Cost of Attendance

Parents trying to calculate how much they will actually be required to pay for their child’s college education (cost of attendance) are often frustrated by the opacity of the process.

Tuition, the price of which is easy enough to locate, unfortunately, does not provide a complete picture of the final figure that will manifest when it’s time to pay the bill. In 2011, Congress began requiring that any school receiving federal funds must post its full cost of attendance (COA). This figure is the average cost to attend for a full academic year (not counting summers). The COA must include 1) tuition and fees; 2) room and board; 3) books/supplies; 4) transportation; and 5) personal expenses. Colleges are required to update the COA annually. For your convenience, College Transitions has compiled a comprehensive list of cost of attendance totals for the 2021-22 school year. Columns indicating tuition (in-state and out-of-state) and room & board costs are also featured. Data was collected from each institution’s 2022-22 Common Data Set.

Table updated November 2022

InstitutionCost of Attendance (In-State)Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)Tuition (In-State)Tuition (Out-of-State)Room & Board
Adelphi University$64,246$64,246$40,860$40,860$16,580
Agnes Scott College$61,451$61,451$45,786$45,786$13,375
Alfred University$52,728$52,728$35,076$35,076$13,052
Allegheny College$69,450$69,450$51,910$51,910$13,420
American University$68,512$68,512$50,542$50,542$15,150
Amherst College$80,060$80,060$60,700$60,700$16,100
Appalachian State University$21,411$37,018$4,242$19,849$9,681
Arizona State University-Tempe$30,399$48,489$10,710$28,800$14,398
Auburn University$32,678$52,838$10,080$30,240$13,778
Austin College$57,967$57,967$42,405$42,405$12,752
Babson College$80,502$80,502$56,576$56,576$18,782
Bard College$77,928$77,928$57,498$57,498$16,760
Barnard College$80,693$80,693$57,734$57,734$18,486
Bates College$75,680$75,680$57,353$57,353$16,177
Baylor University$69,177$69,177$50,232$50,232$14,325
Belmont University$58,305$58,305$36,650$36,650$13,240
Beloit College$69,750$69,750$56,312$56,312$10,330
Bennington College$81,198$81,198$58,848$58,848$17,210
Bentley University$76,055$76,055$54,910$54,910$18,130
Berea College$54,396$54,396$43,612$43,612$7,484
Binghamton University$28,023$45,863$7,070$24,910$15,704
Boston College$80,968$80,968$60,530$60,530$16,312
Boston University$79,606$79,606$58,560$58,560$16,840
Bowdoin College$76,310$76,310$57,776$57,776$15,898
Bradley University$54,226$54,226$37,800$37,800$12,196
Brandeis University$80,338$80,338$59,408$59,408$16,540
Brown University$82,670$82,670$60,944$60,944$16,346
Bryant University$67,260$67,260$46,885$46,885$16,528
Bryn Mawr College$76,105$76,105$55,025$55,025$17,370
Bucknell University$77,740$77,740$59,474$59,474$14,874
Butler University$61,830$61,830$42,410$42,410$14,380
California Institute of Technology$79,947$79,947$56,364$56,364$17,748
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo$29,920$36,058$5,742$11,880$15,745
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona$28,182$40,062$5,742$17,622$16,570
California State University-Fresno$22,328$24,625$5,742$6,665$10,758
California State University-Fullerton$24,367$36,247$5,742$17,622$12,366
California State University-Long Beach$25,172$35,468$5,742$16,038$14,270
California State University-Los Angeles$28,001$39,881$5,742$17,622$16,860
Carleton College$78,265$78,265$59,850$59,850$15,375
Carnegie Mellon University$77,474$77,474$57,560$57,560$16,150
