Table 1: Average Estimated Undergraduate Budgets, (Enrollment-Weighted) Tuition and Fees Room and Board Books and Suppli es Transportatio n Other Exp ens es Total Expe nses* Public Two-Year On-Campus $2,544—$1,098——— Commuter $2,544 $7,202 $1,098 $1,445$1,996 $14,285 Public Four-Year In-State On-Campus $7,020$8,193$1,122$1,079$1,974$19,388 Commuter $7,020$7,969$1,122 $1,483 $2,318$19,912 Out-of-State On-Campus $18,548 $8,193 $1,122 $1,079$1,974 $30,916 Private Four-Year On-Campus $26,273$9,363$1,116$849$1,427$39,028 Commuter $26,273$8,163$1,116$1,332$1,788$38,672 — Sample too small to provide meaningful information. * Average total expenses include room and board costs for commuter students, which are average estimated living expenses for students living off campus but not with parents. Source: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges. Enrollment-weighted tuition and fees are derived by weighting the price charged by each institution by the number of full-time students enrolled in fall Public four-year in-state charges are weighted by total fall 2008 full-time enrollment in each institution. Out-of-state tuition and fees are computed by adding the average in-state price to the out-of-state premium weighted by the number of full-time out-of-state students enrolled at each institution. Room and board charges are weighted by the number of students residing on campus. This table was prepared in October 2009.

Data Table for Figure 12b: Median Family Income by Selected Characteristics, 2008 Region Northeast69,317 Midwest61,976 South55,877 West65,672 Race Asian73,578 White, non-Hispanic70,070 Hispanic40,466 Black39,879 Age , , , , , and over44,188 Education <HS30,534 HS49,414 Some College60,355 Associate69,232 Bachelor's or More101,099 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, FINC-01. This table was prepared in October 2009.

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