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Cost & aid

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $20,814 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $3.5K less than the national median. The 96% who received grants paid $20,355 on average; the other 4% paid the full sticker price of $25,652.

−16% after inflation since 2013–14Over time
Full price
$25,652 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
16% · avg $2K
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$10K$20K$0$100K$200K$300K$400K+Full price $26KLittle need-based aid above $110KMerit: $24K
  • Published federal figures
  • With an average merit award: $24K · proxy: 16% got one. A possibility, not a promise
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Price per year by family income
Family incomePrice per year
$0–30K$19K a year
$30–48K$19K a year
$48–75K$20K 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.)

$20,814

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

Full price$25,652
− Grants, averaged over every first-year−$4,838

96% got grants averaging $5,037; 4% got none.

= Average total cost$20,814
Tuition & fees$14.7KRoom & board$8.4KBooks & supplies$1KOther expenses$1.5K

Who pays what

Received grants · 96%$20,355 averagenet price after grants
No grants · 4%$25,652full sticker price

Share of first-year students, 2023–24.

Compared to all colleges$20,814
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.

Median debt at graduation

$30.8K

≈ $326/month for 10 years

Payback estimate

1.9 yrs

of median salary to cover 4 years of net price

Undergrads with a federal loan69%
National median: 45%Above typical

69% of undergrads borrow federally.

Median federal debt, by background

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

Pell Grant recipients$17,500
No Pell Grant$12,000
Family income under $30K$15,000
$30K–$75K$17,500
Over $75K$17,126

Three years into repayment

Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.

  • Paid in full3–4%
  • Paying it down5–6%
  • Payments paused40–42%
  • Not paying it down23–24%
  • Behind or in default26–28%
  • Forgiven or discharged0–2%

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

Who actually gets aid

19%of full price

Aid generosity

Limited

Grants cover 19% of the $25,652 full price on average across all first-years (limited), more than at 6% of colleges. Most students here pay close to the sticker price.

$4,838 in grants per first-year ÷ $25,652 full price.

Compared to every college19%
19%
← Limitedmore generous than 6% of 1,514Very generous →

Who gets grants and scholarships

Full-time first-year students (177), 2023–24

Received grants or scholarships, avg $5,037 No grants

Where the aid comes from

From the college18% · avg $2.3K
Pell Grants69% · avg $3.6K
State or local grants93%
Student loans96% · avg $6K

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

Aid by family income

The whole first-year class (177)

  • Federal aid + grants141avg grant $5.7K
  • Grants, no federal aid29avg grant $2K
  • No grants7pay 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 (141 of 177), because income is only reported for them.

IncomeStudentsAvg grant
$0–30K85$6.2K
$30–48K29$6K
$48–75K15$4.9K
$75–110K9$2.6K
$110K+3$966

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)