The purpose of this study is to identify undergraduate students' participation in private English tutoring, particularly associated with experience of private tutoring at high school. Using the data of the third-year cohort at middle school from the Korea Education and Employment Panel (KEEP), we applied the panel probit model and the panel random-effect tobit model in order to analyze the determinants of participation in private English education during college and the size of costs. The main findings are as follows: First, college students who participated in private English tutoring at high school tend to resort to private tutoring, spending more time and money than the students who did not. Second, satisfaction is the most influential determinant on both participation and expenditure. These results suggest that university should find what satisfies their students, and upgrade the level of students' satisfaction in terms of the quality of professors and operating programs.