by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for York College of Pennsylvania, covering the cost range, projected degree costs, net price, debt at graduation, default rates, and aid distribution patterns.
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The total published cost of attendance at York College of Pennsylvania works out to about $35,806.00 per year.
Here the cost is broken out three ways: no aid, average aid, and the aid a low-income student typically receives.
| Tuition and fees | $25,588.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $10,218.00 |
| Total cost | $35,806.00 |
| That is 9% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $35,806.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$18,763.00 |
| Net price | $17,043.00 |
| That is 48% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $35,806.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$24,392.00 |
| Net price | $11,414.00 |
| That is 65% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into the tuition & fees page plus room and board. |
Published costs have climbed year over year at a recent average of 4.6% per year, so the four-year total runs well above today’s cost. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with 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 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Freshman year | $11,941.00 | $17,830.00 | $37,458.00 |
| Senior year | $13,671.00 | $20,414.00 | $42,888.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $51,172.00 | $76,409.00 | $160,529.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $19,495.00 | $29,109.00 | $61,156.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $589.00 | $879.00 | $1,847.00 |
| Total amount paid | $70,667.00 | $105,518.00 | $221,685.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Freshman year | $11,941.00 | $17,830.00 | $37,458.00 |
| Senior year | $12,492.00 | $18,652.00 | $39,187.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $24,433.00 | $36,482.00 | $76,646.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $9,308.00 | $13,898.00 | $29,199.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $281.00 | $420.00 | $882.00 |
| Total amount paid | $33,741.00 | $50,380.00 | $105,845.00 |
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. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $18,556.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $19,685.00 |
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 | $14,792.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $15,129.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $18,388.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $21,010.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $24,092.00 |
Use York College of Pennsylvania Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
Median graduate debt at York College of Pennsylvania works out to $19,500.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) burden category.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,750.00 |
| 25th | $9,045.00 |
| Median (50th) | $19,500.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $32,636.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Dig deeper into debt on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,000.00 |
| Middle income | $20,500.00 |
| High income | $19,500.00 |
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $19,000.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,500.00 |
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at York College of Pennsylvania stands at $1,000.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for York College of Pennsylvania is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 3.1% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at York College of Pennsylvania add up to $281,094,926.00 spread across 15,905 loan recipients.
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 | 67 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $18,282.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 5 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $3,504.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the college veterans page.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through York College of Pennsylvania, keep these questions in mind:
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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.