by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Prescott 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 Prescott College works out to about $47,228.00 a year.
The three scenarios below move from the full sticker price, to the net price after average aid, to the net price low-income students typically pay.
| Tuition and fees | $35,685.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $11,543.00 |
| Total cost | $47,228.00 |
| That is 44% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $47,228.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$25,949.00 |
| Net price | $21,279.00 |
| That is 35% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $47,228.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$25,990.00 |
| Net price | $21,238.00 |
| That is 35% below the national average net price. | |
| Explore each piece on the tuition & fees page and living costs. |
Costs have trended upward in recent years at about 0.9% 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. The repayment figures use a ten-year loan at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Freshman year | $21,438.00 | $21,479.00 | $47,672.00 |
| Senior year | $22,048.00 | $22,091.00 | $49,030.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $86,968.00 | $87,136.00 | $193,396.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $33,132.00 | $33,196.00 | $73,677.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,001.00 | $1,003.00 | $2,226.00 |
| Total amount paid | $120,100.00 | $120,332.00 | $267,072.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Freshman year | $21,438.00 | $21,479.00 | $47,672.00 |
| Senior year | $21,639.00 | $21,681.00 | $48,120.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $43,077.00 | $43,160.00 | $95,793.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $16,411.00 | $16,442.00 | $36,494.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $496.00 | $497.00 | $1,102.00 |
| Total amount paid | $59,488.00 | $59,603.00 | $132,286.00 |
For the complete net-price picture, see the net-price section.
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $22,583.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $20,906.00 |
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 | $16,573.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $20,716.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $31,266.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $23,353.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $23,921.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Prescott College Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the financial aid page.
The median graduating debt at Prescott College stands at $12,500.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) debt-burden category.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,554.00 |
| 25th | $6,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $12,500.00 |
| 75th | $23,835.00 |
| 90th | $33,750.00 |
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 detail.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $12,500.00 |
| Middle income | $12,793.00 |
| High income | $10,500.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $2,000.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
Debt at graduation often differs for first-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,000.00 |
First-generation graduates from Prescott College take on $500.00 more median debt than 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 median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of Prescott College amounts to $2,498.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate classification for Prescott College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 4.3% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Prescott College amount to $158,684,566.00 spread across 5,218 disbursements.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 17 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $14,350.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veterans benefits detail.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Prescott College, a few questions are worth asking:
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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.