Coe College

What is the cost of studying for a year at Coe College?

Coe College's published undergraduate tuition and required fees represent a substantial annual expense, but the amount a student pays can be much lower after grants and scholarships. For the 2025-26 reporting year, full-time tuition was $54,316 for both Iowa and out-of-state students, with $350 in required fees.

• Full-time tuition and required fees: $56,730
• Reported room and board: $12,238
• Reported books and supplies: $1,000

Those items total $67,904 for an illustrative academic year before transportation, personal expenses, and other student-specific costs. This is not an all-inclusive bill: living arrangements and course materials vary. Students should use the college's current cost-of-attendance budget for the year they plan to enroll rather than treating a prior reporting year as a current price quote.

Grants can materially change that picture. In the 2024-25 aid figures, all students in the reported group received some form of financial aid, and the average grant aid awarded to undergraduates was $43,270. That average is not an award offer to any particular applicant. Federal grants, Iowa programs for eligible residents, and institutional scholarships may have different eligibility rules; students seeking need-based aid should complete the required financial aid application and check Coe's current deadlines.

Average net price - the estimated cost after grants and scholarships - for students from families with annual income of $48,000 or less was $11,523 in the reported figures. For the $75,001-$110,000 income group, it was $20,223. These are group averages, not prices assigned to everyone in those brackets. Loans must be repaid and should be evaluated separately: 68% of students in the reported aid figures had student loans.

What are the work-study opportunities at Coe College?

Coe College students can seek part-time employment while enrolled, and eligible students may be offered Federal Work-Study through financial aid. Work-Study is a need-based aid program that supports wages from an eligible job; it is not a grant paid upfront, and an award does not by itself secure a position.

Students should check the college's current student job listings and hiring procedures, including whether positions are open to students without Work-Study eligibility. Hours, duties, and pay will depend on the job. An internship is different from Work-Study: it may be paid or unpaid, may carry academic credit, and is not a college-wide graduation requirement.

Coe reports career support that includes individual and group counseling, résumé preparation, career-interest assessment, job listings, job fairs, and on-campus employer recruitment. These services can help with both part-time work and longer-term planning, but access to a service should not be confused with a verified employment outcome.