Case Western Reserve University$74,114$74,114$54,020$54,020$16,482
Centre College$60,700$60,700$46,000$46,000$11,600
Chapman University$80,096$80,096$58,250$58,250$16,542
Claremont McKenna College$76,017$76,017$57,876$57,876$17,906
Clark University$62,202$62,202$49,950$49,950$10,150
Clemson University$33,658$56,650$14,118$37,110$12,234
Coastal Carolina University$28,064$28,064$11,640$11,640$9,960
Colby College$79,165$79,165$58,640$58,640$15,745
Colgate University$80,160$80,160$61,594$61,594$15,524
College of Charleston$31,405$52,865$12,518$33,978$13,185
College of the Holy Cross$74,520$74,520$55,800$55,800$16,080
College of William and Mary$40,220$62,875$17,434$40,089$13,332
Colorado College$78,332$78,332$61,596$61,596$13,668
Colorado School of Mines$38,203$59,503$17,160$38,460$15,286
Colorado State University-Fort Collins$29,472$48,754$9,709$28,991$13,016
Columbia University in the City of New York$82,584$82,584$60,514$60,514$15,450
Connecticut College$77,575$77,575$60,420$60,420$16,780
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art$68,760$68,760$46,820$46,820$18,088
Cornell University$80,287$80,287$60,286$60,286$16,396
Creighton University$60,224$60,224$42,618$42,618$11,700
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College$33,660$33,660$6,930$18,600$15,795
CUNY Brooklyn College$31,755$39,705$6,930$18,600$17,188
CUNY Hunter College$31,826$43,496$6,930$18,600$17,427
Dartmouth College$81,887$81,887$58,953$58,953$17,586
Davidson College$73,540$73,540$55,000$55,000$15,225
Denison University$73,900$73,900$57,500$57,500$13,900
DePaul University$60,771$60,771$41,361$41,361$15,225
DePauw University$70,194$70,194$52,900$52,900$14,098
Dickinson College$77,212$77,212$58,158$58,158$15,252
Drew University$58,520$58,520$41,820$41,820$15,868
Drexel University$73,624$73,624$54,766$54,766$16,488
Duke University$80,774$80,774$58,085$58,085$16,026
Duquesne University$61,270$61,270$43,526$43,526$14,144
Earlham College$65,341$65,341$50,058$50,058$12,447
East Carolina University$23,157$39,434$4,452$20,729$10,450
Eckerd College$67,082$67,082$48,900$48,900$13,482
Elon University$55,647$55,647$38,218$38,218$13,422
Emerson College$70,908$70,908$51,264$51,264$19,644
Emory University$73,020$73,020$54,660$54,660$16,302
Fairfield University$71,860$71,860$52,070$52,070$16,110
Florida Atlantic University$25,979$41,535$6,099$21,655$12,030
Florida Gulf Coast University$20,890$20,890$6,118$6,118$9,672
Florida Institute of Technology$58,446$58,446$42,346$42,346$10,400
Florida International University$23,998$36,396$6,168$18,566$11,076
Florida Southern College$55,100$55,100$38,180$38,180$12,006
Florida State University$24,337$39,503$4,640$19,806$11,472
Fordham University$80,204$80,204$54,730$54,730$20,438
Franklin and Marshall College$80,536$80,536$63,216$63,216$14,450
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering$76,368$76,368$55,612$55,612$17,984
Furman University$70,846$70,846$52,992$52,992$14,474
George Mason University$30,666$54,126$9,510$32,970$12,630
George Washington University$77,351$77,351$58,550$58,550$14,711
Georgetown University$82,505$82,505$59,784$59,784$18,748
Georgia College & State University$28,261$47,441$7,508$26,688$11,318
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus$31,898$53,010$10,258$31,370$14,986
Georgia State University$26,678$45,716$8,948$27,986$10,130
Gettysburg College$78,040$78,040$59,960$59,960$14,370
Gonzaga University$66,661$66,661$47,560$47,560$13,192
Grinnell College$75,698$75,698$58,156$58,156$14,350
Gustavus Adolphus College$62,490$62,490$49,950$49,950$10,700
