In a public two-year institution for commuters, the total undergraduate budget for the 2021/2022 academic year in the United States was 18,830 U.S. dollars, including 3,800 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 55,800 U.S. dollars, making it the most expensive option for undergraduates.
Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2021/22, by expense category and institution type
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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College Board. (October 26, 2021). Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2021/22, by expense category and institution type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236015/undergraduate-budgets-in-the-us-2011-12-by-expense-and-institution-type/
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