For the 2012â13 academic year, annual current dollar prices for undergraduate tuition, room, and board were estimated to be $15,022 at public institutions, $39,173 at private nonprofit institutions, and $23,158 at private for-profit institutions.
Definition of convention - a way in which something is usually done, an agreement between states covering particular matters, especially one less formal than Definition of convention - a way in which something is usually done, an agreement between states covering particular matters, especially one less formal than dictionary thesaurus
noun. 1  1A way in which something is usually done. âto attract the best patrons the movie houses had to ape the conventions and the standards of theatresâ. âThe numbers reported in this publication generally reflect the convention practised by the industry.â. âI think a lot of market conventions and property rights come from norms that emerge through people's interactions.â.