Hamilton College$77,200$77,200$59,380$59,380$15,230
Harvard University$82,178$82,178$51,143$51,143$18,941
Harvey Mudd College$82,236$82,236$60,402$60,402$19,333
Haverford College$78,240$78,240$60,442$60,442$17,300
Hendrix College$50,550$50,550$33,000$33,000$13,200
High Point University$55,658$55,658$39,752$39,752$15,906
Hobart William Smith Colleges$77,945$77,945$58,990$58,990$15,595
Hofstra University$75,808$75,808$50,265$50,265$21,488
Illinois College$45,565$45,565$34,070$34,070$9,374
Illinois Institute of Technology$71,616$71,616$48,670$48,670$15,570
Illinois Wesleyan University$67,124$67,124$52,308$52,308$12,112
Indiana University-Bloomington$26,187$52,567$9,815$36,194$11,206
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis$24,070$45,752$8,795$30,477$10,588
Iowa State University$22,152$37,964$8,324$24,136$9,088
Ithaca College$65,527$65,527$46,610$46,610$15,844
James Madison University$30,988$30,988$13,092$13,092$11,940
Johns Hopkins University$76,790$76,790$58,720$58,720$16,800
Juniata College$69,636$69,636$54,336$54,336$13,050
Kalamazoo College$68,030$68,030$53,976$53,976$10,932
Kansas State University$27,936$27,936$10,420$10,420$10,100
Kenyon College$78,219$78,219$63,060$63,060$13,310
Lafayette College$75,134$75,134$55,874$55,874$16,670
Lake Forest College$66,400$66,400$50,100$50,100$11,498
Lawrence University$67,899$67,899$53,979$53,979$11,520
Lehigh University$74,865$74,865$56,980$56,980$15,330
Lewis & Clark College$71,242$71,242$54,382$54,382$13,324
Linfield College-McMinnville Campus$62,182$62,182$45,340$45,340$13,200
Loyola Marymount University$73,629$73,629$52,310$52,310$16,474
Loyola University Chicago$65,928$65,928$46,410$46,410$15,180
Loyola University Maryland$70,900$70,900$52,130$52,130$16,100
Macalester College$76,587$76,587$60,518$60,518$13,542
Manhattan College$68,420$68,420$42,800$42,800$17,900
Marist College$64,750$64,750$42,265$42,265$18,700
Marquette University$63,022$63,022$44,970$44,970$14,140
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts$30,362$30,362$11,890$11,890$13,332
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$77,020$77,020$55,510$55,510$18,100
Miami University-Oxford$35,162$55,588$13,388$33,815$15,080
Michigan State University$29,628$55,440$14,750$40,562$10,676
Michigan Technological University$33,384$33,384$17,614$17,614$12,058
Middlebury College$82,460$82,460$62,460$62,460$17,800
Milwaukee School of Engineering$58,735$58,735$43,284$43,284$10,827
Mississippi State University$26,662$42,342$9,110$24,790$10,630
Morehouse College$32,768$32,768$14,734$14,734$14,040
Mount Holyoke College$75,316$75,316$56,300$56,300$16,580
Muhlenberg College$74,595$74,595$53,865$53,865$13,440
New College of Florida$23,248$23,248$6,916$6,916$10,892
New Jersey Institute of Technology$39,294$55,312$14,790$30,808$14,200
New York Institute of Technology$64,109$64,109$42,360$42,360$16,085
New York University$83,608$83,608$56,500$56,500$19,682
North Carolina State University at Raleigh$24,945$45,730$6,535$27,320$11,957
Northeastern University$78,202$78,202$56,500$56,500$17,810
Northern Arizona University$29,998$29,998$12,270$12,270$11,728
Northwestern University$83,994$83,994$60,507$60,507$18,264
Oberlin College$79,527$79,527$59,384$59,384$17,335
Occidental College$77,166$77,166$55,980$55,980$16,600
Ohio State University-Main Campus$29,368$52,451$11,936$35,019$13,352
Ohio University-Main Campus$28,616$38,586$12,840$22,810$11,862
Ohio Wesleyan University$63,360$63,360$48,272$48,272$13,288
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus$32,327$47,847$13,280$28,800$9,340
