FourYearCost

Colby-Sawyer College

New London, NHPrivate nonprofitRank 260 of 1,732Traditional rank 179 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$39,328
183 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$35,370
594 recipients
The drop
$3,957
10.1% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$39,328Later years$35,370

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$14,570
$30–48k$17,323
$48–75k$19,084
$75–110k$27,562
$110k+$30,198

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$47,164
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$18,400
Change−$28,764 (-61.0%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$16,858

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$42,3982018-19$43,6462019-20$44,9302020-21$46,2542021-22$47,1642022-23$18,4002023-24

Published tuition and required fees, -56.6% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$26,7812020-21$28,2022021-22$26,4832022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years58%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)81%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants25%
Freshmen taking federal loans80%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,260
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$2,065

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
Franklin Pierce University$36,398$5,345
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Dartmouth College$66,480$9,003

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