by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview lays out the cost of attending Hamline University, covering the cost range, projected degree costs, net price, debt at graduation, default rates, and aid distribution patterns.
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The full cost of attending Hamline University is about $56,738.00 per year.
The blocks below show what you would pay with no aid, with average aid, and as a low-income student.
| Tuition and fees | $50,004.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $6,734.00 |
| Total cost | $56,738.00 |
| That is 73% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $56,738.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$37,366.00 |
| Net price | $19,372.00 |
| That is 41% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $56,738.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$42,739.00 |
| Net price | $13,999.00 |
| That is 57% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees plus living costs. |
Costs have trended upward in recent years at about 2.7% a year, so a full degree will cost more than a single year — the tables below carry that forward. These tables carry the cost across a degree for three cases: low-income w/ aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan figures amortise the projected total over ten years at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Freshman year | $14,372.00 | $19,888.00 | $58,250.00 |
| Senior year | $15,552.00 | $21,521.00 | $63,032.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $59,828.00 | $82,790.00 | $242,481.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $22,792.00 | $31,540.00 | $92,377.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $688.00 | $953.00 | $2,790.00 |
| Total amount paid | $82,620.00 | $114,330.00 | $334,858.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Freshman year | $14,372.00 | $19,888.00 | $58,250.00 |
| Senior year | $14,755.00 | $20,418.00 | $59,802.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $29,127.00 | $40,307.00 | $118,053.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $11,096.00 | $15,355.00 | $44,974.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $335.00 | $464.00 | $1,359.00 |
| Total amount paid | $40,224.00 | $55,662.00 | $163,026.00 |
Read more in the net-price section.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $20,744.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $21,385.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $18,011.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $15,893.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $19,628.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,313.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $27,061.00 |
Run your own numbers with the Hamline University Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the grants & scholarships detail.
Median graduate debt at Hamline University works out to $15,750.00, which federal data classifies as a Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,088.00 |
| 25th | $7,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $15,750.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $35,000.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student loan debt detail.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,125.00 |
| Middle income | $14,250.00 |
| High income | $16,063.00 |
Graduates from lower-income families carry $62.00 in extra median debt compared with high-income peers.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $14,250.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $17,725.00 |
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 Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Hamline University stands at $2,839.00. This school carries a federal Pell-debt-inequity flag.
The default-rate category at Hamline University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 2.7% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Hamline University amount to $457,264,643.00 over 15,903 disbursements.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 42 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $15,257.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 14 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $4,089.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veterans benefits detail.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Hamline University, a few questions are worth asking:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
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.