Can I, the parent, afford it?

What does your household earn a year?

Southern Connecticut State University’s price after grants depends on it. At $83,000, families pay about $21,584 a year on average:

Stays in your browser. We use it to estimate the price and how much of your income above basic expenses the payment takes.

Financial GPS is a planning tool, not financial advice or a prediction. Earnings are medians, so half of graduates earn less. The basic-expenses allowance is a national figure, not the cost of living where you’ll live. Private loan rates are assumptions until we have lender data.