Median Annual Tuition and Required Fees for Full-Time Undergraduate Students 1
  Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities
In-State Students Out-of-State Students
2005-06

Percent Increase 1995-96 to 2005-06

As Percentage of Median Household Income 2005-06

Percent Increase 1995-96 to 2005-06

Not Adjusted for Inflation Adjusted for Inflation 2 1995-96 2005-06 Not Adjusted for Inflation Adjusted for Inflation 2
United States
$4,982
97.5
55.7
7.1
10.4
$12,719
81.7
43.3
SREB states
4,351
122.2
75.3
6.2
10.7
12,532
103.4
60.4
SREB states as a percent of U.S.
87.3
98.5
Alabama
$4,466
120.7
74.0
6.7
12.1
$8,321
116.1
70.4
Arkansas
4,700
138.6
88.2
7.3
12.3
8,990
135.0
85.3
Delaware
6,389
95.5
54.2
8.3
12.3
14,589
72.8
36.3
Florida
3,268
81.8
43.3
5.9
7.3
16,077
140.0
89.2
Georgia
3,044
61.6
27.4
5.8
6.5
10,360
103.4
60.4
Kentucky
4,814
144.4
92.7
6.1
13.1
12,417
133.0
83.7
Louisiana
3,346
65.9
30.8
6.7
8.7
9,177
99.1
57.0
Maryland
6,376
95.6
54.2
7.4
10.3
14,786
122.0
75.1
Mississippi
3,994
67.5
32.1
8.9
11.9
9,115
84.8
45.7
North Carolina
3,410
110.8
66.2
4.5
7.7
13,022
54.4
21.8
Oklahoma
3,270
96.3
54.8
6.1
8.6
8,070
108.5
64.4
South Carolina
6,668
117.9
71.9
8.8
16.2
15,100
134.3
84.7
Tennessee
4,500
132.9
83.7
6.3
11.2
13,799
127.6
79.5
Texas
4,788
167.5
111.0
5.4
11.4
12,998
72.2
35.8
Virginia
5,730
42.5
12.4
10.3
10.8
15,266
68.0
32.5
West Virginia
3,922
91.3
50.9
8.1
10.0
8,870
85.6
46.3
1 The medians for the United States and SREB states are the middle values of all four-year colleges and universities. The median for each state is the middle value of the institutions in that state. 2 The cost of living (Consumer Price Index for the academic year, not calendar year) increased by 27 percent from 1995-96 to 2005-06.
Sources: SREB-State Data Exchange. SREB analysis of National Center for Education Statistics institutional characteristics surveys — (www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds). U.S. Census Bureau median household income data — (www.census.gov).
June 2007