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# Linfield University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 1, 2026

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## How much does Linfield University cost after financial aid?

Linfield University publishes a cost of attendance of $65,935, with tuition and fees at $50,850 and room and board at $14,640. In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported on-campus food and housing of $15,160 and required fees of $840.

About 20.0% of full-time undergraduates pay more than the base tuition and fees. For Linfield University, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) is $26,536, which is $4,189 above the $22,347 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Aid covers about 60% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, a savings of $39,399 against the sticker price. Azimuth ranks the university #1,105 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) at Linfield University is what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships. That figure is $26,536, which is $4,189 above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth places the affordability pillar at the 22nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Aid recipients in the lowest income band average $20,059, while those in the highest band average $32,519.

Borrowers who finish carry a median of $25,000 in federal loans, level with the peer median.

After grants and scholarships, aid recipients in the lowest family-income band, under $30,000, average $20,059. The average is $18,664 for the $30,001–$48,000 band, $22,806 for the $48,001–$75,000 band, $26,070 for the $75,001–$110,000 band, and $32,519 for families earning over $110,000.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $12,460. Pell Grants go to 30.3% of undergraduates, providing context for the lowest band.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$20,059

**$30–48K**
$18,664

**$48–75K**
$22,806

**$75–110K**
$26,070

**$110K+**
$32,519

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$26,536**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

For the average aid recipient, grants and scholarships cover about 60% of the published cost. Average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s run from $20,059 for families earning under $30,000 to $32,519 for those earning over $110,000, with $18,664, $22,806, and $26,070 in the bands between.

The $12,460 spread between the two ends shows lower average prices for lower-income families, though individual packages vary. In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported that for the 2024-25 academic year, 313 first-year students were determined to have financial need.

Of those, 99 had their need fully met. The average share of need met was 95%, the average need-based grant was $43,500, and the average package was $48,073. Among first-year students, 60 received merit awards averaging $29,375.

The published cost of attendance at Linfield University is $65,935. Azimuth ranks the university #1,105 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

After grants and scholarships, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $20,059, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $22,806, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $32,519. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $12,460.

Aid covers about 60% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The average net price across all aid recipients is $26,536, which is $4,189 above the $22,347 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who complete a degree carry a median of $25,000 in federal student loans, level with the peer median. 95.8% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.

Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $36,067 in [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) loans. If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month.

## Student loans: what does repayment look like?

Borrowers who complete a degree at Linfield University leave with a median of $25,000 in federal student loans. 95.8% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.

That is level with the $25,000 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported that 70% of graduates borrowed from any source, with an average cumulative total of $39,557 per borrower.

Including 69% of graduates who held federal loans, averaging $26,308. Another 22% held private loans, averaging $42,596.

Parents who borrow through the federal PLUS program hold a separate median of $36,067.

Graduates earn about $17,466 more than the model expects for similar students. That result is at the 94th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Their median earnings four years after completion at Linfield University are $81,180. That places the median at the 90th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Those earnings are $25,265 above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth ranks the university #119 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Estimated earnings scenarios from the program mix run from $53,006 to $109,374, with $81,180 as the typical outcome. Borrowers who finish carry a median of $25,000 in federal loans, level with the peer median (the median for comparable institutions).

If repaid over ten years, the estimated monthly payment is $284. Earnings are above the peer median, and median federal student debt at completion is level with the peer median.

For the separate population of parent borrowers, median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $36,067. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month if repaid over ten years.

[Repayment figures](#combined-borrowing) are in the Financial GPS card below. [Borrowing populations and model assumptions](#cost-data-notes).

## Parent loans: what can the family afford?

[How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/)

**Median Parent PLUS debt**
$36,067

**Estimated parent payment**
$458/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| Income | Risk level |
| --- | --- |
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | High pressure |
| $100,000 | High pressure |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |

The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. [Read the assumptions and limits](#cost-data-notes).

## Student and parent loans: the monthly payments

Financial GPS

### What does repayment look like?

**Institution median student debt**
$25,000

**Institution Parent PLUS debt**
$36,067

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$284/mo

**Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly**
$458/mo

**Modeled student + parent payments**
$742/mo

Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.

#### Student payment as a share of available income

At median graduate earnings of $81,180, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**5.8%** of income above the allowance · Excellent

1.  Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
2.  Good 8–under 12%
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  High risk Over 20%

How this estimate works

These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Payment assumptions

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.

[Explore your own numbers in Financial GPS](/financial-gps/?tool=student&school=linfield-university#student-tool)

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).

**Net price and borrowing.** The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. [College Scorecard data and documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/).

A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.