Quad
Southwestern
Point

Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Point costs about $12.5K less per year on average than Southwestern ($20,357 vs. $32,881, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Southwestern's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Point

    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
Southwestern$32.9K
Point$20.4K
Aid generosity
Southwestern51%
Point42%
Net price, with grants
Southwestern$32.2K
Point$19.5K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Southwestern99%
Point100%
Average grant
Southwestern$35.2K
Point$15K
Aid from the college
Southwestern98%
Point97%

Sticker prices

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

Sticker price, in-state
Southwestern$67.6K
Point$35.4K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Southwestern$67.6K
Point$35.4K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Southwestern$51.1K
Point$22.3K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Southwestern$51.1K
Point$22.3K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
SouthwesternNot reported
PointNot 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

  • SouthwesternPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $31K

  • PointPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $23K

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

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

MetricSouthwesternPoint
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 43% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $31K (proxy)46% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $23K (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

MetricSouthwesternPoint
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