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The real 2-year cost of Ridgewater College

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Ridgewater College went from $4,914 to $6,109, an average of 1.4% a year.

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

20082025: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected at recent growth rate

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$6,365
Year 2$6,453
2-year total$12,819

Two aid scenarios

2-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$0
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$7,077
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

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