Public college price in Bitcoin: United States
In 2025, a year of public college in the United States cost $11,950, or 0.118 BTC. In 2015 it cost 34.66 BTC: +27% in USD, 295× cheaper in Bitcoin.
- Price 2025
- $11,950 / year
- In Bitcoin 2025
- 0.118 BTC
- USD change since 2015
- +27%
- In BTC since 2015
- 295× cheaper
Public college in USD, 2015 → 2025
+27%
$9,430 → $11,950 / year · +2.4%/yr
Public college in Bitcoin, 2015 → 2025
295× cheaper
34.66 BTC → 0.118 BTC · -43.4%/yr
2015
$9,430/ year
34.66 BTC
2020
$10,570/ year
0.906 BTC
2025
$11,950/ year
0.118 BTC
Year-by-year data⌄
| Year | Price (USD / year) | Price in BTC | BTC avg (USD) | Public college per 1 BTC | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $9,430 | 34.66 BTC | $272 | 0.03 | Official |
| 2016 | $9,670 | 16.78 BTC | $576 | 0.06 | Official |
| 2017 | $9,980 | 2.37 BTC | $4,218 | 0.42 | Official |
| 2018 | $10,210 | 1.39 BTC | $7,319 | 0.72 | Official |
| 2019 | $10,440 | 1.41 BTC | $7,414 | 0.71 | Official |
| 2020 | $10,570 | 0.906 BTC | $11,672 | 1.1 | Official |
| 2021 | $10,750 | 0.225 BTC | $47,778 | 4.44 | Official |
| 2022 | $10,990 | 0.394 BTC | $27,923 | 2.54 | Official |
| 2023 | $11,310 | 0.389 BTC | $29,059 | 2.57 | Official |
| 2024 | $11,610 | 0.176 BTC | $65,846 | 5.67 | Official |
| 2025 | $11,950 | 0.118 BTC | $101,575 | 8.5 | Official |
Average published in-state tuition and fees at public four-year colleges in the U.S., in current dollars, for the academic year starting in that calendar year (College Board, Trends in College Pricing, Table CP-2).
Source: research.collegeboard.org. BTC price: yearly average of monthly prices in USD (mempool.space, ECB exchange rates).
Questions
How much does a year of public college cost in Bitcoin in the United States?
In 2025, a year of public college in the United States cost $11,950 / year, which is 0.118 BTC at that year's average Bitcoin price of $101,575.
How much has the cost of a year of public college in the United States changed since 2015?
Priced in USD, it went from $9,430 to $11,950 (+27%, +2.4% per year). Priced in Bitcoin, it went from 34.66 BTC to 0.118 BTC.
Where does this data come from?
Average published in-state tuition and fees at public four-year colleges in the U.S., in current dollars, for the academic year starting in that calendar year (College Board, Trends in College Pricing, Table CP-2). Bitcoin prices are yearly averages of monthly prices in USD (mempool.space, converted with ECB exchange rates).