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The real 2-year cost of Shorter College

Over the 11 years from 2012 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Shorter College went from $1,650 to $6,245, an average of 4.5% a year.

Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.

20122025: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2012$1,650
2013$2,100
2014$4,200
2015$4,904
2016$4,904
2017$4,904
2018$5,500
2019$5,596
2020$5,596
2021$5,596
2022$6,246
2023$6,245$6,245
2024$6,526$4,770–$8,282
2025$6,820$3,644–$10,985

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$7,128
Year 2$7,449
2-year total$14,577

Two aid scenarios

2-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$0
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$8,975
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

On-campus housing & meals

Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.

Latest (2023)
$9,744/ yr
rising 3.1% / yr
Projected 2-year add-on
$21,690

Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200/yr (national median, not included).

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