Quad
New England
Shorter

Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Shorter costs about $11.6K less per year on average than New England ($18,326 vs. $29,907, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    New England's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Shorter

    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
New England$29.9K
Shorter$18.3K
Aid generosity
New England51%
Shorter51%
Net price, with grants
New England$27.4K
Shorter$16.8K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
New England99%
Shorter100%
Average grant
New England$32.1K
Shorter$18.9K
Aid from the college
New England97%
Shorter79%

Sticker prices

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

Sticker price, in-state
New England$61.6K
Shorter$37.2K
Sticker price, out-of-state
New England$61.6K
Shorter$37.2K
Tuition & fees, in-state
New England$41.6K
Shorter$24K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
New England$41.6K
Shorter$24K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
New EnglandNot reported
ShorterNot 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

  • New EnglandPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $30K

  • ShorterPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $18K

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

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

MetricNew EnglandShorter
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 20% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $30K (proxy)27% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $18K (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

MetricNew EnglandShorter
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

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 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