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Sticker Price vs. Net Price: What Families Actually Pay at 395 Colleges, by Income

By the Lens team · Updated October 16, 2026

The "sticker price" is what a college publishes; the net price is what families actually pay after grants and scholarships. At the 175 private colleges below, the typical published price for 2022–23 was $75,310 a year, but families earning $75,000 to $110,000 who received aid paid a median of $29,514. At public universities, in-state families in that income range paid a median of $19,601.

Where these numbers come from, and how we calculated them

Every figure in this guide comes from the U.S. Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), which every college that takes federal student aid must report to. We used the most recent complete year, 2022–23:

  • Net price by family income comes from the IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey (file SFA2223). IPEDS calculates it as the college's total cost of attendance (tuition and fees, books and supplies, and housing, food and other expenses) minus the average grants and scholarships from federal, state and local governments and the college itself. It covers full-time, first-year students who received federal financial aid, grouped by family income. Loans and work-study are not subtracted.
  • Public colleges: IPEDS reports net price for in-state students only. Out-of-state students usually pay more.
  • Published price is IPEDS's total price for an in-state student living on campus in 2022–23 (file DRVIC2022): the full "sticker" cost of a year before any aid.
  • Net price calculator links come from the IPEDS institutional directory (file HD2024), where each college lists its own calculator.

We report the IPEDS figures as published, without adjusting them. We leave a cell blank (—) when fewer than 10 students were in that income group, because averages from a handful of students can mislead. A few colleges report grants larger than their full cost for low-income students, which makes the net price negative; we show those as $0*. Medians in the text are calculated by Lens from the same files.

Sticker price vs. net price, at a glance

Family incomeMedian net price, public (in-state)Median net price, private
$0–30,000$10,502$18,794
$30,001–48,000$11,636$18,652
$48,001–75,000$14,873$22,356
$75,001–110,000$19,601$29,514
Over $110,000$22,722$43,918
Published price (median)$28,136$75,310

Source: IPEDS, 2022–23. Medians across the 220 public and 175 private colleges in this guide, calculated by Lens.

Two things stand out. First, almost no one who receives aid pays the sticker price, especially at private colleges. Second, the gap between public and private narrows a great deal for lower- and middle-income families, so a private college you assumed was out of reach may cost less than you think.

Keep in mind: these are 2022–23 averages. Many colleges have expanded their aid since then (see colleges with free tuition by family income), and your own price depends on your family's finances. Each college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate in a few minutes. You may pay less if receiving grants or scholarships not reflected here.

What families actually paid at 395 colleges, by income

Average net price for full-time first-year students who received federal aid, 2022–23. Public colleges show in-state prices. Listed alphabetically.