Oregon State University$30,302$50,402$10,065$30,165$14,760
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus$38,270$55,848$18,368$35,946$12,744
Pepperdine University$80,152$80,152$59,450$59,450$16,700
Pitzer College$80,558$80,558$57,686$57,686$19,180
Pomona College$82,196$82,196$59,238$59,238$19,358
Princeton University$78,390$78,390$56,010$56,010$18,180
Providence College$74,550$74,550$55,040$55,040$16,060
Purdue University-Main Campus$23,062$41,864$9,208$28,010$10,030
Quinnipiac University$69,010$69,010$48,680$48,680$15,690
Ramapo College of New Jersey$34,216$43,959$12,414$22,157$14,420
Reed College$82,320$82,320$62,420$62,420$15,640
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$77,763$77,763$57,100$57,100$16,379
Rhodes College$68,715$68,715$52,310$52,310$11,816
Rice University$72,045$72,045$52,070$52,070$14,800
Rochester Institute of Technology$68,596$68,596$52,030$52,030$14,432
Rollins College$73,330$73,330$54,740$54,740$15,000
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$70,251$70,251$49,479$49,479$16,161
Rutgers University-New Brunswick$35,049$52,250$12,536$29,737$13,402
Saint Johns University$64,334$64,334$48,990$48,990$11,592
Saint Mary's College of California$70,868$70,868$51,368$51,368$16,300
San Diego State University$31,484$43,364$5,742$17,622$19,330
San Francisco State University$32,213$44,093$5,742$17,622$20,469
San Jose State University$29,381$38,885$5,742$15,246$17,360
Santa Clara University$76,497$76,497$55,224$55,224$16,533
Sarah Lawrence College$77,328$77,328$58,936$58,936$16,358
Scripps College$79,740$79,740$58,224$58,224$18,998
Seattle University$67,170$67,170$48,510$48,510$13,035
Seton Hall University$66,716$66,716$44,420$44,420$15,836
Skidmore College$79,100$79,100$59,064$59,064$16,068
Smith College$78,404$78,404$55,830$55,830$19,420
Soka University of America$53,012$53,012$32,250$32,250$13,032
Southern Methodist University$81,074$81,074$53,464$53,464$17,438
Southwestern University$62,260$62,260$46,800$46,800$12,740
Spelman College$54,342$54,342$25,249$25,249$15,063
St John's University-New York$66,933$66,933$44,450$44,450$18,250
St Lawrence University$79,415$79,415$62,020$62,020$15,995
St Olaf College$67,080$67,080$52,680$52,680$12,000
St. John's College$50,835$50,835$35,000$35,000$13,585
St. John's College$52,088$52,088$35,000$35,000$14,278
St. Mary's College of Maryland$31,363$47,439$12,116$28,192$13,869
Stanford University$78,218$78,218$55,473$55,473$17,255
Stetson University$69,810$69,810$50,440$50,440$14,810
Stevens Institute of Technology$75,770$75,770$54,780$54,780$16,600
Stonehill College$69,639$69,639$50,000$50,000$17,100
Stony Brook University$29,384$47,304$7,070$24,990$15,504
SUNY at Albany$27,696$45,536$7,070$24,910$15,128
SUNY at Purchase College$28,021$37,931$7,070$16,980$14,548
SUNY College at Geneseo$27,243$27,243$8,927$8,927$14,816
SUNY College at Oswego$28,721$38,631$8,769$18,679$14,953
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry$29,523$41,303$7,270$19,050$17,840
SUNY Oneonta$28,382$38,292$7,070$16,980$14,580
Susquehanna University$70,100$70,100$52,380$52,380$14,350
Swarthmore College$80,284$80,284$59,328$59,328$18,026
Syracuse University$77,896$77,896$55,920$55,920$16,895
Temple University$32,282$45,506$16,488$29,712$11,950
Texas A & M University-College Station$28,078$54,987$9,208$36,117$11,400
Texas Christian University$71,828$71,828$51,570$51,570$14,040
Texas Tech University$27,782$40,022$8,934$21,174$10,346
The College of New Jersey$34,881$46,859$13,239$25,217$13,416
