is there a web site where one can find the amount for each school's 'Acutal cost of attendance'?

[s1uggo72]

I thought the Gov posted this number to help calculate student aid etc. TIA

 

[GrimReaper]

Individual schools post them on their websites and more difficult to find at some than others. Never seen it collected in one place.

 

[LionJim]

Individual schools post them on their websites and more difficult to find at some than others. Never seen it collected in one place.

Are the means of calculating this standardized among institutions? There’s no reason to expect this to be the case, I would think.

 

[WestSideLion]

Are the means of calculating this standardized among institutions? There’s no reason to expect this to be the case, I would think.

And local cost of living would have a big weigh on this number. Ex: the cost of living in Palo Alto, CA is double the cost of living in Raleigh-Durham, NC.

 

[s1uggo72]

Individual schools post them on their websites and more difficult to find at some than others. Never seen it collected in one place.

Thanks I swear at one time I saw an article that listed each B1G actual cost of attendance number. Maybe the writer did the research.

 

[GrimReaper]

Are the means of calculating this standardized among institutions? There’s no reason to expect this to be the case, I would think.

Yes and no. The government mandates what is included. But beyond the obvious (tuition, mandatory fees, on-campus room and board), schools have leeway in estimating the rest (off-campus housing, books, computer, transportation, incidentals).

 

[GrimReaper]

Thanks I swear at one time I saw an article that listed each B1G actual cost of attendance number. Maybe the writer did the research.

What you may have seen is the sum of those items beyond the traditional, well-defined components (tuition & fees, room and board) used to determine the stipend paid to athletes. Here is one Might seem dated, but I don't think they've budged much):

Big Ten COA

 

[s1uggo72]

What you may have seen is the sum of those items beyond the traditional, well-defined components (tuition & fees, room and board) used to determine the stipend paid to athletes. Here is one Might seem dated, but I don't think they've budged much):

Big Ten COA

thank you ! its exactly what I was looking for!!

 

[GrimReaper]

thank you ! its exactly what I was looking for!!

You're welcome, though I interpreted your original question to be a little broader than that.

 

[s1uggo72]

You're welcome, though I interpreted your original question to be a little broader than that.

well I was hoping to find Marshall's as well, but I will take what I can get!! Thanks!

 

[GrimReaper]

well I was hoping to find Marshall's as well, but I will take what I can get!! Thanks!

You should have been more specific:

Marshall U COA

 

[s1uggo72]

You should have been more specific:

Marshall U COA

	RESIDENT	METRO	NON-RESIDENT
Tuition & Fees	8,724	14,808	19,778
Books & Supplies	1,100	1,100	1,100
Housing & Meals	10,336	10,336	10,336
Transportation	3,200	3,200	3,200
Miscellaneous/Personal	1,800	1,800	1,800
Average Loan Fees	71	71	71
Sub-total	25,231	31,315	36,285
Program Fees	0 – 1,140	0 – 1,730	0 – 1,730
Total	$25,231 – $26,371	$31,315 – $33,045	$36,285 – $38,015

so I guess to find the stipend for the NCAA Actual cost of attendance allowance, one would add $3200(transportation),1800 (misc)= $5000. Books and supplies are included in a athletic scholarship (unless they break out supplies like a laptop etc). I am not sure what program fees are but perhaps lab fees for the biology lab etc.
so MU guys get $5000 on top of the scholarship plus any NIL $$?

 

[GrimReaper]

	RESIDENT	METRO	NON-RESIDENT
Tuition & Fees	8,724	14,808	19,778
Books & Supplies	1,100	1,100	1,100
Housing & Meals	10,336	10,336	10,336
Transportation	3,200	3,200	3,200
Miscellaneous/Personal	1,800	1,800	1,800
Average Loan Fees	71	71	71
Sub-total	25,231	31,315	36,285
Program Fees	0 – 1,140	0 – 1,730	0 – 1,730
Total	$25,231 – $26,371	$31,315 – $33,045	$36,285 – $38,015

so I guess to find the stipend for the NCAA Actual cost of attendance allowance, one would add $3200(transportation),1800 (misc)= $5000. Books and supplies are included in a athletic scholarship (unless they break out supplies like a laptop etc). I am not sure what program fees are but perhaps lab fees for the biology lab etc.
so MU guys get $5000 on top of the scholarship plus any NIL $$?

Hard to say. When the NCAA first allowed stipends a lot of schools scrambled to maximize them. That doesn't mean that all schools did that. Some actually have limited athletic budgets.

 

[razpsu]

So how do I get instate tuition for psu next year for my girls when I live out of state. Does out of state mean all four years or just the first year.

 

[GrimReaper]

So how do I get instate tuition for psu next year for my girls when I live out of state. Does out of state mean all four years or just the first year.

You can't and it's all four years.

 

[Ghost of OM]

So how do I get instate tuition for psu next year for my girls when I live out of state. Does out of state mean all four years or just the first year.

They go by the home address on the application to determine residency. There is a process for the student to establish PA residency after enrollment but the student basically needs to be self-sufficient and living on their own in PA - paying PA taxes etc. The Bursar has a person who handles appeals of this matter and they have heard every scheme out there. No surprise you are not the first one to think about doing this and also no surprise the Univ. is on to the game.

 

[GrimReaper]

They go by the home address on the application to determine residency. There is a process for the student to establish PA residency after enrollment but the student basically needs to be self-sufficient and living on their own in PA - paying PA taxes etc. The Bursar has a person who handles appeals of this matter and they have heard every scheme out there. No surprise you are not the first one to think about doing this and also no surprise the Univ. is on to the game.

And to that I would add not attending school in PA.

 

[ApexLion]

I thought the Gov posted this number to help calculate student aid etc. TIA

@s1uggo72

This site helps.

NCES College Finder

Search For Schools and Colleges

Search for schools, search for colleges, find schools, find colleges, locate information on schools and colleges

nces.ed.gov

 

[Nitt1300]

Penn State laughs at cost of attendance. Just fork it over.