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Cost & aid

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $16,969 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $7.3K less than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $15,964 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $50,383.

+49% after inflation since 2013–14Over time
Full price
$50,383 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
24% · avg $28K
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$20K$40K$0$100K$200K$300K$400K+Full price $50KLittle need-based aid above $110KMerit: $22K
  • Published federal figures
  • With an average merit award: $22K · proxy: 24% got one. A possibility, not a promise
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Price per year by family income
Family incomePrice per year
$0–30K$13K a year
$30–48K$13K a year
$48–75K$14K a year
$75–110K$11K 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.)

$16,969

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

Full price$50,383
− Grants, averaged over every first-year−$33,414

100% got grants averaging $33,414; 0% got none.

= Average total cost$16,969
Tuition & fees$37.1KRoom & board$7.6KBooks & supplies$1.2KOther expenses$4.4K

Who pays what

Received grants · 100%$15,964 averagenet price after grants
No grants · 0%$50,383full sticker price

Share of first-year students, 2023–24.

Compared to all colleges$16,969
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.

Next year (2022–23), reported by Antioch College

$44,783 before aid

Tuition, fees, and on-campus food and housing · unchanged from 2023–24.

Continuing students pay $43,208 in later years.

Show the full next-year estimate
  • Tuition, fees, food & housing$44,783
  • Books and supplies$1,200
  • Transportation$1,200
  • Other expenses$3,500
  • Total for a student living on campus$50,683
Undergrads with a federal loan70%
National median: 45%Above typical

70% of undergrads borrow federally.

Median federal debt, by background

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

Family income under $30K$5,500

Who actually gets aid

66%of full price

Aid generosity

Very generous

Grants cover 66% of the $50,383 full price on average across all first-years (very generous), more than at 99% of colleges. The sticker price overstates what most students here actually pay.

$33,414 in grants per first-year ÷ $50,383 full price.

Compared to every college66%
66%
← Limitedmore generous than 99% of 1,514Very generous →

Who gets grants and scholarships

Full-time first-year students (38), 2023–24

Received grants or scholarships, avg $33,414 No grants

Where the aid comes from

From the college100% · avg $28.4K
Pell Grants55% · avg $5.6K
State or local grants32%
Student loans71% · avg $4.2K

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

Aid by family income

The whole first-year class (38)

  • Federal aid + grants29avg grant $35K
  • Grants, no federal aid9avg grant $28.2K
  • 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 (29 of 38), because income is only reported for them.

IncomeStudentsAvg grant
$0–30K14$37.3K
$30–48K4$36.9K
$48–75K6$35.5K
$75–110K2$38.5K
$110K+3$18.8K

Applying for aid

For fall 2022 entrants.

To apply for aid: the FAFSA.
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✓✓

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;Antioch College Common Data Set 2021–22, 2022–23;Antioch College Common Data Set 2021–22, 2021–22 (estimated);Antioch College Common Data Set 2021–22, Fall 2022 entrants;Antioch College 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)