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Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Wayne State costs about $4.9K less per year on average than Lewis-Clark State ($16,595 vs. $21,464, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Wayne State's grants cover 27% of its full price on average, vs. 23% at Lewis-Clark State

    Aid generosity

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

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

What students pay

Average cost, all students
Lewis-Clark State$21.5K
Wayne State$16.6K
Aid generosity
Lewis-Clark State23%
Wayne State27%
Net price, with grants
Lewis-Clark State$15.9K
Wayne State$16.1K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Lewis-Clark State88%
Wayne State95%
Average grant
Lewis-Clark State$7.4K
Wayne State$6.5K
Aid from the college
Lewis-Clark State72%
Wayne State82%

Sticker prices

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

Sticker price, in-state
Lewis-Clark State$24.7K
Wayne State$22.8K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Lewis-Clark State$38.7K
Wayne State$22.8K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Lewis-Clark State$7.4K
Wayne State$8K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Lewis-Clark State$21.4K
Wayne State$8K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
Lewis-Clark State23%
Wayne State0%
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

  • Lewis-Clark StatePublished data end at $110K
  • Wayne StatePublished data end at $110K

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

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

MetricLewis-Clark StateWayne State
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need ––
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

MetricLewis-Clark StateWayne State
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricLewis-Clark StateWayne State
Aid forms FAFSA–
Aid priority date or deadline March 1 (priority)–
Need met, first-years ––
Average aid package, first-years ––
College grant dollars given as merit ––
Aid for international students ––

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Lewis-Clark State College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent release;Lewis-Clark State College 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