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Cost & aid

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $23,477 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), about the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $21,447 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $43,558.

+28% after inflation since 2013–14Over time
Full price
$43,558 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
33% · avg $18K
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.

$0$20K$40K$0$100K$200K$300K$400K+Full price $44KPublished data end at $110KUse the college's calculatorMerit: $26K
  • Published federal figures
  • With an average merit award: $26K · proxy: 33% got one. A possibility, not a promise
View as a table
Price per year by family income
Family incomePrice per year
$0–30K$16K a year
$30–48K$19K a year
$48–75K$20K a year
$75–110K$25K 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.)

$23,477

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

Full price$43,558
− Grants, averaged over every first-year−$20,081

100% got grants averaging $20,081; 0% got none.

= Average total cost$23,477
Tuition & fees$26.2KRoom & board$11.8KBooks & supplies$1.5KOther expenses$4.1K

Who pays what

Received grants · 100%$21,447 averagenet price after grants
No grants · 0%$43,558full sticker price

Share of first-year students, 2023–24.

Compared to all colleges$23,477
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.

Median debt at graduation

$20K

≈ $212/month for 10 years

Payback estimate

1.9 yrs

of median salary to cover 4 years of net price

Undergrads with a federal loan50%
National median: 45%Above typical

About 1 in 2 undergrads borrows federally.

Median federal debt, by background

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

Pell Grant recipients$16,175
No Pell Grant$15,000
Family income under $30K$16,694
$30K–$75K$15,000
Over $75K$15,000

Three years into repayment

Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.

  • Paid in full8%
  • Paying it down25%
  • Payments paused37%
  • Not paying it down21%
  • Behind or in default8%
  • Forgiven or discharged0–1%

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

Who actually gets aid

46%of full price

Aid generosity

Generous

Grants cover 46% of the $43,558 full price on average across all first-years (generous), more than at 66% of colleges. The sticker price overstates what most students here actually pay.

$20,081 in grants per first-year ÷ $43,558 full price.

Compared to every college46%
46%
← Limitedmore generous than 66% of 1,514Very generous →

Who gets grants and scholarships

Full-time first-year students (328), 2023–24

Received grants or scholarships, avg $20,081 No grants

Where the aid comes from

From the college66% · avg $21.3K
Pell Grants45% · avg $6.1K
State or local grants41%
Student loans39% · avg $5.8K

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

Aid by family income

The whole first-year class (328)

  • Federal aid + grants219avg grant $21.1K
  • Grants, no federal aid109avg grant $18K
  • No grants0pay 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 (219 of 328), because income is only reported for them.

IncomeStudentsAvg grant
$0–30K97$25.9K
$30–48K28$22.7K
$48–75K24$21.5K
$75–110K37$16.1K
$110K+33$11.1K

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)