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Real net prices for every U.S. college, from federal data.

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Federal cost data, decoded

What college actually costs, for every U.S. school

Published prices are not what most students pay. Search any of 4,319 U.S. colleges to see the average net price by household income, straight from U.S. Department of Education datasets.

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    Private four-year colleges, average per year
    Published price $29,514
    What students actually paid $23,703

    Net price after grant and scholarship aid. IPEDS 2022-23, retrieved 2026-08-13.

    The number that matters

    What families actually pay depends on income

    $15,339 Under $30k household avg net price per year
    $16,013 $30-48k household avg net price per year
    $18,243 $48-75k household avg net price per year
    $21,834 $75-110k household avg net price per year
    $26,129 Over $110k household avg net price per year

    National average net price at four-year institutions reporting the bracket, after grant and scholarship aid (IPEDS 2022-23, retrieved 2026-08-13). Search your school above to see its own bracket table.

    Sticker vs reality

    Compare any schools side by side

    SchoolPublished tuitionStudents actually paid
    New York University$60,438$30,730
    Ohio State University-Main Campus$12,859$19,575

    Published 2023-24 tuition and fees vs average net price after aid (2022-23 IPEDS). Net price is cost of attendance minus grants, so it can exceed tuition alone at low-sticker publics. Open this comparison or compare your own schools.

    $23,703 Average net price, private four-year vs $29,514 published tuition
    $12,948 Average in-state net price, public four-year
    $14,500 Average published tuition, online bachelors institutions

    Net price: IPEDS 2022-23. Published tuition: IPEDS 2023-24. Retrieved 2026-08-13.

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    1. Search your school and see what students at your household income actually paid, from federal reporting.
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