Typical Full-time Undergraduate Costs per Year without Financial Aid
South Bend -- In-State Students
2008-09 through 2012-13
These estimated costs are typical for first-year undergraduates with 30 credit hours of enrollment for the academic year.  Figures for comparable US institutions can be found on the federal College Navigator website (http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/), as well as on the College Portrait website (www.collegeportraits.org).  Note that students’ actual costs may vary from the typical figures below.
	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	5 Yr % Change
Nominal Dollars
Tuition (Credit Hour Fees)	$5,324	$5,573	$5,843	$5,989	$6,138	15%
Required Fees	$439	$442	$447	$518	$590	34%
Books & Supplies	$1,116	$1,200	$1,290	$1,386	$1,496	34%
Room & Board
On Campus	$6,762	$6,796	$6,796	$7,786	$8,192	21%
Off Campus (not with family)	$6,762	$6,796	$6,796	$7,786	$8,192	21%
Off Campus (with family)	$2,266	$2,266	$2,266	$2,330	$2,464	9%
Total Typical Cost of Attendance1
On Campus	$17,341	$18,885	$19,456	$20,813	$21,568	24%
Off Campus (not with family)	$17,341	$18,885	$19,456	$20,813	$21,568	24%
Off Campus (with family)	$12,845	$14,355	$14,926	$15,357	$15,840	23%
Constant Dollars2
Value of Dollar	$1.07	$1.07	$1.05	$1.02	$1.00	6%
Total Typical Cost of Attendance1
On Campus	$18,468	$20,169	$20,448	$21,146	$21,568	17%
Off Campus (not with family)	$18,468	$20,169	$20,448	$21,146	$21,568	17%
Off Campus (with family)	$13,680	$15,331	$15,687	$15,603	$15,840	16%
1 Includes expenses that vary by students' housing arrangements, including local transportation and reasonable personal expenses, which are not itemized above.
2 Constant dollars for all but the most recent year are based on the average of the calendar year Consumer Price Indices (Urban CPI - all market basket items).  The index used for 2012-13 is computed from the average of the June and July 2012 indices:  ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt