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The real 4-year cost of Berea College

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Berea College went from $866 to $49,326, an average of 8.2% a year.

Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.

20082027: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected at recent growth rate

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$62,481
Year 2$67,603
Year 3$73,146
Year 4$79,143
4-year total$282,373

Two aid scenarios

4-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$242,373
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$143,264
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

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