by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Russell Sage College, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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The full cost of attending Russell Sage College amounts to about $50,986.00 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 | $38,164.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $12,822.00 |
| Total cost | $50,986.00 |
| That is 55% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $50,986.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$27,690.00 |
| Net price | $23,296.00 |
| That is 29% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $50,986.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$43,945.00 |
| Net price | $7,041.00 |
| That is 79% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into the tuition & fees page plus living costs. |
The reported cost series has been increasing at a recent average of 4.0% 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. 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 | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Freshman year | $7,325.00 | $24,236.00 | $53,043.00 |
| Senior year | $8,248.00 | $27,289.00 | $59,726.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $31,122.00 | $102,970.00 | $225,362.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $11,856.00 | $39,228.00 | $85,855.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $358.00 | $1,185.00 | $2,593.00 |
| Total amount paid | $42,978.00 | $142,198.00 | $311,216.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Freshman year | $7,325.00 | $24,236.00 | $53,043.00 |
| Senior year | $7,621.00 | $25,214.00 | $55,183.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $14,946.00 | $49,450.00 | $108,226.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $5,694.00 | $18,839.00 | $41,230.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $172.00 | $569.00 | $1,245.00 |
| Total amount paid | $20,639.00 | $68,288.00 | $149,457.00 |
Read more in the Net Price section.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $22,917.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $23,027.00 |
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 | $15,692.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $16,863.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $22,393.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $27,639.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $29,668.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Russell Sage College Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid page.
Median graduate debt at Russell Sage College amounts to $18,000.00, categorized as a Low ($10-20k) debt-load classification.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,000.00 |
| 25th | $10,362.00 |
| Median (50th) | $18,000.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $32,313.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt detail.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $19,000.00 |
| Middle income | $19,000.00 |
| High income | $16,545.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $2,455.00 more than graduates from high-income families.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,750.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,875.00 |
First-generation graduates from Russell Sage College leave with $1,875.00 more median debt than continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at Russell Sage College comes to $3,000.00. Federal data flags this school for Pell-related debt inequity.
The default-rate classification at Russell Sage College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 2.8% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Russell Sage College amount to $354,899,380.00 across 13,479 loan recipients.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 15 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $14,942.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veteran aid breakdown.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Russell Sage College, 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.