FourYearCost

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PAPrivate nonprofitRank 641 of 1,732Traditional rank 438 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$22,312
462 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$20,541
1,186 recipients
The drop
$1,770
7.9% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$22,312Later years$20,541

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$17,946
$30–48k$19,414
$48–75k$21,711
$75–110k$25,608
$110k+$29,855

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

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$35,670
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$36,842
Change$1,172 (+3.3%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$12,954

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

Tuition and fees trend

$46,9402018-19$32,0002019-20$32,9602020-21$34,6002021-22$35,6702022-23$36,8422023-24

Published tuition and required fees, -21.5% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$26,5342020-21$26,7232021-22$27,0192022-23

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 years77%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)84%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants21%
Freshmen taking federal loans72%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,438
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$2,509

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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