The College of Wooster$69,600$69,600$55,050$55,050$13,100
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville$25,394$43,584$11,332$29,522$12,150
The University of Texas at Austin$29,484$58,068$11,448$40,032$12,768
The University of Texas at Dallas$31,696$56,908$14,564$39,776$12,142
The University of the South$66,480$66,480$49,146$49,146$14,112
Trinity College$79,870$79,870$58,610$58,610$15,900
Trinity University$63,684$63,684$46,776$46,776$13,892
Truman State University$22,802$30,523$8,365$16,086$9,313
Tufts University$81,700$81,700$61,646$61,646$16,210
Tulane University of Louisiana$80,192$80,192$56,684$56,684$16,778
Union College$78,957$78,957$61,308$61,308$15,198
United States Air Force Academy$0$0$0$0$0
United States Coast Guard Academy$0$0$0$0$0
United States Merchant Marine Academy$6,955$6,955$1,008$1,008$1,000
United States Military Academy$0$0$0$0$0
United States Naval Academy$0$0$0$0$0
University at Buffalo$30,168$48,088$7,070$24,990$15,452
University of Alabama at Birmingham$42,462$57,252$10,710$25,500$11,690
University of Arizona$32,067$56,567$12,700$37,200$13,450
University of Arkansas$26,978$43,794$7,666$24,482$11,942
University of California-Berkeley$41,678$71,432$11,442$41,196$20,072
University of California-Davis$37,603$67,357$11,442$41,196$17,018
University of California-Irvine$34,504$64,258$11,442$41,196$16,868
University of California-Los Angeles$40,360$40,360$13,804$13,804$17,231
University of California-Merced$38,422$68,176$11,442$41,196$18,887
University of California-Riverside$37,722$67,476$11,442$41,196$18,125
University of California-San Diego$34,110$63,864$12,570$42,324$16,026
University of California-Santa Barbara$37,390$67,144$11,442$41,196$16,061
University of California-Santa Cruz$37,968$67,722$11,442$41,196$17,463
University of Central Florida$24,047$40,147$6,379$22,479$11,498
University of Chicago$82,848$82,848$59,256$59,256$17,685
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus$30,928$46,262$12,598$27,932$12,016
University of Colorado Boulder$32,350$58,168$10,728$36,546$15,676
University of Connecticut$35,764$58,432$15,030$37,698$13,258
University of Dayton$63,510$63,510$44,890$44,890$14,870
University of Delaware$32,201$54,061$12,980$34,840$14,381
University of Denver$73,514$73,514$53,640$53,640$14,674
University of Florida$23,560$45,838$6,380$28,658$10,400
University of Georgia$27,946$46,986$9,790$28,830$10,452
University of Houston$27,248$42,488$10,856$26,096$9,962
University of Illinois at Chicago$27,647$41,997$10,776$25,126$13,531
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign$33,060$50,510$12,254$29,704$12,494
University of Iowa$25,978$47,941$9,942$31,905$11,780
University of Kentucky$31,940$50,938$11,247$30,245$14,186
University of Louisville$23,134$39,480$12,174$28,520$9,564
University of Maine$24,560$46,160$11,640$33,240$11,574
University of Mary Washington$28,548$44,974$8,678$25,104$12,090
University of Maryland-Baltimore County$29,982$46,172$8,878$25,068$12,600
University of Maryland-College Park$27,775$55,458$9,000$36,683$13,048
University of Massachusetts-Amherst$33,056$53,581$15,791$36,316$14,217
University of Massachusetts-Boston$34,836$55,298$14,187$34,649$17,437
University of Miami$75,240$75,240$53,122$53,122$15,880
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor$32,484$69,633$16,520$53,669$12,034
University of Minnesota-Morris$25,412$27,504$12,584$14,676$9,064
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities$31,252$49,842$15,368$33,958$10,934
University of Mississippi$26,946$44,958$8,934$26,946$11,142