CollegeStatePublished price$0–30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110kNet price calculator
Abilene Christian UniversityTX$56,522$22,928$24,199$24,921$27,540$32,121Calculator
Adelphi UniversityNY$66,256$22,149$24,621$28,183$29,583$32,093Calculator
Alabama A&M UniversityAL$24,234$13,776$13,923$16,471$19,057$18,200Calculator
American UniversityDC$71,703$21,176$18,630$23,477$34,587$53,257Calculator
Amherst CollegeMA$83,650$1,888$1,868$6,112—$50,358Calculator
Arcadia UniversityPA$63,450$18,744$20,872$21,027$27,220$31,115Calculator
Arizona State UniversityAZ$31,127$8,909$10,562$15,764$19,651$21,772Calculator
Arkansas State UniversityAR$24,553$9,806$11,300$14,092$15,587$17,431Calculator
Auburn UniversityAL$34,402$16,332$17,633$21,834$26,957$29,310Calculator
Babson CollegeMA$77,248$21,270$14,369$21,924$35,383$58,685Calculator
Ball State UniversityIN$25,680$7,233$9,717$14,882$19,748$21,756Calculator
Barnard CollegeNY$84,409$14,486$9,011$17,279$24,152$58,447Calculator
Barry UniversityFL$50,558$20,514$21,156$23,386$28,891$29,647Calculator
Bates CollegeME$80,440$4,263$6,296$8,602$22,744$49,109Calculator
Baylor UniversityTX$70,171$30,674$30,348$32,236$37,708$47,442Calculator
Bentley UniversityMA$77,770$24,239$23,482$25,331$35,581$49,750Calculator
Bethune-Cookman UniversityFL$29,940$13,728$14,194$16,399$19,105$20,662Calculator
Binghamton UniversityNY$29,869$12,916$16,168$21,832$23,279$28,008Calculator
Boise State UniversityID$28,716$15,387$16,200$19,197$22,131$22,767Calculator
Boston CollegeMA$83,746$5,851$7,655$12,554$23,325$56,247Calculator
Boston UniversityMA$82,760$11,453$11,167$13,639$25,501$48,018Calculator
Bowdoin CollegeME$80,390$3,275$3,464$6,764$20,899$42,867Calculator
Bowling Green State UniversityOH$30,393$15,611$16,496$20,316$23,010$23,945Calculator
Bradley UniversityIL$53,436$17,762$16,472$19,392$25,476$29,736Calculator
Brandeis UniversityMA$81,914$12,366$15,077$17,974$26,231$53,720Calculator
Bridgewater State UniversityMA$29,313$11,267$12,771$16,464$19,161$22,091Calculator
Brigham Young UniversityUT$21,120$9,531$10,224$12,374$16,389$20,042Calculator
Brown UniversityRI$83,686$0*$2,273$7,757$19,526$45,823Calculator
Bryant UniversityRI$68,813$33,555$36,310$38,987$41,023$42,552Calculator
Bucknell UniversityPA$80,170$21,406$19,554$20,932$36,128$55,354Calculator
Butler UniversityIN$64,180$28,607$31,406$36,016$39,491$42,961Calculator
Cal Poly PomonaCA$28,109$7,599$8,192$11,196$15,145$20,829Calculator
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoCA$29,918$6,476$6,904$11,372$18,032$26,920Calculator
Caldwell UniversityNJ$57,449$16,458$15,756$18,547$27,111$31,640Calculator
California Institute of TechnologyCA$83,598$1,667$1,023$7,003—$56,275Calculator
California State University-Long BeachCA$26,182$5,477$6,191$9,063$12,787$18,575Calculator
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$80,230$8,460$12,600$17,534$27,827$52,593Calculator
Case Western Reserve UniversityOH$82,004$19,510$18,657$19,106$33,489$49,117Calculator
Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$28,426$11,562$12,817$15,178$18,572$21,300Calculator
Central Michigan UniversityMI$26,968$12,672$11,638$14,182$17,215$18,780Calculator
Chapman UniversityCA$82,546$37,985$40,713$39,414$42,194$54,519Calculator
Chicago State UniversityIL$32,718$8,025$10,674$12,729$16,801—Calculator
Claflin UniversitySC$33,676$19,663$21,021$25,768$25,952—Calculator
Clark Atlanta UniversityGA$40,924$33,555$34,611$37,249$38,230$39,940Calculator
Clark UniversityMA$65,266$16,629$15,377$20,719$25,104$38,832Calculator
Clemson UniversitySC$34,750$14,212$14,857$19,988$24,020$27,348Calculator
Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$27,426$9,222$9,749$13,209$17,527$18,612Calculator
Coe CollegeIA$65,284$12,657$13,250$16,889$20,555$27,413Calculator
Colby CollegeME$81,550$6,072$1,331$2,247$15,937$52,893Calculator
Colgate UniversityNY$83,650$3,341$9,345$17,685$31,027$53,119Calculator
College of CharlestonSC$31,478$13,017$13,418$18,049$23,178$24,730Calculator
College of the Holy CrossMA$76,880$14,900$6,282$20,722$29,535$51,228Calculator
Colorado CollegeCO$83,228$9,732$13,987$17,051$25,254$51,525Calculator
Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$25,443$11,547$11,755$15,061$18,182$20,288Calculator
Colorado School of MinesCO$39,529$19,231$19,616$25,347$30,370$33,931Calculator
Colorado State UniversityCO$30,449$11,333$11,654$14,611$23,048$28,684Calculator
Columbia UniversityNY$86,097$6,342$4,975$5,195$15,368$44,695Calculator
Coppin State UniversityMD$22,836$4,635$5,960$8,140—$15,238Calculator
Cornell UniversityNY$83,196$4,079$5,589$8,129$18,531$51,735Calculator
CUNY Baruch CollegeNY$33,084$745$2,640$6,626$9,323$12,757Calculator
