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Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Lindenwood's grants cover 40% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Touro

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Lindenwood costs about $15K less per year on average than Touro ($21,659 vs. $36,660, 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
Touro$36.7K
Lindenwood$21.7K
Aid generosity
Touro19%
Lindenwood40%
Net price, with grants
Touro$29.2K
Lindenwood$20.9K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Touro86%
Lindenwood99%
Average grant
Touro$10.1K
Lindenwood$14.6K
Aid from the college
Touro80%
Lindenwood98%

Sticker prices

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

Sticker price, in-state
Touro$45.4K
Lindenwood$36.2K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Touro$45.4K
Lindenwood$36.2K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Touro$21.8K
Lindenwood$21.1K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Touro$21.8K
Lindenwood$21.1K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
TouroNot reported
LindenwoodNot 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

  • TouroPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $9K

  • LindenwoodLittle need-based aid above $110K

    Merit possible; averaging $9K

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

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

MetricTouroLindenwood
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KLittle need-based aid above $110K
Merit for students without need 39% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $9K (proxy)19% got merit aid, averaging $9K
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

MetricTouroLindenwood
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricTouroLindenwood
Aid forms –FAFSA
Aid priority date or deadline ––
Need met, first-years –73%
Average aid package, first-years ––
College grant dollars given as merit –22%
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;Lindenwood University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Lindenwood University Common Data Set 2025–26, 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