Tuition and Fees Ten Year Change
  90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 $ %
National                                          
  Public Two-Year  $906  $1,171  $1,116  $1,245 $1,310 $1,330 $1,465 $1,567 $1,554 $1,649 $1,642 $1,608 $1,674 $1,909 $2,079 $2,182 $2,266 $2,294 $2,402 $848 55%
  Public Four-Year  $1,908  $2,107  $2,334  $2,535 $2,705 $2,811 $2,975 $3,111 $3,247 $3,362 $3,508 $3,766 $4,098 $4,645 $5,126 $5,492 $5,804 $6,191 $6,585 $3,338 103%
  Private Four-Year  $9,340  $9,812  $10,448  $11,007 $11,719 $12,216 $12,994 $13,785 $14,709 $15,518 $16,072 $17,377 $18,060 $18,950 $20,045 $20,980 $22,308 $23,745 $25,143 $10,434 71%
New England                                          
  Public Two-Year  $1,356  $1,750  $1,865  $2,113 $2,204 $2,212 $2,299 $2,357 $2,302 $2,170 $2,150 $2,281 $2,620 $2,960 $3,137 $3,265 $3,329 $3,535 $3,698 $1,396 61%
  Public Four-Year  $2,550  $3,386  $3,631  $3,949 $4,094 $4,237 $4,315 $4,526 $4,635 $4,677 $4,748 $4,890 $5,353 $6,239 $6,876 $7,255 $7,666 $8,123 $8,602 $3,967 86%
  Private Four-Year  $12,313  $13,155  $14,039  $14,755 $15,539 $16,318 $17,219 $18,418 $19,211 $20,281 $21,215 $22,106 $23,663 $24,226 $25,614 $26,914 $28,428 $30,042 $31,680 $12,469 65%
Middle States                                          
  Public Two-Year  $1,403  $1,683  $1,820  $1,894 $1,996 $2,358 $2,528 $2,559 $2,622 $2,619 $2,653 $2,738 $2,946 $3,080 $3,218 $3,355 $3,476 $3,413 $3,554 $932 36%
  Public Four-Year  $2,081  $2,770  $3,085  $3,356 $3,523 $3,728 $3,909 $4,057 $4,201 $4,509 $4,686 $4,776 $5,585 $5,928 $6,289 $6,595 $6,859 $7,253 $7,565 $3,364 80%
  Private Four-Year  $9,967  $10,246  $11,006  $11,680 $12,529 $12,816 $13,886 $14,650 $15,381 $16,540 $17,547 $18,761 $20,357 $20,238 $20,873 $22,059 $23,491 $25,215 $26,703 $11,322 74%
South                                          
  Public Two-Year  $712  $810  $919  $976 $991 $1,037 $1,080 $1,186 $1,235 $1,267 $1,327 $1,468 $1,633 $1,809 $1,953 $2,078 $2,154 $2,212 $2,362 $1,127 91%
  Public Four-Year  $1,804  $1,875  $2,009  $2,183 $2,257 $2,324 $2,425 $2,544 $2,675 $2,734 $2,906 $3,194 $3,377 $3,805 $4,130 $4,429 $4,727 $5,016 $5,412 $2,737 102%
  Private Four-Year  $7,856  $8,426  $8,952  $9,525 $10,102 $10,472 $11,320 $12,029 $12,636 $13,187 $13,912 $14,791 $15,937 $16,330 $17,329 $18,311 $19,444 $20,561 $21,773 $9,137 72%
Midwest                                          
  Public Two-Year  $1,201  $1,292  $1,428  $1,499 $1,552 $1,602 $1,702 $1,749 $1,834 $1,830 $1,878 $2,024 $2,145 $2,334 $2,550 $2,664 $2,835 $2,945 $3,065 $1,231 67%
  Public Four-Year  $2,132  $2,304  $2,616  $2,768 $2,924 $3,104 $3,263 $3,468 $3,647 $3,811 $3,992 $4,217 $4,887 $5,445 $6,073 $6,574 $6,929 $7,380 $7,785 $4,138 113%
  Private Four-Year  $8,800  $9,445  $10,025  $10,593 $11,162 $11,800 $12,670 $13,320 $14,007 $14,609 $15,299 $16,349 $17,426 $17,683 $18,498 $19,632 $20,874 $22,136 $23,431 $9,424 67%
Southwest                                          
  Public Two-Year  $599  $658  $694  $712 $747 $826 $871 $938 $995 $1,040 $1,133 $1,123 $1,222 $1,357 $1,512 $1,605 $1,689 $1,739 $1,822 $827 83%
  Public Four-Year  $1,176  $1,269  $1,412  $1,547 $1,727 $1,871 $2,160 $2,321 $2,526 $2,721 $2,925 $3,210 $3,402 $3,925 $4,691 $5,038 $5,537 $5,976 $6,421 $3,895 154%
  Private Four-Year  $6,528  $7,018  $7,477  $8,077 $8,562 $8,973 $9,654 $10,075 $10,701 $11,257 $11,965 $12,974 $14,435 $14,745 $15,888 $16,977 $18,325 $19,687 $21,116 $10,415 97%
West                                          
  Public Two-Year  $405  $917  $616  $765 $776 $808 $901 $925 $1,053 —  —  $914 $967 $1,088 $1,285 $1,317 $1,309 $1,249 $1,292 $239 23%
  Public Four-Year  $1,398  $1,689  $1,969  $2,236 $2,489 $2,561 $2,588 $2,680 $2,660 $2,680 $2,747 $2,929 $3,031 $3,698 $4,115 $4,466 $4,653 $5,034 $5,428 $2,768 104%
  Private Four-Year  $9,028  $9,718  $10,250  $10,925 $11,565 $12,245 $12,893 $13,587 $14,290 $15,097 $15,878 $15,991 $17,254 $18,853 $20,242 $20,470 $21,792 $23,223 $24,610 $10,320 72%