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY—$1,466$2,954$6,726$8,246$11,670Calculator
CUNY City CollegeNY$31,684$1,579$3,087$7,188$9,487$11,887Calculator
CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$25,458$262$2,264$6,457$8,551$12,135Calculator
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNY—$1,290$2,942$7,654$9,605$12,827Calculator
CUNY Lehman CollegeNY—$2,047$3,756$7,516$9,173—Calculator
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeNY—$4,741$5,532$9,533——Calculator
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyNY—$3,681$4,833$7,775$10,146—Calculator
CUNY Queens CollegeNY$30,352$1,816$3,530$7,186$9,157$12,359Calculator
CUNY York CollegeNY—$3,267$4,716$8,080$9,257—Calculator
Dartmouth CollegeNH$83,802$2,978$0*$5,841$13,426$51,575Calculator
Davidson CollegeNC$75,865$6,613$3,339$7,610$25,077$40,503Calculator
Delaware State UniversityDE$28,906$14,776$14,338$16,445$16,336$20,170Calculator
Denison UniversityOH$76,900$15,093$12,775$15,451$29,492$46,510Calculator
DePaul UniversityIL$62,553$23,758$24,181$26,576$30,294$35,894Calculator
Drake UniversityIA$63,732$27,372$25,335$26,358$32,215$32,993Calculator
Drexel UniversityPA$79,145$27,737$29,749$35,842$39,204$47,490Calculator
Duke UniversityNC$82,749$3,295$242$6,901$16,487$54,375Calculator
Duquesne UniversityPA$63,720$25,943$27,610$31,920$35,852$38,975Calculator
East Carolina UniversityNC$23,813$11,128$12,290$16,785$20,979$22,787Calculator
East Tennessee State UniversityTN$26,997$13,158$13,625$16,944$19,753$20,907Calculator
Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$26,797$11,412$9,774$12,371$19,132$21,672Calculator
Eastern Kentucky UniversityKY$23,004$7,107$7,006$9,326$14,213$15,362Calculator
Eastern Michigan UniversityMI$30,976$14,925$14,959$16,268$20,089$22,274Calculator
Edward Waters UniversityFL$27,164$12,861$12,887$15,958$14,237$20,001Calculator
Elon UniversityNC$59,627$27,108$23,103$32,133$37,712$48,382Calculator
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachFL$59,972$35,431$34,066$39,693$42,233$43,073Calculator
Emerson CollegeMA$77,370$31,412$34,742$39,297$43,628$55,833Calculator
Emory UniversityGA$78,814$6,895$8,640$11,687$21,124$54,582Calculator
Fairfield UniversityCT$74,085$32,161$28,062$35,003$39,355$49,644Calculator
Farmingdale State CollegeNY$26,024$3,865$6,366$10,730$13,143$16,356Calculator
Fisk UniversityTN$40,278$21,410$24,865$27,075$35,437—Calculator
Florida A&M UniversityFL$24,153$13,203$13,574$17,489$19,721$21,999Calculator)
Florida Atlantic UniversityFL$24,853$3,120$4,760$8,772$14,665$16,235Calculator
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFL$20,490$6,146$7,093$9,954$14,265$16,165Calculator
Florida Institute of TechnologyFL$61,016$29,324$29,464$33,611$36,324$39,204Calculator
Florida International UniversityFL$24,881$7,112$8,379$11,393$14,920$17,313Calculator
Florida Memorial UniversityFL$31,996$17,963$18,120$20,200—$27,605Calculator
Florida Southern CollegeFL$57,200$23,266$25,913$27,634$30,479$34,331Calculator
Florida State UniversityFL$23,780$5,777$7,427$11,131$16,057$17,910Calculator
Fordham UniversityNY$83,666$31,239$33,504$38,039$41,753$50,121Calculator
Franklin and Marshall CollegePA$83,354$13,331$18,539$26,954$28,353$48,713Calculator
Furman UniversitySC$73,920$16,190$16,294$24,978$29,927$37,271Calculator
George Mason UniversityVA$31,303$12,197$13,383$16,296$20,394$25,247Calculator
George Washington UniversityDC$80,945$21,396$18,171$21,863$33,540$53,974Calculator
Georgetown UniversityDC$84,696$5,340$8,750$13,464$26,491$57,166Calculator
Georgia Southern UniversityGA$25,475$13,139$13,922$16,475$19,776$20,259Calculator
Georgia State UniversityGA$28,957$13,552$14,546$17,219$19,421$20,338Calculator
Georgia TechGA$28,106$7,491$9,083$13,349$16,601$17,250Calculator
Gettysburg CollegePA$78,900$14,666$15,191$22,407$27,423$42,579Calculator
Gonzaga UniversityWA$69,707$23,364$22,330$25,096$35,623$43,615Calculator
Grambling State UniversityLA$25,663$16,447$19,923$23,591$24,096$24,356Calculator
Grand Valley State UniversityMI$27,197$11,395$11,390$14,507$20,860$23,541Calculator
Grinnell CollegeIA$79,628$6,739$6,235$6,220$16,891$36,265Calculator
Hamilton CollegeNY$80,380$4,906$8,614$18,336$21,312$50,232Calculator
Hampton UniversityVA$46,048$29,338$30,636$32,980—$44,119Calculator
Harvard UniversityMA$83,538$2,895$2,496$2,167$13,937$53,571Calculator
Hawaii Pacific UniversityHI$50,818$26,082$28,770$28,932$32,793$34,920Calculator
High Point UniversityNC$62,190$31,504$33,524$37,597$38,651$44,082Calculator
Hofstra UniversityNY$73,548$29,667$31,575$35,162$38,553$37,740Calculator
Houston Christian UniversityTX$51,642$17,782$17,020$20,618$23,711$27,103Calculator
Howard UniversityDC$51,450$44,234$45,504$49,005$50,842$51,384Calculator
