Net price, by income — cited to federal data

The sticker price isn’t the price.

Almost nobody pays a college’s published tuition. TuitionScan shows the net price students at each income level actually pay after aid — for any U.S. college, tracked over time and cited to the Department of Education.

5,160 U.S. colleges — or browse the largest by enrollment.

Harvard University · 2023

Published cost of attendance$82,842

Net price for a family earning under $30,000/yr$2,895

A $79,947 gap that grant aid covers — the sticker price hides it. See Harvard’s full breakdown. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.

Federal data, citedEvery figure traces to the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard and IPEDS — linked on the page, never a black-box score.

Net price, by incomeNot the sticker average — what students in a given family-income band actually paid after grant aid, the number that decides affordability.

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College Cost Explorer

For any U.S. college, the net price students at each family-income level actually pay after aid — versus the sticker — tracked and cited to federal data.

Open tool →Net Price by Income

Pick your family-income band, then search any college to see what students in that band actually paid after grant aid.

Open tool →College Cost Comparison

Compare two or three colleges side by side — sticker versus net price, by family-income band, cited to federal data.

Open tool →Tuition Trend & Inflation

How a school's published tuition has risen over time — and whether it outpaced inflation (CPI), cited to federal data.

Open tool →Cost of Attendance Breakdown

Tuition & fees, room and board, books, and other expenses — the full cost of attendance for any school, itemised and cited to federal data.

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