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Howard Payne
Erskine

Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Erskine's grants cover 56% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at Howard Payne

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Erskine costs about $5.4K less per year on average than Howard Payne ($24,186 vs. $29,536, 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
Howard Payne$29.5K
Erskine$24.2K
Aid generosity
Howard Payne38%
Erskine56%
Net price, with grants
Howard Payne$25.8K
Erskine$23.9K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Howard Payne91%
Erskine100%
Average grant
Howard Payne$20.4K
Erskine$31.2K
Aid from the college
Howard Payne91%
Erskine99%

Sticker prices

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

Sticker price, in-state
Howard Payne$48K
Erskine$55.4K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Howard Payne$48K
Erskine$55.4K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Howard Payne$33.3K
Erskine$36.7K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Howard Payne$33.3K
Erskine$36.7K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
Howard PayneNot reported
ErskineNot 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

  • Howard PaynePublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy)

  • ErskinePublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $1K

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

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

MetricHoward PayneErskine
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 11% got a grant without federal aid (proxy)20% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $1K (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

MetricHoward PayneErskine
Tuition guarantee YesNo
Promise program YesNo

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