Cost & aid
What it costs
In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $60,584 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $36.3K more than the national median. The 78% who received grants paid $54,150 on average; the other 22% paid the full sticker price of $80,993.
- Full price
- $80,993 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
- 36% · avg $21K
- 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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- Published federal figures
- With an average merit award: $60K · proxy: 36% got one. A possibility, not a promise
View as a table
| Family income | Price per year |
|---|---|
| $0–30K | $39K a year |
| $30–48K | $44K a year |
| $48–75K | $49K a year |
| $75–110K | $59K 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.
$60,584
Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24
78% got grants averaging $26,021; 22% 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.
$86,257 before aid
Tuition, fees, and on-campus food and housing · up 13% from 2023–24.
Show the full next-year estimate
- Tuition, fees, food & housing$86,257
- Books and supplies$2,100
- Transportation$0
- Other expenses$2,369
- Total for a student living on campus$90,726
$26K
≈ $276/month for 10 years
4.5 yrs
of median salary to cover 4 years of net price
About 1 in 3 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 full18%
- Paying it down35%
- Payments paused19%
- Not paying it down19%
- Behind or in default8%
- Forgiven or discharged0–1%
Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.
Who actually gets aid
Aid generosity
ModerateGrants cover 25% of the $80,993 full price on average across all first-years (moderate), more than at 14% of colleges.
$20,409 in grants per first-year ÷ $80,993 full price.
Who gets grants and scholarships
Full-time first-year students (779), 2023–24
About 1 in 5 first-year students got no grant aid and paid the full sticker price of $80,993.
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 (779)
- Federal aid + grants331avg grant $29.9K
- Grants, no federal aid280avg grant $21.5K
- No grants168pay 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 (361 of 779), because income is only reported for them.
From Pratt Institute-Main's Common Data Set
First-years and all full-time undergraduates, 2024–25.
| First-years | All full-time | |
|---|---|---|
| Have financial need | 48%480 students | 43%1,573 students |
| Need fully met | 15% | 12% |
| Average aid package | $40,478 | $40,251 |
| Average need-based grant | $7,661 | $7,656 |
| Average need-based loan | $7,787 | $9,846 |
| Merit aid without need | – | 45%average $21,216 |
100% 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 2026 entrants.
Priority date: March 1 · Deadline: March 1 · Aid offers: on a rolling basis from March 1 · Reply by: May 1
Dates for fall 2026 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.
What the college's own scholarships consider
| Academics | ✓ | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Art | ✓ | ✓ |
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;Pratt Institute-Main Common Data Set 2025–26, 2026–27;Pratt Institute-Main Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25;Pratt Institute-Main Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Pratt Institute-Main Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)