by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Chestnut Hill College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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The full cost of attending Chestnut Hill College works out to about $57,980.00 per academic year.
Here the cost is broken out three ways: no aid, average aid, and the aid a low-income student typically receives.
| Tuition and fees | $39,870.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $18,110.00 |
| Total cost | $57,980.00 |
| That is 77% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $57,980.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$30,198.00 |
| Net price | $27,782.00 |
| That is 15% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $57,980.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$30,157.00 |
| Net price | $27,823.00 |
| That is 15% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with the tuition & fees page plus room and board. |
The reported cost series has been increasing at a recent average of 1.3% annually, so the projections below total more than one year of attendance. The detailed projections below compare a degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and a no-aid student. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Freshman year | $28,185.00 | $28,144.00 | $58,735.00 |
| Senior year | $29,300.00 | $29,257.00 | $61,058.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $114,961.00 | $114,791.00 | $239,565.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $43,796.00 | $43,731.00 | $91,266.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,323.00 | $1,321.00 | $2,757.00 |
| Total amount paid | $158,756.00 | $158,522.00 | $330,830.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Freshman year | $28,185.00 | $28,144.00 | $58,735.00 |
| Senior year | $28,552.00 | $28,510.00 | $59,499.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $56,737.00 | $56,653.00 | $118,234.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $21,615.00 | $21,583.00 | $45,043.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $653.00 | $652.00 | $1,361.00 |
| Total amount paid | $78,352.00 | $78,236.00 | $163,276.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the Net Price section.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $27,970.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $29,944.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $29,262.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $27,217.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $27,238.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $32,638.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $33,080.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the Chestnut Hill College Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the grants & scholarships detail.
Median graduate debt at Chestnut Hill College comes to $20,782.00, placing the school in the Moderate ($20-30k) debt-burden bucket.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,000.00 |
| 25th | $10,159.00 |
| Median (50th) | $20,782.00 |
| 75th | $28,665.00 |
| 90th | $38,833.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt detail.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $21,512.00 |
| Middle income | $19,500.00 |
| High income | $19,792.00 |
On average, low-income graduates leave with $1,720.00 more debt than high-income graduates.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $20,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $21,728.00 |
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of Chestnut Hill College stands at $1,334.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Chestnut Hill College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 5.1% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Chestnut Hill College reach $298,678,720.00 spread across 9,541 borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 7 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $17,065.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veterans benefits detail.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Chestnut Hill College, think through the questions below:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.