Guidance for Twelve-Month Living Expenses
Below are the base budgets for a twelve-month period in 2023-24 and 2024-25:
| 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate 12-Month Budget |
Low 12-Month Budget |
Moderate 12-Month Budget |
Low 12-Month Budget |
|
| United States | $33,520 | $22,460 | $35,190 | $23,580 |
| Northeast: | ||||
| Boston–Cambridge–Newton MA–NH | 37,542 | 25,155 | 39,413 | 26,410 |
| Hartford–East Hartford–Middletown CT | 34,861 | 23,358 | 35,894 | 24,052 |
| New York–Newark–Jersey City NY–NJ–PA | 36,872 | 24,706 | 38,709 | 25,938 |
| Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington PA–NJ–DE–MD | 34,526 | 23,134 | 36,950 | 24,759 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 33,520 | 22,460 | 35,190 | 23,580 |
| South: | ||||
| Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta GA | 34,190 | 22,909 | 35,894 | 24,052 |
| Baltimore–Columbia–Towson MD | 35,196 | 23,583 | 36,950 | 24,759 |
| Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia NC–SC Raleigh NC |
33,855 | 22,685 | 35,542 | 23,816 |
| Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington TX | 35,866 | 24,032 | 36,950 | 24,759 |
| Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land TX | 34,526 | 23,134 | 35,894 | 24,052 |
| Jacksonville FL Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford FL |
33,855 | 22,685 | 35,894 | 24,052 |
| Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach FL | 34,861 | 23,358 | 36,246 | 24,287 |
| New Orleans–Metairie LA | 33,520 | 22,460 | 35,190 | 23,580 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 33,520 | 22,460 | 35,190 | 23,580 |
| Richmond VA Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News VA–NC |
34,190 | 22,909 | 35,190 | 23,580 |
| San Antonio–New Braunfels TX Austin–Round Rock TX |
33,520 | 22,460 | 35,190 | 23,580 |
| Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater FL | 33,520 | 22,460 | 35,190 | 23,580 |
| Washington–Arlington–Alexandria DC–VA–MD–WV | 38,883 | 26,054 | 40,820 | 27,353 |
| Midwest: | ||||
| Chicago–Naperville–Elgin IL–IN–WI | 34,526 | 23,134 | 36,246 | 24,287 |
| Cleveland–Elyria OH Cincinnati OH–KY–IN Columbus OH |
33,520 | 22,460 | 35,190 | 23,580 |
| Detroit–Warren–Dearborn MI | 33,520 | 22,460 | 35,190 | 23,580 |
| Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson IN Louisville/Jefferson County KY–IN |
33,520 | 22,460 | 35,190 | 23,580 |
| Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington MN–WI | 35,531 | 23,808 | 36,950 | 24,759 |
| St. Louis MO–IL | 33,520 | 22,460 | 35,190 | 23,580 |
| West: | ||||
| Anchorage AK | 35,531 | 23,808 | 37,301 | 24,995 |
| Denver–Aurora–Lakewood CO | 36,537 | 24,481 | 38,357 | 25,702 |
| Urban Honolulu HI | 36,537 | 24,481 | 38,709 | 25,938 |
| Las Vegas–Henderson–Paradise NV | 33,520 | 22,460 | 35,542 | 23,816 |
| Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim CA | 37,207 | 24,931 | 39,061 | 26,174 |
| Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler AZ | 34,190 | 22,909 | 35,894 | 24,502 |
| Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro OR–WA | 35,531 | 23,808 | 36,950 | 24,759 |
| Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario CA | 34,526 | 23,134 | 35,894 | 24,052 |
| San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad CA | 38,548 | 25,829 | 40,469 | 27,117 |
| San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley CA | 38,883 | 26,054 | 41,172 | 27,589 |
| Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue WA | 37,878 | 25,380 | 39,413 | 26,410 |
Note: These budgets are provided to assist financial aid officers in developing living expense budgets for their independent, off-campus students. The budgets should not be confused with the actual boarding expenses experienced by an on-campus student. These budgets are intended as broad guidelines or starting points which should be adjusted to local economies, individual situations, and Department of Education Cost of Attendance guidelines.