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Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Saint Louis costs about $24.8K less per year on average than Chapman ($29,253 vs. $54,026, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Saint Louis's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at Chapman

    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
Saint Louis$29.3K
Chapman$54K
Aid generosity
Saint Louis60%
Chapman36%
Net price, with grants
Saint Louis$27.7K
Chapman$47.9K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Saint Louis100%
Chapman88%
Average grant
Saint Louis$44.7K
Chapman$35.4K
Aid from the college
Saint Louis100%
Chapman88%

Sticker prices

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

Sticker price, in-state
Saint Louis$73.9K
Chapman$85.1K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Saint Louis$73.9K
Chapman$85.1K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Saint Louis$53.2K
Chapman$62.8K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Saint Louis$53.2K
Chapman$62.8K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
Saint LouisNot reported
ChapmanNot 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

  • Saint LouisPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $41K

  • ChapmanPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $20K

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

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

MetricSaint LouisChapman
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 44% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $41K (proxy)12% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $20K (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

MetricSaint LouisChapman
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricSaint LouisChapman
Aid forms –FAFSA
Aid priority date or deadline –March 2 (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;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent release;Chapman University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2025 entrants;Chapman University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25About 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