Average College Costs Per Year 2006-2007

Public, two-year: $2,300
Public, four-year: $5,800
Private, four-year: $22,200

• About 60% of students attending public four-year colleges pay less than $6,000 for tuition and fees per year.

• 44% of all students attend two-year colleges. The average two-year public college student receives grant aid that reduces the average tuition to about $400.

• A record $135 billion in financial aid is available to students and their families.

• About 60% of all college students receive grant aid. In 2004-05 grant aid averaged $1,800 per student at two year public colleges, $3,300 at four-year public colleges, and $9,600 at private four-year colleges.