The real 4-year cost of Finlandia University in Michigan
Over the 14 years from 2008 to 2022, published tuition and required fees at Finlandia University went from $17,914 to $26,036, an average of 2.7% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2026: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $17,914 | – | – |
| 2009 | $18,436 | – | – |
| 2010 | $18,974 | – | – |
| 2011 | $19,898 | – | – |
| 2012 | $20,480 | – | – |
| 2013 | $20,480 | – | – |
| 2014 | $21,480 | – | – |
| 2015 | $22,110 | – | – |
| 2016 | $22,753 | – | – |
| 2017 | $22,758 | – | – |
| 2018 | $22,758 | – | – |
| 2019 | $22,970 | – | – |
| 2020 | $23,990 | – | – |
| 2021 | $24,576 | – | – |
| 2022 | $26,036 | $26,036 | – |
| 2023 | – | $26,740 | $26,257–$27,223 |
| 2024 | – | $27,463 | $26,479–$28,464 |
| 2025 | – | $28,205 | $26,704–$29,761 |
| 2026 | – | $28,967 | $26,930–$31,118 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $28,967 |
| Year 2 | $29,750 |
| Year 3 | $30,554 |
| Year 4 | $31,380 |
| 4-year total | $120,652 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $80,652
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $61,716
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2022)
- $9,978/ yr
- rising 3.7% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $48,718
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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Use this data
Published figures for Finlandia University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.