University of Missouri-Columbia$27,602$45,665$8,996$27,059$10,796
University of Nebraska-Lincoln$26,472$43,602$7,770$24,900$12,140
University of Nevada-Las Vegas$27,564$43,655$8,688$24,779$11,512
University of Nevada-Reno$26,796$42,888$7,470$23,562$12,216
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus$34,978$53,218$15,520$33,760$12,366
University of New Mexico-Main Campus$24,334$41,388$6,888$23,942$10,396
University of North Carolina at Asheville$20,794$38,142$4,122$21,470$9,950
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$24,733$52,596$7,019$34,882$11,882
University of North Carolina at Charlotte$23,617$37,051$3,812$17,246$12,895
University of North Carolina at Greensboro$20,394$35,553$4,422$19,581$9,680
University of North Carolina Wilmington$25,855$39,920$4,443$18,508$11,346
University of Notre Dame$75,147$75,147$58,336$58,336$16,304
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus$28,593$44,397$4,920$20,724$11,700
University of Oregon$31,655$57,699$11,973$38,017$13,509
University of Pennsylvania$83,298$83,298$54,652$54,652$17,304
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus$36,624$51,656$19,092$34,124$12,044
University of Portland$67,764$67,764$49,424$49,424$15,356
University of Puget Sound$73,026$73,026$55,390$55,390$13,950
University of Redlands$69,124$69,124$53,716$53,716$15,408
University of Rhode Island$32,274$50,296$13,250$31,272$13,268
University of Richmond$74,590$74,590$58,570$58,570$13,950
University of Rochester$79,490$79,490$58,276$58,276$17,456
University of San Diego$71,799$71,799$52,120$52,120$14,852
University of San Francisco$75,012$75,012$52,920$52,920$16,140
University of South Carolina-Columbia$32,327$53,567$12,288$33,528$12,908
University of South Florida-Main Campus$23,866$34,780$4,559$15,473$12,256
University of Southern California$81,617$81,617$60,446$60,446$16,732
University of Tulsa$65,360$65,360$44,238$44,238$12,422
University of Utah$25,186$46,759$8,628$30,201$10,662
University of Vermont$36,284$61,172$16,392$41,280$13,354
University of Virginia-Main Campus$36,840$70,808$16,461$50,429$12,660
University of Washington-Seattle Campus$30,640$58,470$10,927$38,757$14,871
University of Wisconsin-Madison$28,865$56,753$10,720$38,608$12,548
Ursinus College$76,534$76,534$58,016$58,016$14,624
Vanderbilt University$79,558$79,558$54,840$54,840$18,376
Vassar College$78,580$78,580$61,940$61,940$15,710
Villanova University$77,395$77,395$58,290$58,290$14,975
Virginia Commonwealth University$32,803$53,451$12,094$32,742$11,615
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University$29,365$48,444$11,750$30,829$10,841
Wake Forest University$81,856$81,856$58,708$58,708$18,014
Washington and Lee University$80,155$80,155$58,260$58,260$16,270
Washington State University$28,669$43,985$10,457$25,773$11,750
Washington University in St Louis$81,620$81,620$57,750$57,750$17,900
Wellesley College$81,090$81,090$60,424$60,424$18,288
Wesleyan University$81,195$81,195$61,449$61,449$17,531
West Virginia University$21,766$38,446$9,144$25,824$11,254
Wheaton College$54,450$54,450$40,570$40,570$11,100
Wheaton College$73,850$73,850$57,700$57,700$14,670
Whitman College$71,182$71,182$55,560$55,560$13,800
Willamette University$61,448$61,448$43,500$43,500$13,700
Williams College$78,000$78,000$59,350$59,350$15,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$74,071$74,071$54,640$54,640$16,140
Yale University$82,170$82,170$59,950$59,950$17,800
Yeshiva University$74,725$74,725$44,300$44,300$13,850

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