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Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Oglethorpe's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 15% at AdventHealth

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Oglethorpe costs about $12.8K less per year on average than AdventHealth ($26,002 vs. $38,765, all students)

    Average cost, all students

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

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

What students pay

Average cost, all students
AdventHealth$38.8K
Oglethorpe$26K
Aid generosity
AdventHealth15%
Oglethorpe60%
Net price, with grants
AdventHealth$29.7K
Oglethorpe$20.5K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
AdventHealth81%
Oglethorpe100%
Average grant
AdventHealth$8.6K
Oglethorpe$39.1K
Aid from the college
AdventHealth75%
Oglethorpe99%

Sticker prices

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

Sticker price, in-state
AdventHealth$45.7K
Oglethorpe$65.1K
Sticker price, out-of-state
AdventHealth$45.7K
Oglethorpe$65.1K
Tuition & fees, in-state
AdventHealth$20.9K
Oglethorpe$45.8K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
AdventHealth$20.9K
Oglethorpe$45.8K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
AdventHealthNot reported
OglethorpeNot 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

  • AdventHealthPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $13K

  • OglethorpeLittle need-based aid above $110K

    Merit possible; averaging $37K

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

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

MetricAdventHealthOglethorpe
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KLittle need-based aid above $110K
Merit for students without need 5.3% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $13K (proxy)19% got merit aid, averaging $37K
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

MetricAdventHealthOglethorpe
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoYes

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricAdventHealthOglethorpe
Aid forms –FAFSA
Aid priority date or deadline –February 15 (priority)
Need met, first-years –82%
Average aid package, first-years –$47,778
College grant dollars given as merit –44%
Aid for international students –Offered

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;Oglethorpe University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Oglethorpe University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated);Oglethorpe University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26About 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