Tuition and Fees
When evaluating college costs, it's important to compare the sticker price (how much a college charges) with the net price that you will pay after receiving financial aid.
See how some typical students have been able to pay for their Houghton education. All of these students take a full-time course load (12 credits). These are generalized examples using real numbers for the stated academic year.
2020-21
Dakota
Received free lunch in high school and is the first of her sisters to go to college.
| Tuition | $33,920 | |
| Fees | $546 | |
| Room | $5,288 | |
| Board | $4,568 | |
| Total Cost | $44,322 | |
| Average Total Gift Aid | $30,510 | |
| Average Federal Loans | $5,500 | |
| Total Average Aid | $36,010 | |
| Average Cost after Financial Aid | $8,312 |
Elijah
Is the eldest of two boys with a household annual income of $30,000.
| Tuition | $33,920 | |
| Fees | $546 | |
| Room | $5,288 | |
| Board | $4,568 | |
| Total Cost | $44,322 | |
| Average Total Gift Aid | $23,069 | |
| Average Federal Loans | $5,500 | |
| Total Average Aid | $28,569 | |
| Average Cost after Financial Aid | $15,753 |
Kim
Joined her older sister, a junior, at Houghton and their parents make a combined $70,000
| Tuition | $33,920 | |
| Fees | $546 | |
| Room | $5,288 | |
| Board | $4,568 | |
| Total Cost | $44,322 | |
| Average Total Gift Aid | $19,000 | |
| Average Federal Loans | $5,500 | |
| Total Average Aid | $24,500 | |
| Average Cost after Financial Aid | $19,822 |
2021-22
Dakota
Received free lunch in high school and is the first of her sisters to go to college.
| Tuition | $15,900 | |
| Fees | $546 | |
| Room | $5,288 | |
| Board | $4,568 | |
| Total Cost | $26,302 | |
| Average Total Gift Aid | $13,510 | |
| Average Federal Loans | $5,500 | |
| Total Average Aid | $19,010 | |
| Average Cost after Financial Aid | $7,292 |
Elijah
Is the eldest of two boys with a household annual income of $30,000.
| Tuition | $15,900 | |
| Fees | $546 | |
| Room | $5,288 | |
| Board | $4,568 | |
| Total Cost | $26,302 | |
| Average Total Gift Aid | $7,819 | |
| Average Federal Loans | $5,500 | |
| Total Average Aid | $13,319 | |
| Average Cost after Financial Aid | $12,983 |
Kim
Joined her older sister, a junior, at Houghton and their parents make a combined $70,000
| Tuition | $15,900 | |
| Fees | $546 | |
| Room | $5,288 | |
| Board | $4,568 | |
| Total Cost | $26,302 | |
| Average Total Gift Aid | $2,317 | |
| Average Federal Loans | $5,500 | |
| Total Average Aid | $7,817 | |
| Average Cost after Financial Aid | $18,485 |
Featured Testimonial
What makes it worth it is the friendships I’ve made here. I’m investing financially but people are investing in me emotionally, spiritually and academically
Gwendolyn Pryor '21