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The real 4-year cost of Cornish College of the Arts
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Cornish College of the Arts went from $25,600 to $39,892, an average of 1.2% a year.
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
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $41,357 |
| Year 2 | $41,858 |
| Year 3 | $42,364 |
| Year 4 | $42,877 |
| 4-year total | $168,456 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $128,456
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $87,556
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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