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Average Cost of Public and Private Colleges

Projected average cost (tuition, books, room and board) of four years at colleges and universities across the country. Assumes an inflation rate of 7% in college costs.

Find your child's or grandchild's age in the left-hand column and read across.

Current Age of Child
Amount You Will Need for Public College/University
Amount You Will Need for Private College/University
1 $ 137,314 $ 279,422
2 $ 128,331 $ 261,142
3 $ 119,935 $ 244,058
4 $ 112,089 $ 228,092
5 $ 104,756 $ 213,170
6 $ 97,903 $ 199,224
7 $ 91,498 $ 186,191
8 $ 85,512 $ 174,010
9 $ 79,918 $ 162,626
10 $ 74,690 $ 151,987
11 $ 69,803 $ 142,044
12 $ 65,237 $ 132,752
13 $ 60,969 $ 124,067
14 $ 56,980 $ 115,950
15 $ 53,253 $ 108,365
16 $ 49,769 $ 101,276
17 $ 46,513 $ 94,650
18 $ 43,470 $ 88,458
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