statistic Average cost to attend a U.S. university 2013-2023, by institution type
- Basic Statistic Room and board cost per year at U.S. universities 2000-2019
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- Tuition and fees at public four-year colleges U.S. 2022/23, by region
- Tuition and room/board cost at private four-year colleges, by U.S. region 2016/17
- Tuition and fees for professional degrees in the U.S. 2008/09, by degree type
- Tuition and fees for professional degrees U.S. 2009, by degree/institution type
- Share of public college revenue covered by tuition, by state U.S. 2016
- Share of university students who borrowed in the U.S. 2007/08, by degree program
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- Brazil: search for universities' information online 2017-2022
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- Female diploma students enrolled in state private university in India 2011-2021
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NCES. (January 31, 2022). Average annual charges per student for higher education in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203056/average-annual-charges-for-higher-education-in-the-us/
NCES. "Average annual charges per student for higher education in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203056/average-annual-charges-for-higher-education-in-the-us/
NCES. (2022). Average annual charges per student for higher education in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203056/average-annual-charges-for-higher-education-in-the-us/
NCES. "Average Annual Charges per Student for Higher Education in Public and Private Institutions in The United States from 1970 to 2021 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203056/average-annual-charges-for-higher-education-in-the-us/
NCES, Average annual charges per student for higher education in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203056/average-annual-charges-for-higher-education-in-the-us/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Average annual charges per student for higher education in public and private institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], NCES, January 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203056/average-annual-charges-for-higher-education-in-the-us/