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# University of New Haven Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 21, 2026

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## How much does University of New Haven cost after financial aid?

The published cost of attendance at University of New Haven is $66,962 (an average across living arrangements), setting the sticker-price starting point for families. Tuition and fees are $47,332, and room and board are $19,808.

For aid recipients, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/), what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $34,192. Financial aid reduces the published cost by $32,770 on average.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $27,371, with New Haven’s average net price $6,821 above it. Azimuth ranks the university #1,335 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Its higher-than-peer net price and low affordability rank point in the same direction.

Affordability is the weakest pillar at University of New Haven, falling in the 6th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Here, the average is $34,192, $6,821 above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who finish hold a median of $27,000 in federal student loans. That is $2,801 above the peer median of $24,199.

For families earning under $30,000, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) is $27,837; for those earning over $110,000, it is $38,385.

The lowest listed family-income band has an average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) of $27,837; the next band is $29,043, the middle band is $31,601, the next-highest band is $34,853, and the highest band is $38,385. 32.4% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, placing the lowest band in financial-access context. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $10,548.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$27,837

**$30–48K**
$29,043

**$48–75K**
$31,601

**$75–110K**
$34,853

**$110K+**
$38,385

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$34,192**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

Published charges are substantially reduced for the average aid recipient, but the remaining cost differs across family-income bands. Aid covers about 49% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.

That sticker-to-net difference is an average, rather than a promise for any particular family. Average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s are lower in the lower-income bands and increase through the listed range, so aid offsets a larger share of published charges at lower incomes.

The progression shows a pattern of aid targeting toward lower-income bands, without establishing what any individual aid package will provide. Families should weigh that pattern alongside the published price when estimating their own costs.

The published cost of attendance at University of New Haven is $66,962 (an average across living arrangements), with average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s rising across family-income bands for aid recipients. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $27,837 in the lowest family-income band, $29,043 in the lower-middle band, $31,601 in the middle band, $34,853 in the upper-middle band, and $38,385 in the highest band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $10,548. Azimuth ranks the university #1,335 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Aid covers about 49% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, equal to average financial aid savings of $32,770. Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $34,192, which is $6,821 above the peer median of $27,371 for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Published tuition and fees are $47,332. The aid offset is substantial, but the average price after aid remains above the comparable-school median.

Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $27,000, and 96.4% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. That median is $2,801 above the peer median debt of $24,199 at comparable institutions (same type and size).

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 a month if repaid over ten years. Median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $54,414.

## Student loans: what does repayment look like?

Borrowing is widespread at University of New Haven: 96.4% of federal aid recipients take federal loans, and borrowers who complete have median federal student loan debt of $27,000. For comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median federal debt is $24,199, placing the university's median $2,801 above it.

Broad federal borrowing and debt above the peer median point in the same direction. For a separate parent-borrower population, median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $54,414.

The investment picture at University of New Haven is shaped by earnings that sit below the peer median and debt that runs above it. The peer median is the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Four years after completion, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $65,164, at the 66th percentile. Graduates earn about $5,201 less than the model expects for similar students, an outcome at the 36th percentile.

Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, range from $54,573 in a downside case to $82,517 in an upside case, with $65,164 as the typical outcome. Completers who borrowed federal loans carry a median debt of $27,000, which is $2,801 above the peer median of $24,199.

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 a month if repaid over ten years.

For the separate population of parents borrowing through [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/), median borrowing was $54,414. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 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**
$54,414

**Estimated parent payment**
$691/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| Household income | Share of income above basic expenses | Risk level |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $35,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $50,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $75,000 | 40.7% | High pressure |
| $100,000 | 18.3% | High pressure |
| $150,000 | 8.7% | Caution |
| $200,000 | 5.7% | Safe |

The 10-year payment on the median Parent PLUS balance, as a share of household income above basic expenses ($54,640 a year: 200% of the 2026 federal poverty guideline for a household of three). No room is High pressure. [Open the parent tool for your own numbers](/financial-gps/?tool=parent&school=university-of-new-haven#parent-tool). [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**
$27,000

**Institution Parent PLUS debt**
$54,414

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

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$307/mo

**Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly**
$691/mo

**Modeled student + parent payments**
$998/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 $65,164, with a $23,940 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**8.9%** of income above the allowance · Good

1.  Excellent Under 8%
2.  Good 8–under 12% · selected scenario
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, $23,940, uses the published framework’s 2026 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=university-of-new-haven#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.