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Boston University

Tuition trend

4.0%/yr avg

Over the 18 years from 2008 to 2026, published tuition and fees rose from $37,050 to $74,594, about 4.0% a year.

Includes the school's announced 202627 rate.

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeSchool-announced rateAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2008$37,050
2009$38,440
2010$39,864
2011$41,420
2012$42,994
2013$44,910
2014$46,664
2015$48,436
2016$50,240
2017$52,082
2018$53,948
2019$55,892
2020$58,072
2021$59,816
2022$62,360
2023$65,168
2026$74,594$74,594
2027$77,581$77,289–$77,873
2028$80,687$80,081–$81,296
2029$83,918$82,974–$84,869
2030$87,278$85,971–$88,599

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