Illinois Institute of TechnologyIL$71,910$13,222$15,488$16,566$22,765$31,456Calculator
Illinois State UniversityIL$32,458$11,075$11,994$16,424$23,818$26,853Calculator
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityIL$68,732$21,011$24,494$24,284$28,757$35,699Calculator
Indiana State UniversityIN$24,662$7,702$8,876$11,400$17,908$19,574Calculator
Indiana University BloomingtonIN$27,457$6,125$7,383$12,311$20,828$24,018Calculator
Indiana University IndianapolisIN$24,780$5,748$6,752$11,445$18,012$19,866Calculator
Iona UniversityNY$65,418$25,063$27,463$26,714$28,595$30,466Calculator
Iowa State UniversityIA$23,472$11,734$12,465$15,430$19,807$21,827Calculator
Ithaca CollegeNY$66,235$22,208$23,940$29,170$31,953$37,581Calculator
Jacksonville State UniversityAL$23,990$13,268$13,842$16,202$18,157$18,079Calculator
Jacksonville UniversityFL$62,982$23,467$23,680$22,141$29,211$30,566Calculator
James Madison UniversityVA$30,508$10,582$12,172$17,150$23,171$28,869Calculator
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$80,800$1,473$2,708$4,431$12,085$38,745Calculator
Kansas State UniversityKS$25,986$10,742$11,964$14,458$19,880$21,843Calculator
Kean UniversityNJ$31,511$6,593$7,496$12,503$20,592$21,514Calculator
Kennesaw State UniversityGA$27,253$13,754$14,822$17,890$20,179$20,512Calculator
Kent State UniversityOH$30,854$14,912$15,386$16,772$21,202$25,263Calculator
Lafayette CollegePA$78,854$11,903$5,125$11,291$23,829$49,830Calculator
Lamar UniversityTX$24,662$9,565$10,103$12,281$16,562$18,473Calculator
Lehigh UniversityPA$77,885$15,440$19,398$19,495$30,179$50,046Calculator
Louisiana Tech UniversityLA$24,972$8,529$9,010$11,846$15,442$15,634Calculator
Loyola Marymount UniversityCA$76,227$30,208$25,766$32,869$39,673$53,926Calculator
Loyola University ChicagoIL$67,818$28,666$29,489$32,527$36,217$40,370Calculator
Loyola University MarylandMD$72,600$19,154$24,194$27,472$28,097$34,010Calculator
LSULA$34,878$14,035$17,014$21,261$25,140$26,244Calculator
Macalester CollegeMN$78,900$12,877$11,441$13,050$26,584$43,253Calculator
Manhattan UniversityNY$70,398$24,024$25,103$27,042$28,655$29,209Calculator
Marist UniversityNY$64,835$25,331$27,034$34,963$38,862$43,143Calculator
Marquette UniversityWI$64,562$18,364$18,903$24,176$30,974$34,465Calculator
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$79,850$0*$0*$4,621$13,696$46,627Calculator
Mercer UniversityGA$57,752$18,650$20,919$22,627$24,610$26,399Calculator
Mercy UniversityNY$40,712$13,092$14,487$17,042$20,273$23,124Calculator
Merrimack CollegeMA$69,941$27,376$30,509$32,926$37,097$41,477Calculator
Miami University (Ohio)OH$37,218$14,775$17,494$24,142$29,332$30,943Calculator
Michigan State UniversityMI$30,990$8,119$13,980$20,378$25,940$28,327Calculator
Middle Tennessee State UniversityTN$24,554$8,371$9,462$12,840$17,052$17,620Calculator
Middlebury CollegeVT$82,260$10,270$8,548$14,741$22,228$48,804Calculator
Minerva UniversityCA$34,950—————Calculator
Minnesota State University-MankatoMN$23,234$11,920$12,568$15,200$19,870$21,860Calculator
Mississippi State UniversityMS$27,107$11,968$12,879$16,750$19,608$20,463Calculator
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$25,917$9,530$10,333$12,585$16,140$16,558Calculator
Monmouth UniversityNJ$64,273$19,945$18,532$29,142$36,327$38,626Calculator
Montana State UniversityMT$24,527$16,713$17,165$20,572$23,456$23,771Calculator
Montclair State UniversityNJ$33,342$9,482$10,729$15,990$21,259$23,607Calculator
Morehead State UniversityKY$22,603$7,561$7,152$9,920$13,796$14,197Calculator
Morgan State UniversityMD$25,735$10,666$13,284$16,670$19,600$16,768Calculator
Murray State UniversityKY$25,087$5,594$5,703$9,616$13,423$14,282Calculator
NC StateNC$25,752$6,200$8,670$13,992$20,386$24,211Calculator
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNJ$40,162$11,534$12,526$16,317$21,967$27,681Calculator
New Mexico State UniversityNM$24,399$5,104$5,724$8,877$10,223$10,360Calculator
New York Institute of TechnologyNY$63,384$16,548$17,565$21,862$26,269$28,544Calculator
New York UniversityNY$82,095$16,816$15,898$18,555$33,913$59,931Calculator
Norfolk State UniversityVA$26,710$11,099$12,836$13,868$14,235$18,020Calculator
North Carolina A&T State UniversityNC$19,372$7,314$8,701$13,024$17,075$18,685Calculator
North Carolina Central UniversityNC$26,002$12,136$14,482$17,688$21,713$23,621Calculator
Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$32,461$10,691$12,769$15,777$19,805—Calculator
Northeastern UniversityMA$81,422$5,900$6,383$10,482$20,109$51,753Calculator
Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$29,202$10,333$11,015$14,211$19,013$20,484Calculator
Northern Illinois UniversityIL$27,822$9,047$9,740$12,674$17,806$21,307Calculator
