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What Sonoran Desert Institute costs

Tempe, Arizona · For-profit · 4,763 undergrads

Sonoran Desert Institute's sticker price was $23,864 a year (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $19,921 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $19,056.

What does Sonoran Desert Institute cost?

$19,921 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $23,864.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$19,056
$30,000–$48,000$19,912
$48,000–$75,000$20,531
$75,000–$110,000$23,034
over $110,000$23,792

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Net price, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$19,056
$30,000–$48,000$19,912
$48,000–$75,000$20,531
$75,000–$110,000$23,034
Over $110,000$23,792

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 20% off Sonoran Desert Institute's sticker price.

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The sticker price

$12,280
Tuition
$23,864
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
27%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$4,398
average grant for students who got aid.
23%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$9,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Sonoran Desert Institute cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $19,056 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $23,864. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Sonoran Desert Institute's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Sonoran Desert Institute cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $19,912 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $23,864. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Sonoran Desert Institute's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Sonoran Desert Institute cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $20,531 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $23,864. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Sonoran Desert Institute's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers