Full-time students spend somewhere around $1,200-$1,400 a year on textbooks and course materials, according to recent College Board estimates — and that’s before factoring in that costs run considerably higher in fields like STEM, medicine, law, and engineering. This is a real, recurring cost that shows up every single semester, which makes it one of the highest-leverage categories in your entire budget to get strategic about.
The good news: students who actively use strategies like renting, buying used, and reselling commonly cut this cost by half or more. Here’s how to actually do that well.
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