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What Blackburn College costs

Carlinville, Illinois · Private · 471 undergrads

Blackburn College's sticker price was $40,502 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $25,577 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $24,925.

What does Blackburn College cost?

$25,577 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $40,502.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$24,925
$30,000–$48,000$25,679
$48,000–$75,000$25,381
$75,000–$110,000$26,631
over $110,000$25,706

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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$24,925
$30,000–$48,000$25,679
$48,000–$75,000$25,381
$75,000–$110,000$26,631
Over $110,000$25,706

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 38% off Blackburn College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Blackburn College cost more than University of St Francis, Augustana College and Millikin University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Blackburn College$25,381$25,577
University of St Francis$14,292$15,961
Augustana College$14,713$21,153
Millikin University$13,378$16,652

The sticker price

$29,420
Tuition, 2025-26
$40,502
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
49%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$19,456
average grant for students who got aid.
52%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$21,857
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Blackburn College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $24,925 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $40,502. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Blackburn College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Blackburn College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $25,679 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $40,502. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Blackburn College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Blackburn College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $25,381 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $40,502. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Blackburn 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