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What Sacred Heart University costs

Fairfield, Connecticut · Private · 7,087 undergrads

Sacred Heart University's sticker price was $71,445 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $45,827 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $37,930.

What does Sacred Heart University cost?

$45,827 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $71,445.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$37,930
$30,000–$48,000$37,832
$48,000–$75,000$39,021
$75,000–$110,000$46,463
over $110,000$49,120

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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$37,930
$30,000–$48,000$37,832
$48,000–$75,000$39,021
$75,000–$110,000$46,463
Over $110,000$49,120

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 47% off Sacred Heart University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Sacred Heart University cost more than University of New Haven and Albertus Magnus College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Sacred Heart University$39,021$45,827
University of New Haven$30,286$32,994
Quinnipiac University$37,444$41,729
Albertus Magnus College$35,768$31,731

The sticker price

$52,410
Tuition, 2025-26
$71,445
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
19%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$21,625
average grant for students who got aid.
58%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$25,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Sacred Heart University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $37,930 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $71,445. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Sacred Heart University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Sacred Heart University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $37,832 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $71,445. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Sacred Heart University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Sacred Heart University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $39,021 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $71,445. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Sacred Heart University'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