Cost & aid
What it costs
In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $25,042 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), about the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $18,959 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $53,712.
- Full price
- $53,712 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
- 31% · avg $25K
- 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: $28K · proxy: 31% got one. A possibility, not a promise
View as a table
| Family income | Price per year |
|---|---|
| $0–30K | $10K a year |
| $30–48K | $12K a year |
| $48–75K | $12K a year |
| $75–110K | $20K 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.
$25,042
Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24
100% got grants averaging $28,717; 0% 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.
$53,330 before aid
Tuition, fees, and on-campus food and housing · up 7% from 2023–24.
Show the full next-year estimate
- Tuition, fees, food & housing$53,330
- Books and supplies$1,500
- Transportation$300
- Other expenses$1,986
- Total for a student living on campus$57,116
$21.5K
≈ $228/month for 10 years
1.5 yrs
of median salary to cover 4 years of net price
42% of undergrads borrow 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 full15%
- Paying it down28%
- Payments paused32%
- Not paying it down19%
- Behind or in default5%
- Forgiven or discharged0%
Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.
Who actually gets aid
Aid generosity
GenerousGrants cover 53% of the $53,712 full price on average across all first-years (generous), more than at 83% of colleges. The sticker price overstates what most students here actually pay.
$28,670 in grants per first-year ÷ $53,712 full price.
Who gets grants and scholarships
Full-time first-year students (615), 2023–24
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 (615)
- Federal aid + grants424avg grant $30.3K
- Grants, no federal aid190avg grant $25.2K
- No grants1pay 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 (424 of 615), because income is only reported for them.
From Lewis University's Common Data Set
First-years and all full-time undergraduates, 2023–24.
| First-years | All full-time | |
|---|---|---|
| Have financial need | 79%540 students | 69%2,368 students |
| Need met, on average | 93% | 91% |
| Need fully met | 24% | 24% |
| Average aid package | $37,343 | $33,784 |
| Average need-based grant | $29,107 | $25,785 |
| Average need-based loan | $3,406 | $4,357 |
| Merit aid without need | – | 24%average $17,138 |
| Athletic scholarships | – | 205average $16,900 |
31% of the college's own grant dollars were awarded without regard to need.
Each college decides what a family needs, so “100% of need met” can mean different prices at different colleges. Merit awards that went toward a student's need count as need-based here.
Applying for aid
For fall 2025 entrants.
Priority date: October 31 · Deadline: none · Aid offers: on a rolling basis from November 1 · Reply by: May 1
Dates for fall 2025 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.
What the college's own scholarships consider
| Academics | ✓ | not marked |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni connection | ✓ | not marked |
| Art | ✓ | not marked |
| Athletics | ✓ | not marked |
| ROTC | ✓ | not marked |
| Music or drama | ✓ | not marked |
A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.
International students
Need-based and merit aid offered.
International applicants file: 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;Lewis University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2025–26;Lewis University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2023–24;Lewis University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2025 entrants;Lewis University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)