Cost & aid
What it costs
In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $56,182 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $31.9K more than the national median. The 79% who received grants paid $45,397 on average; the other 21% paid the full sticker price of $88,440.
- Full price
- $88,440 a year
- tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
- Need-based aid
- Published data end at $110K
- use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
- Merit aid
- 44% · avg $33K
- of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Cost by family income
Per year for a typical family of four with one child in college. Up to $110K it is the average price federal aid recipients paid (2023–24).
Hover, tap, or use the arrow keys to read the price at an income.
- Published federal figures
- With an average merit award: $55K · proxy: 44% got one. A possibility, not a promise
View as a table
| Family income | Price per year |
|---|---|
| $0–30K | $16K a year |
| $30–48K | $18K a year |
| $48–75K | $22K a year |
| $75–110K | $28K a year |
| $150K | Published data end at $110K |
| $200K | Published data end at $110K |
| $250K | Published data end at $110K |
| $300K | Published data end at $110K |
| $350K | Published data end at $110K |
| $400K and above | Published data end at $110K |
At $150K: Published data end at $110K
Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for a number.
Your own number depends on the details below, so use the college's calculator for it.
What can change this
- Savings and investments above a typical amount raise the price. The curve assumes typical assets.
- Home equity: some colleges that use the CSS Profile count it. Check this college's own aid page or calculator.
$56,182
Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24
79% got grants averaging $40,992; 21% got none.
Who pays what
Share of first-year students, 2023–24.
Housing and food use the college's on-campus rates, so the estimate runs high where many students live at home. “Other expenses” is the college's estimate of personal and transportation costs. Loans aren't subtracted because they're repaid.
$17.5K
≈ $186/month for 10 years
3.0 yrs
of median salary to cover 4 years of net price
About 1 in 4 undergrads borrows federally.
Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.
Three years into repayment
Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.
- Paid in full20%
- Paying it down25%
- Payments paused33%
- Not paying it down17%
- Behind or in default5%
- Forgiven or discharged0%
Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.
Who actually gets aid
Aid generosity
ModerateGrants cover 36% of the $88,440 full price on average across all first-years (moderate), more than at 41% of colleges.
$32,258 in grants per first-year ÷ $88,440 full price.
Who gets grants and scholarships
Full-time first-year students (2,328), 2023–24
About 1 in 5 first-year students got no grant aid and paid the full sticker price of $88,440.
Where the aid comes from
Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.
Aid by family income
The whole first-year class (2,328)
- Federal aid + grants805avg grant $50.8K
- Grants, no federal aid1,027avg grant $33.3K
- No grants496pay full price
Students with grants but no federal aid usually got the college's own need-based aid (without federal loans or Pell) or merit aid.
By family income: only students who received federal aid (837 of 2,328), because income is only reported for them.
Applying for aid
For fall 2021 entrants.
If your parents are divorced or separated, the other parent also files the .
Families who own a business or farm also file a .
Also: All Student/Parent W-2's, Individual & Corporate Income Tax Returns
Priority date: January 1 · Deadline: April 15 · Aid offers: on a rolling basis from January 20 · Reply by: May 1
Dates for fall 2021 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.
What the college's own scholarships consider
| Academics | ✓ | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni connection | not marked | ✓ |
| Art | not marked | ✓ |
| Athletics | ✓ | ✓ |
| ROTC | ✓ | not marked |
| Leadership | not marked | ✓ |
| Music or drama | ✓ | ✓ |
| State or district residency | ✓ | ✓ |
A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.
In the college's words:
“Moving toward meeting 100% of a student's demonstrated need using Institutional Methodology (IM).”University of Miami Common Data Set
International students
International applicants file: the CSS Profile, International Student's Certification of Finances ().
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Miami Common Data Set 2020–21, 2020–21 (estimated);University of Miami Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2021 entrants;University of Miami Common Data Set 2020–21, 2020–21;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)