1 First-time adult applicants who only wish to have a passport book will only pay a $110 application fee in addition to the $25 execution fee. 2  First-time adult applicants who only want a passport card can do so for a $30 charge on top of the $25 execution fee. If you need your passport in a shorter amount of time than 8 weeks (the average time it takes to get a passport), you will be charged extra. 2  Expedited service will cost $60 and overnight shipping of your passport book will cost $15.
Finding a Solution to the Rising Cost of Education. On average, the annual cost of tuition, room, and board at a public university in the United States is $13,000; private collegesâ annual costs average $32,000.
âCollege is becoming less and less affordable, though itâs still just as necessary.â. For the 2015-16 school year, the College Board estimated the average tuition and fees to be about $9,410 at four-year, in-state public institutions. Room and board was about $10,140 annually. To afford this, millennials have taken out loans that often leave them delaying buying houses or getting married.