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What College of the Atlantic costs

Bar Harbor, Maine · Private · 353 undergrads

College of the Atlantic's sticker price was $60,387 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $24,465 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $15,931.

What does College of the Atlantic cost?

$24,465 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $60,387.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$15,931
$30,000–$48,000$13,686
$48,000–$75,000$19,171
$75,000–$110,000$17,904
over $110,000$34,575

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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$15,931
$30,000–$48,000$13,686
$48,000–$75,000$19,171
$75,000–$110,000$17,904
Over $110,000$34,575

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 74% off College of the Atlantic's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, College of the Atlantic cost less than Wheaton College (Massachusetts), Regis College and Fisher College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
College of the Atlantic$19,171$24,465
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)$24,081$31,147
Regis College$22,539$25,506
Fisher College$22,956$22,042

The sticker price

$49,464
Tuition, 2025-26
$60,387
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
36%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$36,437
average grant for students who got aid.
50%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$21,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does College of the Atlantic cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $15,931 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $60,387. Your own price depends on your family's finances; College of the Atlantic's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does College of the Atlantic cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $13,686 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $60,387. Your own price depends on your family's finances; College of the Atlantic's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does College of the Atlantic cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $19,171 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $60,387. Your own price depends on your family's finances; College of the Atlantic'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