Northern Michigan UniversityMI$27,432$9,098$11,494$15,948$20,616$22,762Calculator
Northwestern UniversityIL$89,394$1,243$3,373$6,485$14,059$48,837Calculator
Nova Southeastern UniversityFL$56,870$28,140$29,648$30,839$33,872$35,861Calculator
Oakland UniversityMI$29,112$9,004$8,807$12,229$18,508$22,034Calculator
Oberlin CollegeOH$84,230$19,257$13,640$23,475$36,946$48,245Calculator
Ohio State UniversityOH$30,185$6,259$7,104$12,683$22,870$27,144Calculator
Ohio UniversityOH$29,214$13,075$14,933$18,808$22,093$23,216Calculator
Oklahoma State UniversityOK$26,204$10,690$11,606$15,274$20,860$22,650Calculator
Oregon State UniversityOR$30,343$13,219$14,376$16,992$22,243$26,447Calculator
Pace UniversityNY$73,252$26,575$27,098$29,308$30,891$36,098Calculator
Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityFL$56,695$28,191$26,918$28,473$39,730$36,841Calculator
Penn State (University Park)PA$39,447$19,458$19,743$26,257$33,579$37,209Calculator
Pepperdine UniversityCA$85,202$36,463$38,065$40,201$42,253$52,946Calculator
Pomona CollegeCA$81,196$5,638$5,444$5,099$15,433$51,240Calculator
Prairie View A&M UniversityTX$26,855$9,605$10,487$17,552$20,779$23,032Calculator
Pratt Institute-MainNY$77,607$43,939$44,489$44,482$54,748$57,780Calculator
Princeton UniversityNJ$80,415$2,518$4,682$7,652$13,849$39,943Calculator
Providence CollegeRI$76,910$26,070$23,408$24,086$33,480$53,195Calculator
Purdue UniversityIN$22,922$4,927$5,925$8,948$18,919$21,130Calculator
Purdue University NorthwestIN$22,056$4,256$4,935$10,143$13,805$14,972Calculator
Quinnipiac UniversityCT$70,540$31,257$34,294$34,111$39,079$41,944Calculator
Radford UniversityVA$27,063$11,289$11,883$14,533$20,204$22,537Calculator
Ramapo College of New JerseyNJ$34,749$10,142$12,761$18,536$25,667$26,671Calculator
Reed CollegeOR$83,310$19,418$25,846$14,080$28,552$53,463Calculator
Regent UniversityVA$30,862$18,843$18,644$16,647$20,261$18,990Calculator
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNY$79,934$21,009$24,670$25,624$33,615$39,583Calculator
Rice UniversityTX$74,110$3,221$3,666$1,348$18,783$39,303Calculator
Rider UniversityNJ$56,830$17,331$19,245$22,356$28,544$31,746Calculator
Rochester Institute of TechnologyNY$72,296$24,475$25,200$25,561$30,655$34,772Calculator
Roger Williams UniversityRI$61,606$29,475$29,765$34,861$38,086$41,052Calculator
Rollins CollegeFL$75,310$25,481$28,884$29,454$31,970$41,399Calculator
Rowan UniversityNJ$36,829$15,180$15,598$19,644$27,596$28,933Calculator
Rutgers University-CamdenNJ$34,629$16,678$11,800$14,931$21,312$27,896Calculator
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ$35,766$15,885$15,532$17,578$24,020$33,460Calculator
Rutgers University-NewarkNJ$35,585$14,840$16,252$17,388$25,608$32,589Calculator
Sacred Heart UniversityCT$67,950$37,374$38,526$43,128$47,177$47,318Calculator
Saginaw Valley State UniversityMI$25,285$10,545$11,338$13,963$16,972$18,491Calculator
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPA$67,266$30,742$33,882$33,514$37,264$36,689Calculator
Saint Louis UniversityMO$70,676$20,869$20,738$22,950$26,695$33,177Calculator
Salisbury UniversityMD$27,386$7,351$12,779$14,904$20,344$23,689Calculator
San Diego State UniversityCA$32,110$9,655$10,241$14,205$18,176$24,913Calculator
San Jose State UniversityCA$30,850$9,743$9,863$12,948$17,047$23,401Calculator
Santa Clara UniversityCA$78,849$36,094$51,894$41,599$30,672$60,212Calculator
Savannah College of Art and DesignGA$60,425$41,693$42,451$45,149$47,652$47,565Calculator
Seattle UniversityWA$69,798$23,374$24,900$30,151$38,105$42,970Calculator
Seton Hall UniversityNJ$69,492$17,681$18,674$24,326$35,089$41,110Calculator
Siena CollegeNY$62,329$25,588$26,414$28,940$32,700$37,049Calculator
Skidmore CollegeNY$81,890$20,906$15,994$17,308$25,470$46,513Calculator
Smith CollegeMA$82,134$7,033$9,382$12,149$17,628$39,722Calculator
South Carolina State UniversitySC$30,060$17,089$17,509$19,611$24,555$25,130Calculator
Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO$24,988$11,453$11,371$13,576$18,253$19,562Calculator
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleIL$30,089$12,928$12,082$13,206$22,819$23,582Calculator
Southern Methodist UniversityTX$83,130$30,165$16,581$24,746$37,145$57,595Calculator
Southern University and A&M CollegeLA$25,984$18,473$19,314$21,614$23,583$23,940Calculator
Southern Utah UniversityUT$19,886$7,156$8,339$11,243$14,197$15,580Calculator
Spelman CollegeGA$49,566$31,898$31,961$34,390$35,209$42,201Calculator
St. John's University-New YorkNY$70,178$23,468$24,386$27,197$30,164$31,582Calculator
Stanford UniversityCA$82,162$0*$0*$1,323$8,816$50,452Calculator
State University of New York at CortlandNY$26,570$11,272$13,846$18,050$19,602$23,422Calculator
