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Cost & aid

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $22,064 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $2.2K less than the national median. The 87% who received grants paid $18,140 on average; the other 13% paid the full sticker price of $28,994 in-state / $38,904 out-of-state.

−7% after inflation since 2013–14Over time
Full price, in-state
$28,994 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

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$10K$20K$0$100K$200K$300K$400K+Full price $29KLittle need-based aid above $110K
  • Published federal figures
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Price per year by family income
Family incomePrice per year
$0–30K$13K a year
$30–48K$15K a year
$48–75K$19K a year
$75–110K$20K 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.
Average total cost per year, all first-years (est.)

$22,064

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

Full price, averaged across in-state & out-of-state$30,095
− Grants, averaged over every first-year−$8,031

87% got grants averaging $9,183; 13% got none.

= Average total cost$22,064
Tuition & fees$9.8KRoom & board$16.3KBooks & supplies$1.2KOther expenses$2.9K
Compared to all colleges$22,064
National median: $24,284About 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.

Who pays what

Received grants · 87%$18,140 averagenet price (in-state students)
No grants · 13%$29K / $38.9Kfull price, in-state / out-of-state

Share of first-year students, 2023–24.

Sticker price by residency

RateTuition & feesFirst-years
In-state$8,676$28,99489%
Out-of-state$18,586$38,90411%

Full cost adds books, on-campus room & board, and other expenses ($20,318) to tuition and fees.

Next year (2022–23), reported by SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

$23,252 in-state · $34,880 out-of-state before aid

Tuition, fees, and on-campus food and housing · down 7% in-state, unchanged out-of-state from 2023–24.

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  • Tuition, fees, food & housing$23,252
  • Books and supplies$1,200
  • Transportation$1,200
  • Other expenses$1,668
  • Total for a student living on campus$27,320
Part of a Promise program
Median debt at graduation

$16K

≈ $170/month for 10 years

Payback estimate

2.0 yrs

of median salary to cover 4 years of net price

Undergrads with a federal loan56%
National median: 45%Above typical

56% of undergrads borrow federally.

Median federal debt, by background

Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.

Pell Grant recipients$11,000
No Pell Grant$9,750
Family income under $30K$11,000
$30K–$75K$10,500
Over $75K$11,000

Three years into repayment

Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.

  • Paid in full9%
  • Paying it down25%
  • Payments paused32%
  • Not paying it down19%
  • Behind or in default15%
  • Forgiven or discharged0–1%

Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.

Who actually gets aid

27%of full price

Aid generosity

Moderate

Grants cover 27% of the $30,095 full price on average across all first-years (moderate), more than at 17% of colleges.

$8,031 in grants per first-year ÷ $30,095 full price.

Compared to every college27%
27%
← Limitedmore generous than 17% of 1,514Very generous →

Who gets grants and scholarships

Full-time first-year students (534), 2023–24

Received grants or scholarships, avg $9,183 No grants

About 1 in 8 first-year students got no grant aid and paid the full sticker price of $28,994 in-state / $38,904 out-of-state.

Where the aid comes from

From the college87% · avg $3.3K
Pell Grants48% · avg $5.2K
State or local grants60%
Student loans65% · avg $7.5K

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

Aid by family income

By family income: only students who received federal aid, because income is only reported for them.

Aid by family income isn't reported.

Applying for aid

For fall 2022 entrants.

To apply for aid: the FAFSA, the college's own aid form and a state aid form.
Need is calculated with the federal formula.

Deadline: none · Aid offers: on a rolling basis

Dates for fall 2022 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.

What the college's own scholarships consider

Academics✓not marked

A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.

International students

International applicants file: the college's own form.

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Common Data Set 2021–22, 2022–23;SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Common Data Set 2021–22, Fall 2022 entrants;SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Common Data Set 2021–22, 2021–22;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)