by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Lamson Institute, 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.
Use the section links below to navigate this overview:
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $26,587.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $26,569.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $23,537.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $24,379.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $26,074.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $29,342.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $29,736.00 |
Use Lamson Institute Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the grants & scholarships detail.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Lamson Institute is $7,600.00, which federal data classifies as a Very Low (<$10k) burden tier.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,800.00 |
| 25th | $5,134.00 |
| Median (50th) | $7,600.00 |
| 75th | $8,867.00 |
| 90th | $9,500.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,600.00 |
| Middle income | $7,600.00 |
| High income | $5,133.00 |
Low-income graduates carry $2,467.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,600.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,600.00 |
The federal default-rate tier for Lamson Institute is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 16.5% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Lamson Institute amount to $99,095,600.00 distributed across 12,857 student borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 72 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $16,548.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veterans benefits detail.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Lamson Institute, keep these questions in mind:
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.