The cost of building a university can be dependent on a wide range of factors including location, size, features and amenities, and cost of materials and labour. It can range from hundreds of millions of dollars to several billion dollars. Some examples:
- Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City cost $2 billion.
- University of California, San Francisco's new medical center cost $1.5 billion.
- Texas A&M University's new football stadium cost $450 million.