The Cost of College Has Tripled Over the Past Fifty Years
Average undergraduate tuition and required fees, constant 2022–23 U.S. dollars
1963-64
1970-71
1973-74
1976-77
1979-80
1982-83
1985-86
1988-89
1991-92
1994-95
1997-98
2000-01
2003-04
2006-07
2009-10
2012-13
2015-16
2018-19
2021-22
$0
$5K
$10K
$15K
$20K
$25K
$30K
$35K
$40K
All institutions
Private institutions
Private nonprofit institutions
Private for-profit institutions
Public institutions
