What does college actually cost your family?

Almost nobody pays the price on a college’s website. Type a school to see what families at each income level really paid after scholarships and grants.

5,217 U.S. colleges — or browse the largest by enrollment.

Figures come straight from the U.S. Department of Education, with the year shown.

University of Wisconsin-Madison2024

Published cost of attendance$28,679

Family earns $0–30k$4,200

Family earns $30–48k$4,101

Family earns $48–75k$8,134

Family earns $75–110k$17,763

Family earns $110k+$27,292

Example school; search yours above. What families paid is the average after grant aid, for students who received federal aid. See the full breakdown. Source: College Scorecard.

Where to start

Look up one collegeType a school to see its full price, what families at each income level paid, and how that has changed.See what families like mine paidPick your yearly income range first, then search schools.Compare two or three collegesPut schools side by side: the published price against what families actually paid.

Also: Tuition Trend · Cost of Attendance · Loan Repayment

Before you rely on these numbers

These are averages from real students, not a quote for your family. The newest federal figures are about two years old, so every number on the site shows its year. Your own aid depends on your finances; the college’s own net price calculator is the next step.

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What does college actually cost your family?

Where to start

Before you rely on these numbers

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