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What Shorter University costs

Rome, Georgia · Private · 1,028 undergrads

Shorter University's sticker price was $36,822 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $18,008 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $15,691.

What does Shorter University cost?

$18,008 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $36,822.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$15,691
$30,000–$48,000$17,148
$48,000–$75,000$15,458
$75,000–$110,000$20,835
over $110,000$22,124

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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$15,691
$30,000–$48,000$17,148
$48,000–$75,000$15,458
$75,000–$110,000$20,835
Over $110,000$22,124

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 57% off Shorter University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Shorter University cost less than Piedmont University, Midway University and Life University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Shorter University$15,458$18,008
Piedmont University$18,641$22,075
Midway University$27,218$29,981
Life University$24,677$29,594

The sticker price

$25,216
Tuition, 2025-26
$36,822
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
45%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$18,862
average grant for students who got aid.
50%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$25,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Shorter University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $15,691 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $36,822. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Shorter University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Shorter University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $17,148 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $36,822. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Shorter University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Shorter University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $15,458 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $36,822. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Shorter 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