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Tuition cost and student loan amounts in the United States 2016/17, by institution type

Average tuition and fees compared to average student loan amount received in the United States 2016/17, by institution type (in USD)

The data displays the average cost for tuition and other fees as compared to the average amount in loans that students received at different types of academic institutions in the U.S. for the 2016/17 academic year. On average across all public institutions tuition costs were approx. 6,817 USD in the academic year of 2016/2017 in the U.S.

Public institutions 6817 6310
Private nonprofit institution 32556 7927
Private for-profit institution 14419 8113