by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for University of Hartford, 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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Published attendance costs at University of Hartford amounts to about $62,273.00 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 | $49,075.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $13,198.00 |
| Total cost | $62,273.00 |
| That is 90% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $62,273.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$34,447.00 |
| Net price | $27,826.00 |
| That is 15% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $62,273.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$38,804.00 |
| Net price | $23,469.00 |
| That is 28% below the national average net price. | |
| For the full breakdown, see the tuition & fees page plus living costs. |
The reported cost series has been increasing at about 3.0% annually, so the projections below total more than one year of attendance. The detailed projections below compare a degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and a no-aid student. The loan rows amortise the projected total over a ten-year, 6.8% repayment.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Freshman year | $24,178.00 | $28,666.00 | $64,153.00 |
| Senior year | $26,435.00 | $31,342.00 | $70,142.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $101,180.00 | $119,964.00 | $268,473.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $38,546.00 | $45,702.00 | $102,279.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,164.00 | $1,381.00 | $3,090.00 |
| Total amount paid | $139,726.00 | $165,666.00 | $370,752.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Freshman year | $24,178.00 | $28,666.00 | $64,153.00 |
| Senior year | $24,908.00 | $29,532.00 | $66,091.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $49,085.00 | $58,198.00 | $130,244.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $18,700.00 | $22,171.00 | $49,618.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $565.00 | $670.00 | $1,499.00 |
| Total amount paid | $67,785.00 | $80,370.00 | $179,863.00 |
For the complete net-price picture, see the net-price section.
The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $30,282.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $29,558.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $25,641.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $24,564.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $26,720.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $30,873.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $33,759.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s University of Hartford Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid breakdown.
The median graduating debt at University of Hartford comes to $19,500.00, categorized as a Low ($10-20k) debt-burden bucket.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,793.00 |
| 25th | $6,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $19,500.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $32,100.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
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 | $19,500.00 |
| Middle income | $19,500.00 |
| High income | $19,500.00 |
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $19,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,500.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of University of Hartford is $1,052.00. This institution is flagged by federal data for Pell-debt inequity.
The federal default-rate classification for University of Hartford is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 3.9% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at University of Hartford total $496,644,110.00 distributed across 23,115 loan recipients.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 29 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $24,320.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veterans benefits detail.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing University of Hartford, think through the questions below:
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.