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Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Ohio Northern costs about $4.4K less per year on average than John Carroll ($27,545 vs. $31,925, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    John Carroll's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 49% at Ohio Northern

    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
Ohio Northern$27.5K
John Carroll$31.9K
Aid generosity
Ohio Northern49%
John Carroll53%
Net price, with grants
Ohio Northern$25.9K
John Carroll$30K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Ohio Northern97%
John Carroll100%
Average grant
Ohio Northern$27.7K
John Carroll$35.8K
Aid from the college
Ohio Northern96%
John Carroll100%

Sticker prices

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

Sticker price, in-state
Ohio Northern$54.5K
John Carroll$67.7K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Ohio Northern$54.5K
John Carroll$67.7K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Ohio Northern$37.8K
John Carroll$49.1K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Ohio Northern$37.8K
John Carroll$49.1K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
Ohio NorthernNot reported
John CarrollNot 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

  • Ohio NorthernPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $24K

  • John CarrollPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $31K

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

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

MetricOhio NorthernJohn Carroll
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 31% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $24K (proxy)30% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $31K (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

MetricOhio NorthernJohn Carroll
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