average textbook cost per semester
If you plan to attend school over the summer, multiply your average cost per semester by three instead of two. For instance, if in a typical semester, you took 3 major courses with textbook costs at $100, $150 and $125, your average cost for textbooks would be $125 per semester. Now to account for the fall, spring and a summer, multiply $125 by 3 and you have $375. This is your average cost of college books per year.