911
2026 (thru Jul) (latest)
COLLEGE TUITION
CPI index, 1982-84 = 100 · 1978–2026 · lower is better · FRED CUSR0000SEEB
60
1978
911
high · 2026
60
low · 1978
+1423%
since 1978
┊ dashed lines mark 1979 Oil shock & inflation peak · 1987 Black Monday crash · 1991 Gulf War recession · 2001 Dot-com bust & 9/11 · 2008 Global financial crisis · 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Method & caveats. BLS CPI-U tuition, other school fees and childcare. Shown as the published index; the row's change is the cumulative rise over the window.
Sources
Every value on this page is read from the publisher below. Current and historical source documents:
- https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUSR0000SEEB
- https://github.com/danielmiessler/substrate/tree/main/Data/US-Long-Run-Indicators
Data
| Year | College Tuition | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 911 | +2% |
| 2025 | 891 | +3% |
| 2024 | 863 | +3% |
| 2023 | 837 | +3% |
| 2022 | 810 | +3% |
| 2021 | 789 | +1% |
| 2020 | 778 | +2% |
| 2019 | 763 | +3% |
| 2018 | 741 | +2% |
| 2017 | 725 | +2% |
| 2016 | 708 | +3% |
| 2015 | 689 | +4% |
| 2014 | 665 | +3% |
| 2013 | 644 | +4% |
| 2012 | 621 | +4% |
| 2011 | 597 | +4% |
| 2010 | 573 | +4% |
| 2009 | 549 | +5% |
| 2008 | 522 | +6% |
| 2007 | 494 | +6% |
| 2006 | 468 | +6% |
| 2005 | 441 | +6% |
| 2004 | 414 | +7% |
| 2003 | 387 | +7% |
| 2002 | 362 | +6% |
| 2001 | 341 | +5% |
| 2000 | 324 | +5% |
| 1999 | 308 | +5% |
| 1998 | 294 | +5% |
| 1997 | 280 | +5% |
| 1996 | 267 | +5% |
| 1995 | 254 | +6% |
| 1994 | 240 | +6% |
| 1993 | 225 | +8% |
| 1992 | 209 | +9% |
| 1991 | 191 | +9% |
| 1990 | 176 | +8% |
| 1989 | 163 | +8% |
| 1988 | 151 | +8% |
| 1987 | 140 | +8% |
| 1986 | 130 | +8% |
| 1985 | 120 | +9% |
| 1984 | 110 | +10% |
| 1983 | 100 | +10% |
| 1982 | 91 | +13% |
| 1981 | 80 | +12% |
| 1980 | 71 | +10% |
| 1979 | 65 | +8% |
| 1978 | 60 | — |
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