Tuition & Fees in Public Higher Education in the West, 2021-22. Detailed Data Tables

• Published in: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Educational Finance; Enrollment Trends; Fees; Full Time Equivalency; Graduate Students; Higher Education; In State Students; Institutional Characteristics; Out of State Students; Public Colleges; Research Universities; Tuition; Two Year Colleges; Undergraduate Students; Oregon; Montana; Wyoming; Hawaii; South Dakota; Northern Mariana Islands; California; Utah; Washington; New Mexico; Colorado; North Dakota; Arizona; Idaho; Nevada

This report provides comprehensive data about the tuition and fees prices published by public higher education institutions in the West for academic year 2021-22, including changes in tuition and fee rates over the past one-, five-, and 10-year periods. Key takeaways from this year's report include: (1) Average resident undergraduate tuition and fees at public four-year institutions are $10,028 in 2021-22, an increase of 1.2% compared to the year prior; (2) Average resident tuition and fees at public two-year institutions (excluding California) are $4,217 in 2021-22, an increase of 3.4% from 2020-21; and (3) The average increase in tuition and fees at public four-year institutions was the lowest reported annual change over the past decade. [For the 2020-21 report, see ED617640.]