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What Gustavus Adolphus College costs

Saint Peter, Minnesota · Private · 1,878 undergrads

Gustavus Adolphus College's sticker price was $69,838 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $24,148 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $12,078.

What does Gustavus Adolphus College cost?

$24,148 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $69,838.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$12,078
$30,000–$48,000$10,743
$48,000–$75,000$14,309
$75,000–$110,000$20,602
over $110,000$33,406

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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$12,078
$30,000–$48,000$10,743
$48,000–$75,000$14,309
$75,000–$110,000$20,602
Over $110,000$33,406

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 83% off Gustavus Adolphus College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Gustavus Adolphus College cost less than Concordia College at Moorhead but more than Minnesota State University Moorhead.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Gustavus Adolphus College$14,309$24,148
Concordia College at Moorhead$15,595$22,280
Southwest Minnesota State University$13,651$16,501
Minnesota State University Moorhead$12,993$17,601

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$58,024
Tuition, 2025-26
$69,838
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
24%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$41,450
average grant for students who got aid.
53%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Gustavus Adolphus College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $12,078 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $69,838. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Gustavus Adolphus College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Gustavus Adolphus College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $10,743 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $69,838. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Gustavus Adolphus College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Gustavus Adolphus College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $14,309 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $69,838. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Gustavus Adolphus 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