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Cost & aid

Cost & aid

Average cost, aid generosity, net price by family income, sticker prices, and grants.

What students pay

Average cost, all students
Lyon$20.6K
U. the OzarksNot reported
Aid generosity
Lyon55%
U. the OzarksNot reported
Net price, with grants
Lyon$19.9K
U. the Ozarks$20.1K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Lyon100%
U. the Ozarks100%
Average grant
Lyon$25.1K
U. the Ozarks$18.8K
Aid from the college
Lyon100%
U. the Ozarks99%

Sticker prices

On one scale, so the bars read against each other.

Sticker price, in-state
Lyon$45.8K
U. the OzarksNot reported
Sticker price, out-of-state
Lyon$45.8K
U. the OzarksNot reported
Tuition & fees, in-state
Lyon$31K
U. the Ozarks$26K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Lyon$31K
U. the Ozarks$26K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
LyonNot reported
U. the OzarksNot reported
What families at each income pay

Up to $110K: the average net price per year for students receiving federal aid, 2023–24; families who didn't file the FAFSA aren't included. Above it the published data end. For your own number, use the college's net price calculator .

Family income per year $150K

  • LyonPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $24K

  • U. the OzarksLittle need-based aid above $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $13K

Published (federal figure, up to $110K) EstimateBars share one scale: the largest full price.

Where need-based aid ends, merit, and published promises

MetricLyonU. the Ozarks
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KLittle need-based aid above $110K
Merit for students without need 15% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $24K (proxy)30% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $13K (proxy)
Published promise ––

A college's own promise is stated for a typical family and changes yearly; where a promise and our estimate disagree, the promise wins. Merit has no income limit, so it can lower the price above the point where need-based aid ends.

Tuition guarantee & Promise program

MetricLyonU. the Ozarks
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricLyonU. the Ozarks
Aid forms –FAFSA
Aid priority date or deadline ––
Need met, first-years –86%
Average aid package, first-years –$27,689
College grant dollars given as merit –44%
Aid for international students –192 students, average $12.1K

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of the Ozarks Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of the Ozarks Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated)About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why