The real 4-year cost of University of Minnesota-Rochester in Minnesota
Over the 14 years from 2009 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at University of Minnesota-Rochester went from $11,350 to $14,400, an average of 1.1% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2009–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $11,350 | – | – |
| 2010 | $12,102 | – | – |
| 2011 | $12,692 | – | – |
| 2012 | $13,106 | – | – |
| 2013 | $13,056 | – | – |
| 2014 | $13,056 | – | – |
| 2015 | $13,232 | – | – |
| 2016 | $13,232 | – | – |
| 2017 | $13,352 | – | – |
| 2018 | $13,352 | – | – |
| 2019 | $12,944 | – | – |
| 2020 | $12,850 | – | – |
| 2021 | $13,032 | – | – |
| 2022 | $13,464 | – | – |
| 2023 | $14,400 | $14,400 | – |
| 2024 | – | $14,558 | $14,155–$14,960 |
| 2025 | – | $14,717 | $13,915–$15,542 |
| 2026 | – | $14,878 | $13,679–$16,146 |
| 2027 | – | $15,041 | $13,446–$16,774 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $14,878 |
| Year 2 | $15,041 |
| Year 3 | $15,206 |
| Year 4 | $15,372 |
| 4-year total | $60,498 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $20,498
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $32,652
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $12,990/ yr
- rising 3.8% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $61,568
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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Published figures for University of Minnesota-Rochester from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.