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What Alma College costs

Alma, Michigan · Private · 1,148 undergrads

Alma College's sticker price was $68,659 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $24,918 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $25,574.

What does Alma College cost?

$24,918 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $68,659.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$25,574
$30,000–$48,000$26,707
$48,000–$75,000$25,725
$75,000–$110,000$22,966
over $110,000$24,638

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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$25,574
$30,000–$48,000$26,707
$48,000–$75,000$25,725
$75,000–$110,000$22,966
Over $110,000$24,638

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 63% off Alma College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Alma College cost less than Lawrence Technological University but more than Spring Arbor University and Madonna University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Alma College$25,725$24,918
Lawrence Technological University$31,976$33,466
Spring Arbor University$15,960$19,227
Madonna University$13,146$14,792

The sticker price

$51,523
Tuition, 2025-26
$68,659
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
29%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$41,618
average grant for students who got aid.
63%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Alma College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $25,574 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $68,659. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Alma College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Alma College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $26,707 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $68,659. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Alma College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Alma College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $25,725 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $68,659. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Alma College'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