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Cost & aid

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $11,233 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $13.1K less than the national median. The 88% who received grants paid $21,632 on average; the other 12% paid the full sticker price of $18,300.

+11% after inflation since 2013–14Over time
Full price
$18,300 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid
5.8% · avg $5K
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).

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$0$5K$10K$15K$0$100K$200K$300K$400K+Full price $18KLittle need-based aid above $110KMerit: $13K
  • Published federal figures
  • With an average merit award: $13K · proxy: 5.8% got one. A possibility, not a promise
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Price per year by family income
Family incomePrice per year
$0–30K$21K a year
$30–48K$21K a year
$48–75K$22K a year
$75–110K$23K a year
$150KPublished data end at $110K
$200KPublished data end at $110K
$250KPublished data end at $110K
$300KPublished data end at $110K
$350KPublished data end at $110K
$400K and abovePublished data end at $110K
$150K a year

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.
Average total cost per year, all first-years (est.)

$11,233

Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24

Full price$18,300
− Grants, averaged over every first-year−$7,067

88% got grants averaging $8,047; 12% got none.

= Average total cost$11,233
Tuition & fees$8.4KRoom & board$3.6KBooks & supplies$300Other expenses$6K

Who pays what

Received grants · 88%$21,632 averagenet price after grants
No grants · 12%$18,300full sticker price

Share of first-year students, 2023–24.

Compared to all colleges$11,233
National median: $24,284Below typical

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.

Payback estimate

1.3 yrs

of median salary to cover 4 years of net price

Undergrads with a federal loan0%
National median: 45%Below typical

No undergrads took federal loans (some colleges don't take part in the federal loan program).

Who actually gets aid

39%of full price

Aid generosity

Moderate

Grants cover 39% of the $18,300 full price on average across all first-years (moderate), more than at 46% of colleges.

$7,067 in grants per first-year ÷ $18,300 full price.

Compared to every college39%
39%
← Limitedmore generous than 46% of 1,514Very generous →

Who gets grants and scholarships

Full-time first-year students (156), 2023–24

Received grants or scholarships, avg $8,047 No grants

About 1 in 8 first-year students got no grant aid and paid the full sticker price of $18,300.

Where the aid comes from

From the college73% · avg $1.2K
Pell Grants82% · avg $6.9K
State or local grants11%
Student loans0%

Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.

Aid by family income

The whole first-year class (156)

  • Federal aid + grants128avg grant $8.3K
  • Grants, no federal aid9avg grant $5K
  • No grants19pay 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 (128 of 156), because income is only reported for them.

IncomeStudentsAvg grant
$0–30K38$9K
$30–48K36$8.5K
$48–75K35$8.1K
$75–110K18$6.7K
$110K+1$5K

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)