Typical Full-time Undergraduate Costs per Year without Financial Aid
Southeast -- In-State Students3
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) $5,184 $5,417 $5,672 $5,814 $5,960 15%
Required Fees $460 $473 $491 $551 $616 34%
Books & Supplies $880 $880 $1,100 $1,100 $1,100 25%
Room & Board
On Campus $8,340 $8,860 $9,310 $9,270 $9,280 11%
Off Campus (not with family) $7,720 $8,450 $9,640 $9,230 $9,280 20%
Off Campus (with family) $2,660 $2,266 $3,340 $3,140 $3,200 20%
Total Typical Cost of Attendance1
On Campus $17,664 $18,470 $19,303 $19,345 $19,516 10%
Off Campus (not with family) $18,954 $19,960 $21,303 $21,115 $21,116 11%
Off Campus (with family) $13,614 $13,476 $14,783 $14,795 $15,036 10%
Constant Dollars2
Value of Dollar $1.07 $1.07 $1.05 $1.02 $1.00 6%
Total Typical Cost of Attendance1
On Campus $18,812 $19,726 $20,287 $19,654 $19,516 4%
Off Campus (not with family) $20,186 $21,317 $22,389 $21,453 $21,116 5%
Off Campus (with family) $14,499 $14,392 $15,537 $15,032 $15,036 4%
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
3 Includes reciprocity.  Reciprocity agreements exist with several counties in Kentucky that allow Southeast students to pay resident rates for instruction.