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What VanderCook College of Music costs

Chicago, Illinois · Private · 76 undergrads

VanderCook College of Music's sticker price was $45,228 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $21,556 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $14,737.

What does VanderCook College of Music cost?

$21,556 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $45,228.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$14,737
$30,000–$48,000$21,366
$48,000–$75,000$21,414
$75,000–$110,000$20,209
over $110,000$27,348

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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$14,737
$30,000–$48,000$21,366
$48,000–$75,000$21,414
$75,000–$110,000$20,209
Over $110,000$27,348

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 67% off VanderCook College of Music's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, VanderCook College of Music cost more than Trinity Christian College and Concordia University-Chicago.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
VanderCook College of Music$21,414$21,556
Rockford University$20,927$22,581
Trinity Christian College$12,187$15,155
Concordia University-Chicago$14,488$17,217

The sticker price

$31,840
Tuition, 2025-26
$45,228
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
38%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$23,317
average grant for students who got aid.
45%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does VanderCook College of Music cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $14,737 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,228. Your own price depends on your family's finances; VanderCook College of Music's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does VanderCook College of Music cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $21,366 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,228. Your own price depends on your family's finances; VanderCook College of Music's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does VanderCook College of Music cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $21,414 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,228. Your own price depends on your family's finances; VanderCook College of Music'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