COLLEGE PRICING

COLLEGE PRICING
Moving up
College pricing averages in 2002-03 compared with 2001-02:
At four-year private institutions, tuition and fees average $18,273 ($1,001 more than last year's $17,272, a 5.8 percent increase).
At four-year public institutions, tuition and fees average $4,081 ($356 more than last year's $3,725, a 9.6 percent increase).
At two-year private institutions, tuition and fees average $9,890 ($690 more than last year's $9,200, a 7.5 percent increase).
At two-year public institutions, tuition and fees average $1,735 ($127 more than last year's $1,608, a 7.9 percent increase).
At four-year private colleges, room and board average $6,779 ($300 more than last year's $6,479, a 4.6 percent increase).
At four-year public colleges, room and board average $5,582 ($316 more than last year's $5,266, a 6.0 percent increase).
At two-year private colleges, room and board average $5,327 ($82 more than last year's $5,245, a 1.6 percent increase).
For two-year public institutions, there was not a sufficient sample size to achieve statistical significance on this calculation.
Source: The College Board