Average course materials spending dropped to $285 in 2022-2023, the lowest recorded in the 16 years Student Watch has tracked this figure.
The average per course cost for course materials was $33 in 2022-2023.
Most students who purchase materials do so from their campus store (84%), and this percentage is growing.
Source: Student Watch™ Attitudes and Behaviors toward Course Materials 2023 Report.
Source: Faculty Watch: Attitudes & behaviors toward Course Materials 2022.
Median annual sales for U.S. college stores were $4.9 million in 2019-20 and 5.2 million in 2020-21
The average estimated college store revenue per FTE (full time enrolled student) is $490.
Source: NACS Independent Campus Store Financial Survey from 2020-21 academic year
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