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_____________________________________________________________________________________ | Public 4-year colleges | Private 4-year colleges | |___________________________________|___________________________________| Year | | | Room |Total as a | | | Room |Total as a | | Total |Tuition| and |percent of | Total |Tuition| and |percent of | | | | board |median fam-| | | board |median fam-| | | | |ily income | | | |ily income | ____________|_______|_______|_______|___________|_______|_______|_______|___________| | Current dollars | | 1959-60 .... $810 $200 $610 15.0 |$1,510 $791 $719 27.9 | 1964-65 .... 951 255 696 14.5 | 1,914 1,095 819 29.1 | 1969-70 .... 1,237 357 880 13.1 | 2,551 1,557 994 27.0 | 1974-75 .... 1,646 512 1,134 12.8 | 3,397 2,126 1,271 26.3 | | | 1979-80 .... 2,327 738 1,590 11.9 | 5,013 3,225 1,788 25.6 | 1980-81 .... 2,550 804 1,747 12.1 | 5,594 3,617 1,977 26.6 | 1981-82 .... 2,871 909 1,961 12.8 | 6,330 4,113 2,217 28.3 | 1982-83 .... 3,196 1,031 2,164 13.6 | 7,126 4,639 2,487 30.4 | 1983-84 .... 3,433 1,148 2,285 13.9 | 7,759 5,093 2,666 31.4 | 1984-85 .... 3,682 1,228 2,454 13.9 | 8,451 5,556 2,895 32.0 | | | 1985-86 1/.. 3,859 1,318 2,541 13.9 | 9,228 6,121 3,108 33.3 | 1986-87 .... 4,138 1,414 2,724 14.0 |10,039 6,658 3,381 34.1 | 1987-88 .... 4,403 1,537 2,866 14.2 |10,659 7,116 3,543 34.4 | 1988-89 .... 4,678 1,646 3,032 14.5 |11,474 7,722 3,752 35.6 | 1989-90 .... 4,975 1,780 3,195 14.5 |12,284 8,396 3,888 35.9 | | | 1990-91 .... 5,243 1,888 3,355 14.8 |13,237 9,083 4,154 37.4 | 1991-92 .... 5,695 2,119 3,577 15.8 |14,273 9,775 4,498 39.7 | 1992-93 2/.. 6,029 2,352 3,677 --- |15,128 10,393 4,735 --- | | Constant 1992-93 dollars | | 1959-60 .... 3,929 970 2,959 15.0 | 7,324 3,837 3,488 27.9 | 1964-65 .... 4,340 1,164 3,176 14.5 | 8,734 4,997 3,737 29.1 | 1969-70 .... 4,667 1,347 3,320 13.1 | 9,625 5,875 3,750 27.0 | 1974-75 .... 4,530 1,409 3,121 12.8 | 9,348 5,850 3,498 26.3 | | | 1979-80 .... 4,274 1,355 2,919 11.9 | 9,203 5,921 3,283 25.6 | 1980-81 .... 4,197 1,323 2,874 12.1 | 9,204 5,951 3,253 26.6 | 1981-82 .... 4,347 1,377 2,970 12.8 | 9,587 6,229 3,358 28.3 | 1982-83 .... 4,640 1,497 3,142 13.6 |10,348 6,736 3,611 30.4 | 1983-84 .... 4,807 1,608 3,200 13.9 |10,865 7,132 3,733 31.4 | 1984-85 .... 4,962 1,655 3,307 13.9 |11,388 7,487 3,901 32.0 | | | 1985-86 1/.. 5,054 1,726 3,328 13.9 |12,088 8,017 4,071 33.3 | 1986-87 .... 5,302 1,812 3,490 14.0 |12,863 8,531 4,332 34.1 | 1987-88 .... 5,417 1,891 3,526 14.2 |13,114 8,755 4,359 34.4 | 1988-89 .... 5,501 1,936 3,566 14.5 |13,494 9,081 4,412 35.6 | 1989-90 .... 5,584 1,998 3,586 14.5 |13,788 9,424 4,364 35.9 | | | 1990-91 .... 5,580 2,009 3,571 14.8 |14,088 9,667 4,421 37.4 | 1991-92 .... 5,874 2,185 3,689 15.8 |14,720 10,080 4,638 39.7 | 1992-93 2/.. 6,029 2,352 3,677 --- |15,128 10,393 4,735 --- | ________________________________________________|___________________________________|- Data not available
________________________________ | 2-year colleges |___________________ Year | | | Public | Private | tuition | tuition | | ____________|_________|_________ Current dollars 1959-60 .... $74 $444 1964-65 .... 99 702 1969-70 .... 178 1,034 1974-75 .... 277 1,367 1979-80 .... 355 2,062 1980-81 .... 391 2,413 1981-82 .... 434 2,605 1982-83 .... 473 3,008 1983-84 .... 528 3,099 1984-85 .... 584 3,485 1985-86 1/.. 641 3,672 1986-87 .... 660 3,684 1987-88 .... 706 4,161 1988-89 .... 730 4,817 1989-90 .... 756 5,196 1990-91 .... 824 5,570 1991-92 .... 937 5,752 1992-93 2/.. 1,018 6,101 Constant 1992-93 dollars 1959-60 .... 359 2,154 1964-65 .... 452 3,203 1969-70 .... 672 3,901 1974-75 .... 762 3,762 1979-80 .... 652 3,786 1980-81 .... 643 3,970 1981-82 .... 657 3,945 1982-83 .... 687 4,368 1983-84 .... 739 4,339 1984-85 .... 787 4,696 1985-86 1/.. 840 4,809 1986-87 .... 846 4,720 1987-88 .... 869 5,119 1988-89 .... 858 5,665 1989-90 .... 849 5,832 1990-91 .... 877 5,928 1991-92 .... 966 5,932 1992-93 2/.. 1,018 6,101 ________________________________
1/Room and board data are estimated.
2/Preliminary data based on fall 1991 enrollment data.
NOTE: Averages for public college students are for those attending in-state public colleges. In 1991, about 21 percent of all college students attended private colleges and universities. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 1993; and Projections of Education Statistics to 1979-80.