Colby-Sawyer College

What is the cost of studying for a year at Colby-Sawyer College?

For 2024-25, reported full-time undergraduate tuition was $18,025, with $1,100 in required fees, for $19,125 in tuition and fees. The reported tuition was the same for in-state and out-of-state students. These figures are a reporting-year benchmark, not a quote for a future entering class.

• Tuition and required fees, 2024-25: $19,125 for a full-time undergraduate.
• Reported annual room and board charge: $18,000.
• Reported books and supplies allowance: $2,000.

Adding those reported categories gives $39,125 before transportation, personal expenses, and other student-specific costs. It is not a complete official cost-of-attendance budget. Housing choices, meal plans, course materials, and enrollment status can change the amount a student faces; part-time undergraduate tuition was reported at $750 per credit hour.

Financial aid can make the amount paid lower than the published cost, but borrowing does not reduce the underlying price. Reported average net prices varied by family income: $19,687 for students from families earning up to $48,000, compared with $29,679 for those from families earning more than $110,000. These are averages for qualifying aid recipients, not individual offers.

Reported aid figures show that all students in the measured aid population received some form of financial aid and that 66% had student loans. Prospective students can investigate federal grants and loans, state aid where eligible, and Colby-Sawyer scholarships or grants by completing the required financial-aid applications and reviewing their award letter. They should separate grants, which generally do not require repayment, from loans and student earnings when comparing offers.

What are the work-study opportunities at Colby-Sawyer College?

Colby-Sawyer students can pursue student employment and use career services, but Federal Work-Study, an ordinary part-time job, and an internship are different arrangements. Federal Work-Study is a need-based aid program: eligibility depends on a student's aid determination, and an award does not automatically place the student in a job.

Students seeking work should ask the financial-aid or student-employment office where current on-campus openings are posted, whether a position requires Work-Study eligibility, and how work hours fit their class schedule. Pay from student employment is typically earned through work rather than deducted from the tuition bill at the outset. An internship may instead carry academic credit, pay, both, or neither, depending on its terms.

The college reports career support that includes individual and group counseling, résumé assistance, interview preparation, a job bank, job fairs, and alumni networking opportunities. These are services students can use while exploring a major or seeking work; their availability should not be confused with a verified job-placement rate. An internship is not reported as a college-wide graduation requirement.