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What Allen University costs

Columbia, South Carolina · Private · 576 undergrads · HBCU

Allen University's sticker price was $25,866 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $12,389 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $12,248.

What does Allen University cost?

$12,389 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $25,866.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$12,248
$30,000–$48,000$10,898
$48,000–$75,000$11,887
$75,000–$110,000$15,690
over $110,000$18,854

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$12,248
$30,000–$48,000$10,898
$48,000–$75,000$11,887
$75,000–$110,000$15,690
Over $110,000$18,854

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 53% off Allen University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Allen University cost less than Claflin University, Shaw University and Xavier University of Louisiana.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Allen University$11,887$12,389
Claflin University$21,479$19,710
Shaw University$25,925$24,242
Xavier University of Louisiana$18,965$19,722

The sticker price

$14,304
Tuition, 2025-26
$25,866
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
83%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$12,927
average grant for students who got aid.
86%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$29,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Allen University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $12,248 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $25,866. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Allen University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Allen University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $10,898 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $25,866. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Allen University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Allen University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $11,887 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $25,866. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Allen University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers