The real 4-year cost of Berea College in Kentucky
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Berea College went from $866 to $49,326, an average of 8.2% a year.
No-tuition modelBerea charges no tuition; every admitted student receives a full-tuition scholarship. Published sticker is not what students pay.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $866 | – | – |
| 2009 | $876 | – | – |
| 2010 | $910 | – | – |
| 2011 | $910 | – | – |
| 2012 | $21,880 | – | – |
| 2013 | $23,170 | – | – |
| 2014 | $24,270 | – | – |
| 2015 | $24,870 | – | – |
| 2016 | $25,470 | – | – |
| 2017 | $25,760 | – | – |
| 2018 | $39,990 | – | – |
| 2019 | $44,700 | – | – |
| 2020 | $45,092 | – | – |
| 2021 | $43,612 | – | – |
| 2022 | $45,026 | – | – |
| 2023 | $49,326 | $49,326 | – |
| 2024 | – | $53,370 | $0–$336,111 |
| 2025 | – | $57,746 | $1,066,592–$2,290,281 |
| 2026 | – | $62,481 | $0–$15,606,131 |
| 2027 | – | $67,603 | $23,063,251–$106,341,238 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $62,481 |
| Year 2 | $67,603 |
| Year 3 | $73,146 |
| Year 4 | $79,144 |
| 4-year total | $282,374 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $242,374
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $143,265
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $7,892/ yr
- rising 2.5% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $35,284
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
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See my 4-year cost at Berea College4-year schools with similar prices in Kentucky
Closest to Berea College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Centre College$50,550
- Bellarmine University$46,780
- Transylvania University$44,980
- Georgetown College$42,010
- Thomas More University$37,650
- Asbury University$33,640
- Kentucky Wesleyan College$33,393
- Union College$31,071
Use this data
Published figures for Berea College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.