State University of New York at New PaltzNY$27,788$11,330$14,284$19,631$20,787$25,074Calculator
State University of New York at OswegoNY$27,509$10,677$14,114$18,084$18,588$23,253Calculator
State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$28,331$10,585$13,591$16,685$17,575$23,723Calculator
Stetson UniversityFL$71,810$17,596$15,801$19,475$24,138$32,728Calculator
Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ$77,954$26,555$26,938$34,145$38,749$47,748Calculator
Stockton UniversityNJ$34,976$13,774$13,665$17,407$25,434$28,051Calculator
Stonehill CollegeMA$69,600$17,388$17,643$21,229$29,268$34,474Calculator
Stony Brook UniversityNY$30,518$12,744$15,813$21,446$24,158$26,994Calculator
Suffolk UniversityMA$65,464$25,575$26,678$27,191$29,230$35,802Calculator
SUNY BrockportNY$27,046$10,097$12,175$16,278$17,577$21,400Calculator
SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$27,698$10,684$12,992$17,379$18,478$21,201Calculator
SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY$26,028$9,813$11,689$14,726$16,924$21,280Calculator
SUNY GeneseoNY$26,632$9,369$12,591$15,180$17,850$23,488Calculator
SUNY OneontaNY$27,545$11,716$15,318$17,775$19,935$24,749Calculator
Swarthmore CollegePA$80,014$8,580$5,592$8,292—$47,429Calculator
Syracuse UniversityNY$80,947$21,505$16,002$19,633$31,776$55,337Calculator
Talladega CollegeAL$27,700$13,423$11,620———Calculator
Tarleton State UniversityTX$22,981$15,477$16,966$20,599$22,714$22,981Calculator
Temple UniversityPA$42,810$23,080$24,278$28,493$31,578$34,632Calculator
Tennessee State UniversityTN$23,892$9,239$9,436$11,079$16,738$16,378Calculator
Tennessee Technological UniversityTN$26,984$9,641$11,325$14,405$17,795$18,329Calculator
Texas A&M International UniversityTX$21,492$2,677$2,734$2,791$5,119$8,972Calculator
Texas A&M UniversityTX$32,253$12,273$12,597$18,685$26,336$29,548Calculator
Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiTX$24,926$10,936$11,543$14,374$19,660$22,683Calculator
Texas Christian UniversityTX$73,110$15,531$12,341$18,714$32,933$49,598Calculator
Texas State UniversityTX$26,995$12,144$12,576$16,117$21,528$23,150Calculator
Texas Tech UniversityTX$28,022$13,922$15,173$18,376$23,239$24,903Calculator
The College of New JerseyNJ$37,856$12,814$14,506$20,638$28,825$33,080Calculator
The New SchoolNY$85,097$48,206$51,201$52,728$56,942$61,849Calculator
Towson UniversityMD$28,720$6,677$10,748$16,686$22,490$25,031Calculator
Trinity UniversityTX$65,798$14,184$12,334$15,774$24,156$35,186Calculator
Tufts UniversityMA$84,600$10,526$11,995$14,963$26,964$53,400Calculator
Tulane UniversityLA$83,890$20,957$22,974$26,839$36,543$58,219Calculator
Tuskegee UniversityAL$41,924$31,858$33,168$34,010$34,215—Calculator
UC BerkeleyCA$43,043$5,895$7,751$11,424$18,713$35,154Calculator
UC DavisCA$38,556$8,594$9,472$12,304$17,988$31,258Calculator
UC IrvineCA$37,289$6,485$8,044$11,769$16,809$29,595Calculator
UC RiversideCA$37,226$8,240$9,615$12,449$17,297$29,624Calculator
UC San DiegoCA$37,040$7,487$7,864$10,389$17,131$28,113Calculator
UC Santa BarbaraCA$37,902$7,745$8,910$11,398$16,839$30,085Calculator
UC Santa CruzCA$38,712$9,472$10,114$13,001$18,786$32,674Calculator
UCLACA$36,980$6,864$8,731$11,065$17,250$30,481Calculator
UMass AmherstMA$33,475$11,103$13,259$16,738$24,016$31,297Calculator
Union CollegeNY$81,720$15,257$15,506$21,768$28,376$48,517Calculator
University at AlbanyNY$29,106$13,066$15,895$19,850$20,811$25,009Calculator
University at BuffaloNY$31,266$14,240$16,624$21,261$23,286$26,546Calculator
University of AkronOH$28,357$12,469$12,319$14,771$17,982$19,698Calculator
University of AlabamaAL$32,024$18,592$19,928$23,056$25,396$25,773Calculator
University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$28,909$14,816$15,876$18,310$20,913$21,326Calculator
University of ArizonaAZ$31,625$12,043$13,789$15,497$20,124$20,936Calculator
University of ArkansasAR$28,300$13,017$14,115$17,379$19,755$20,991Calculator
University of BridgeportCT$60,982$21,943$23,572$25,830$27,339$27,063Calculator
University of Central FloridaFL$24,036$6,170$7,610$10,684$15,473$17,821Calculator
University of ChicagoIL$86,856$0*$0*$770$12,816$54,800Calculator
University of CincinnatiOH$30,166$15,108$16,373$20,607$25,288$26,573Calculator
University of Colorado BoulderCO$33,466$11,251$12,545$17,204$26,247$30,549Calculator
University of Colorado Denver/AnschutzCO$31,588$16,135$17,083$19,871$22,700$23,355Calculator
University of ConnecticutCT$37,038$13,936$14,656$18,705$26,945$31,886Calculator
University of DaytonOH$64,310$25,086$25,118$26,840$31,080$34,678Calculator
University of DelawareDE$32,444$9,354$10,573$12,857$18,508$25,310Calculator
University of DenverCO$76,059$20,820$21,648$28,981$30,753$46,428Calculator
