by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Davis & Elkins College, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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What it costs to attend Davis & Elkins College works out to about $44,322.00 for a single academic year.
Cost is shown below as the full sticker price, the average net price after aid, and the low-income net price.
| Tuition and fees | $31,820.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $12,502.00 |
| Total cost | $44,322.00 |
| That is 35% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $44,322.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$26,615.00 |
| Net price | $17,707.00 |
| That is 46% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $44,322.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$28,889.00 |
| Net price | $15,433.00 |
| That is 53% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees and living costs. |
Costs have trended upward in recent years by roughly 2.0% per year, so the four-year total runs well above today’s cost. These tables carry the cost across a degree for three cases: low-income w/ aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan totals assume a ten-year repayment at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Freshman year | $15,746.00 | $18,066.00 | $45,221.00 |
| Senior year | $16,724.00 | $19,188.00 | $48,029.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $64,927.00 | $74,493.00 | $186,462.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $24,735.00 | $28,379.00 | $71,035.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $747.00 | $857.00 | $2,146.00 |
| Total amount paid | $89,661.00 | $102,873.00 | $257,498.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Freshman year | $15,746.00 | $18,066.00 | $45,221.00 |
| Senior year | $16,065.00 | $18,433.00 | $46,138.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $31,811.00 | $36,499.00 | $91,359.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $12,119.00 | $13,905.00 | $34,805.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $366.00 | $420.00 | $1,051.00 |
| Total amount paid | $43,930.00 | $50,404.00 | $126,164.00 |
Jump to the net-price detail in the net-price section.
The net price figure shows the cost after grants and scholarships are deducted. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $18,273.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $19,428.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $17,780.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $15,228.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $18,783.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,902.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $21,729.00 |
Run your own numbers with the Davis & Elkins College Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the grants & scholarships detail.
The typical debt load for borrowers leaving Davis & Elkins College stands at $17,057.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) burden category.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,000.00 |
| 25th | $5,525.00 |
| Median (50th) | $17,057.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $32,367.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,459.00 |
| Middle income | $16,668.00 |
| High income | $17,500.00 |
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $17,375.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,374.00 |
First-generation borrowers from Davis & Elkins College hold $2,001.00 in additional median debt versus continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at Davis & Elkins College comes to $3,522.00. This school carries a federal Pell-debt-inequity flag.
The default-rate classification at Davis & Elkins College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 10.3% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at Davis & Elkins College amount to $69,225,365.00 across 3,996 student borrowers.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 9 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $22,785.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veteran aid breakdown.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Davis & Elkins College, the questions below are worth your time:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
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.