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Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Augustana's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at William Carey

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    William Carey costs about $9.1K less per year on average than Augustana ($16,519 vs. $25,606, 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
Augustana$25.6K
William Carey$16.5K
Aid generosity
Augustana61%
William Carey47%
Net price, with grants
Augustana$24.7K
William Carey$15.5K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Augustana100%
William Carey100%
Average grant
Augustana$39.2K
William Carey$14.6K
Aid from the college
Augustana100%
William Carey96%

Sticker prices

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

Sticker price, in-state
Augustana$64.8K
William Carey$31.1K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Augustana$64.8K
William Carey$31.1K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Augustana$49.8K
William Carey$14.7K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Augustana$49.8K
William Carey$14.7K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
AugustanaNot reported
William CareyNot 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

  • AugustanaPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $36K

  • William CareyPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $14K

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

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

MetricAugustanaWilliam Carey
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 38% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $36K (proxy)41% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $14K (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

MetricAugustanaWilliam Carey
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricAugustanaWilliam Carey
Aid forms ––
Aid priority date or deadline July 15 (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;Augustana College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout 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