University of FloridaFL$21,811$2,387$3,437$8,189$13,440$15,571Calculator
University of GeorgiaGA$27,542$7,897$9,336$14,400$17,447$17,846Calculator
University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$30,331$7,397$9,971$13,381$16,795$20,462Calculator
University of HoustonTX$25,801$10,327$10,690$12,613$19,459$22,969Calculator
University of IdahoID$22,846$9,930$11,390$12,902$16,256$18,322Calculator
University of Illinois ChicagoIL$35,872$9,257$9,945$12,887$18,806$25,479Calculator
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$32,134$3,883$5,955$10,065$20,205$28,358Calculator
University of IndianapolisIN$51,612$14,352$13,702$17,093$23,380$26,125Calculator
University of IowaIA$26,883$13,811$16,220$20,136$22,711$24,580Calculator
University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$28,794$11,226$12,427$15,448$18,180$18,398Calculator
University of LouisvilleKY$31,680$13,768$14,494$16,510$22,938$25,116Calculator
University of MarylandMD$29,637$3,603$7,327$12,237$20,855$26,239Calculator
University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyMD$30,795$7,048$11,374$18,506$24,763$27,013Calculator
University of Massachusetts-BostonMA$34,750$13,072$14,215$17,572$22,332$25,375Calculator
University of Massachusetts-LowellMA$32,732$10,460$11,220$15,576$21,633$26,648Calculator
University of MemphisTN$28,136$10,985$12,003$15,357$18,600$19,252Calculator
University of MiamiFL$79,020$17,790$19,645$20,250$26,355$48,907Calculator
University of MichiganMI$33,556$4,926$5,389$8,756$16,042$26,787Calculator
University of Michigan-DearbornMI—$8,160$8,157$9,589$15,656$19,586Calculator
University of Michigan-FlintMI$27,006$5,994$8,152$11,010$15,096$18,709Calculator
University of MinnesotaMN$31,099$7,262$7,634$10,861$17,909$26,623Calculator
University of Minnesota-DuluthMN$27,208$6,393$7,919$11,619$18,262$24,658Calculator
University of MissouriMO$29,221$13,599$13,676$15,707$21,455$24,637Calculator
University of Nebraska at OmahaNE$23,668$9,908$10,689$12,407$15,900$17,566Calculator
University of Nebraska-LincolnNE$27,082$11,899$12,714$15,125$19,953$22,012Calculator
University of Nevada-RenoNV$28,835$12,126$12,482$15,116$18,042$20,739Calculator
University of New HampshireNH$35,350$15,393$16,981$19,283$23,182$27,767Calculator
University of New HavenCT$66,382$28,133$29,345$32,749$35,868$36,975Calculator
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC$25,249$3,165$5,143$11,220$19,106$24,077Calculator
University of North Carolina at CharlotteNC$23,660$9,010$10,492$14,014$19,139$20,740Calculator
University of North Carolina at GreensboroNC$20,550$6,479$8,141$12,295$16,056$18,076Calculator
University of North Carolina WilmingtonNC$26,466$11,837$13,891$18,377$23,374$25,018Calculator
University of North DakotaND$25,367$13,914$13,615$18,625$19,282$20,640Calculator
University of North FloridaFL$22,496$6,465$7,759$11,120$15,886$17,447Calculator
University of North GeorgiaGA$22,035$7,958$9,023$11,167$13,074$13,702Calculator
University of North TexasTX$26,298$10,816$11,452$13,489$18,573$21,829Calculator
University of Northern ColoradoCO$28,794$14,505$15,864$16,792$19,842$22,647Calculator
University of Notre DameIN$80,211$8,873$6,216$14,841$20,449$46,879Calculator
University of OklahomaOK$32,673$12,555$13,730$17,551$21,593$23,842Calculator
University of OregonOR$33,639$15,975$16,844$19,030$25,789$29,475Calculator
University of PennsylvaniaPA$85,738$1,026$4,759$17,585$29,302$57,603Calculator
University of PittsburghPA$37,028$17,007$18,397$26,179$31,931$34,824Calculator
University of PortlandOR$72,816$24,994$28,283$32,078$40,001$43,754Calculator
University of Rhode IslandRI$33,150$12,930$12,326$16,578$22,524$27,213Calculator
University of RichmondVA$77,330$11,026$18,646$15,818$27,086$47,669Calculator
University of RochesterNY$82,600$13,743$16,102$21,177$29,822$48,528Calculator
University of San DiegoCA$75,767$17,543$18,083$19,998$28,397$46,152Calculator
University of San FranciscoCA$77,854$31,741$31,759$34,211$39,319$48,576Calculator
University of ScrantonPA$69,974$17,968$17,920$24,999$29,978$38,306Calculator
University of South AlabamaAL$23,705$10,148$11,633$15,456$21,143$21,878Calculator
University of South CarolinaSC$29,939$14,421$17,602$22,744$26,936$29,493Calculator
University of South FloridaFL$24,652$4,785$6,053$10,649$16,385$17,671Calculator
University of Southern CaliforniaCA$85,064$15,470$13,692$18,993$29,865$56,347Calculator
University of St ThomasMN$67,153$26,922$27,049$26,471$29,807$34,192Calculator
University of TampaFL$50,008$30,631$29,966$33,645$33,835$37,275Calculator
University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleTN$32,658$9,397$12,714$18,820$23,297$25,438Calculator
