Undergraduate budgets, by expense and institution type U.S. 2022/23

In a public two-year institution for commuters, the total undergraduate budget for the 2022/2023 academic year in the United States was 19,230 U.S. dollars, including 3,860 U.S. dollars for tuition and fees. For private, nonprofit four-year institutions where students lived on campus, the total estimated budget clocked in at 57,570 U.S. dollars, making it the most expensive option for undergraduates.

Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2022/23, by expense category and institution type (in U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Tuition and fees	Room and board	Books and supplies	Transportation	Other expenses
Public two-year in district commuter	3,860	9,610	1,460	1,870	2,430
Public four-year in-state on-campus	10,940	12,310	1,240	1,250	2,200
Public four-year out-of-state on-campus	28,240	12,310	1,240	1,250	2,200
Private Nonprofit four-year on-campus	39,400	14,030	1,240	1,070	1,830

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October 2022

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United States

Survey time period

academic year 2022-2023

Supplementary notes

Expense categories are based on institutional budgets for students as reported by colleges and universities in the Annual Survey of Colleges. Other expense categories are the average amounts allotted in determining total cost of attendance and do not necessarily reflect actual student expenditures.

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