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The real 4-year cost of University of Massachusetts-Boston in Massachusetts
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at University of Massachusetts-Boston went from $9,111 to $15,495, an average of 2.9% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a sharp one-year increase, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $9,111 | – | – |
| 2009 | $10,611 | – | – |
| 2010 | $10,611 | – | – |
| 2011 | $11,407 | – | – |
| 2012 | $11,966 | – | – |
| 2013 | $11,966 | – | – |
| 2014 | $11,966 | – | – |
| 2015 | $12,682 | – | – |
| 2016 | $13,435 | – | – |
| 2017 | $13,828 | – | – |
| 2018 | $14,167 | – | – |
| 2019 | $14,613 | – | – |
| 2020 | $14,677 | – | – |
| 2021 | $14,677 | – | – |
| 2022 | $15,132 | – | – |
| 2023 | $15,495 | $15,495 | – |
| 2024 | – | $15,946 | $15,303–$16,590 |
| 2025 | – | $16,411 | $15,113–$17,763 |
| 2026 | – | $16,889 | $14,925–$19,018 |
| 2027 | – | $17,381 | $14,740–$20,362 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $16,889 |
| Year 2 | $17,381 |
| Year 3 | $17,887 |
| Year 4 | $18,408 |
| 4-year total | $70,565 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $30,565
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $36,626
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $17,512/ yr
- rising 3.1% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $80,478
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here is rising faster than tuition.
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See my 4-year cost at University of Massachusetts-Boston4-year schools with similar prices in Massachusetts
Closest to University of Massachusetts-Boston by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth$15,208
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design$14,960
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell$16,570
- Boston Baptist College$14,304
- Northpoint Bible College$14,160
- Cambridge College$18,072
- Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology$18,906
- Salem State University$11,978
Use this data
Published figures for University of Massachusetts-Boston from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.