University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaTN$24,798$8,492$9,682$12,478$17,332$16,862Calculator
University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$29,475$13,535$13,225$14,602$20,025$22,617Calculator
University of Texas at AustinTX$30,246$12,972$15,543$18,618$25,697$28,972Calculator
University of Texas at DallasTX$31,078$11,089$11,910$14,813$21,886$25,491Calculator
University of Texas at San AntonioTX$23,843$7,802$7,976$9,699$15,948$19,758Calculator
University of UtahUT$26,680$10,447$10,667$12,398$16,886$17,278Calculator
University of VermontVT$35,969$11,958$13,113$17,261$22,233$28,049Calculator
University of VirginiaVA$38,132$10,123$8,842$14,658$24,023$34,777Calculator
University of WashingtonWA$32,090$6,398$6,601$7,817$17,234$28,383Calculator
University of West FloridaFL$21,528$3,367$5,208$8,264$13,090$15,446Calculator
University of West GeorgiaGA$26,123$12,779$13,345$16,015$18,909$19,101Calculator
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireWI$21,694$9,565$10,534$13,803$18,951$20,469Calculator
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$27,994$4,458$5,268$9,613$21,123$26,427Calculator
University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWI$19,524$8,426$10,003$14,049$17,177$18,142Calculator
Vanderbilt UniversityTN$84,412$5,797$4,729$6,211$14,780$42,754Calculator
Vassar CollegeNY$83,610$15,964$19,653$25,779$30,066$54,072Calculator
Villanova UniversityPA$81,105$16,914$31,248$25,786$34,285$60,637Calculator
Virginia State UniversityVA$24,173$12,432$13,665$17,511$19,774$22,390Calculator
Virginia TechVA$32,274$13,536$14,891$19,660$26,533$30,568Calculator
Wake Forest UniversityNC$82,988$11,554$6,043$12,769$19,759$54,447Calculator
Washington and Lee UniversityVA$82,990$76$887$6,983$9,222$42,745Calculator
Washington State UniversityWA$29,743$7,147$8,723$12,308$19,445$24,472Calculator
Washington University in St. LouisMO$83,476$4,391$2,321$1,863$19,344$42,712Calculator
Wayne State UniversityMI$31,548$12,337$12,560$14,864$19,189$21,543Calculator
Wellesley CollegeMA$83,050$5,695$634$15,511$24,314$50,305Calculator
Wesleyan UniversityCT$85,172$4,432$5,898$10,310$10,905$50,788Calculator
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaPA$28,523$16,800$17,340$20,275$24,846$26,575Calculator
West Virginia UniversityWV$24,928$9,217$10,199$12,379$15,708$17,130Calculator
Western Carolina UniversityNC$19,341$8,571$10,277$13,085$15,140$17,958Calculator
Western Illinois UniversityIL$28,127$6,968$7,391$11,608$16,515$17,621Calculator
Western Michigan UniversityMI$29,426$9,557$10,010$18,710$23,468$25,313Calculator
Widener UniversityPA$69,953$25,328$25,620$28,722$31,013$34,560Calculator
William & MaryVA$41,118$6,616$6,407$12,603$20,439$35,264Calculator
Williams CollegeMA$81,000$0*$0*$0*$8,825$48,374Calculator
Winston-Salem State UniversityNC$22,412$11,012$12,586$15,668$20,214$20,815Calculator
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMA$76,040$23,870$22,286$29,195$37,713$51,567Calculator
Xavier UniversityOH$63,320$28,499$28,563$31,527$32,456$34,548Calculator
Xavier University of LouisianaLA$40,871$15,365$16,545$19,008$22,829$25,054Calculator
Yale UniversityCT$85,120$28,132$19,744$20,900$17,004$49,347Calculator

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS: Student Financial Aid (SFA2223), Institutional Characteristics (DRVIC2022) and Directory (HD2024). — = fewer than 10 students in that income group, or no published on-campus price (some colleges have no campus housing). $0* means average grants exceeded the full cost of attendance.

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FAQ

What is net price? The cost of a year of college after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the full cost of attendance. IPEDS publishes it as an average for first-year students who received federal aid, by family income.

What's the difference between sticker price and net price? Sticker price is the published cost before any aid. Net price is what a family actually pays after grants and scholarships. For most aided students, net price is far lower.

Does net price include loans? No. Loans and work-study must be paid back or earned, so IPEDS doesn't subtract them. Net price is what a family covers from savings, income, work or loans.

How accurate is a net price calculator? It's an estimate based on the information you enter, and it's usually close for families with straightforward finances. Your actual aid offer comes after you apply.

Why do some colleges show $0? At a few colleges, average grants for the lowest-income students were larger than the college's full cost of attendance in 2022–23, which makes the calculated net price negative.

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