In a public two-year institution for commuters, the total undergraduate budget for the 2024/2025 academic year in the United States was 20,570 U.S. dollars, including 4,050 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 62,990 U.S. dollars, making it the most expensive option for undergraduates.
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Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2024/25, by expense category and institution type
(in U.S. dollars)
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 22, 2024). Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2024/25, by expense category and institution type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236015/undergraduate-budgets-in-the-us-2011-12-by-expense-and-institution-type/
College Board. "Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2024/25, by expense category and institution type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236015/undergraduate-budgets-in-the-us-2011-12-by-expense-and-institution-type/
College Board. (2024). Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2024/25, by expense category and institution type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236015/undergraduate-budgets-in-the-us-2011-12-by-expense-and-institution-type/
College Board. "Average Estimated Undergraduate Student Budget in The United States in Academic Year 2024/25, by Expense Category and Institution Type (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236015/undergraduate-budgets-in-the-us-2011-12-by-expense-and-institution-type/
College Board, Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2024/25, by expense category and institution type (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236015/undergraduate-budgets-in-the-us-2011-12-by-expense-and-institution-type/ (last visited June 20, 2025)
Average estimated undergraduate student budget in the United States in academic year 2024/25, by expense category and institution type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], College Board, October 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236015/undergraduate-budgets-in-the-us-2011-12-by-expense-and-institution-type/
