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What Sterling College costs

Craftsbury Common, Vermont · Private · 50 undergrads

Sterling College's sticker price was $54,410 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $31,387 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $41,232.

What does Sterling College cost?

$31,387 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $54,410.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$41,232
$30,000–$48,000Not reported
$48,000–$75,000$25,950
$75,000–$110,000Not reported
over $110,000$29,918

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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$41,232
$30,000–$48,000Not reported
$48,000–$75,000$25,950
$75,000–$110,000Not reported
Over $110,000$29,918

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 24% off Sterling College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Sterling College cost less than New England Institute of Technology but more than Norwich University and Saint Michael's College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Sterling College$25,950$31,387
Norwich University$17,661$26,676
Saint Michael's College$22,234$29,915
New England Institute of Technology$36,169$39,333

The sticker price

$40,786
Tuition, 2025-26
$54,410
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
42%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$32,556
average grant for students who got aid.
30%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$14,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Sterling College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $41,232 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $54,410. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Sterling College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Sterling College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $25,950 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $54,410. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Sterling College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Sterling College cost for a family earning $150,000?
Families earning over $110,000 paid $29,918 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $54,410. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Sterling 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