FourYearCost

Washington Adventist University

Takoma Park, MDPrivate nonprofitRank 183 of 1,732

Heads-up: 27% of undergraduates here are part-time and 4% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$17,861
56 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$13,030
431 recipients
The drop
$4,831
27.1% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$17,861Later years$13,030

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$15,209
$30–48k$12,307
$48–75k$15,195
$75–110k$13,232
$110k+$19,295

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

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$25,200
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$25,200
Change$0 (+0.0%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$10,440

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

Tuition and fees trend

$23,9002018-19$24,8002019-20$25,2002020-21$25,2002021-22$25,2002022-23$25,2002023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +5.4% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$13,4142020-21$17,0992021-22$16,7322022-23

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 years40%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)82%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants67%
Freshmen taking federal loans49%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$6,689
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$1,467

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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More: all MD colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
St. John's College$25,194$878
Maryland Institute College of Art$28,435$87
Stevenson University$29,166$3,152
Hood College$35,535$8,841
Washington College$36,593$2,971

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