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What Dickinson College costs

Carlisle, Pennsylvania · Private · 2,273 undergrads

Dickinson College's sticker price was $85,984 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $28,634 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $12,989.

What does Dickinson College cost?

$28,634 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $85,984.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$12,989
$30,000–$48,000$15,144
$48,000–$75,000$14,531
$75,000–$110,000$19,797
over $110,000$38,457

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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$12,989
$30,000–$48,000$15,144
$48,000–$75,000$14,531
$75,000–$110,000$19,797
Over $110,000$38,457

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 85% off Dickinson College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Dickinson College cost less than Gettysburg College and Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Dickinson College$14,531$28,634
Gettysburg College$21,037$33,015
Franklin and Marshall College$14,636$33,445
Saint Joseph's University – Lancaster$25,610$29,148

The sticker price

$68,580
Tuition, 2025-26
$85,984
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
17%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$44,479
average grant for students who got aid.
46%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$23,507
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Dickinson College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $12,989 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $85,984. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Dickinson College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Dickinson College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $15,144 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $85,984. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Dickinson College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Dickinson College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $14,531 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $85,984. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Dickinson College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

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