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# Woodbury University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 21, 2026

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

At Woodbury University, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/), what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $33,692, leaving a substantial published cost even after aid. The standard cost of attendance is $58,010, an average across living arrangements.

Tuition and fees are $47,056 and room and board is $14,843. Average financial aid reduces the sticker price by $24,318 for aid recipients.

At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median net price is $22,347; Woodbury’s average sits above it by $11,345. Azimuth ranks the university #1,310 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The higher-than-peer net price and low affordability standing point in the same direction.

Aid recipients at Woodbury University face an average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/), what they pay after grants and scholarships, of $33,692. This is $11,345 above the peer median of $22,347, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth places the affordability pillar in the 7th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Among aid recipients in the lowest family-income band, average net price is $28,815, compared with $39,808 in the highest band.

Borrowers who completed have median federal student loan debt of $26,960, which is $1,960 above the peer median of $25,000. Higher net price and debt both point to a difficult affordability picture.

Family income marks a clear difference in average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) after grants and scholarships. In order from the lowest to highest family-income bands, the averages are $28,815, $28,368, $30,748, $32,773, and $39,808.

Pell Grants reach 46.2% of undergraduates, providing financial-access context for the lowest band. Across the lowest and highest bands, the difference in average net prices is $10,993.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$28,815

**$30–48K**
$28,368

**$48–75K**
$30,748

**$75–110K**
$32,773

**$110K+**
$39,808

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$33,692**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 42% of the published cost. The sticker-to-net gap means that average recipients pay less than the published cost, though it does not describe any particular family’s award.

Across the income bands, the lower-income averages sit below the middle- and upper-income averages, with the highest-income band carrying the highest average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/). That ordering shows a pattern of lower average net prices at lower family incomes rather than a uniform discount.

The average savings and the band pattern therefore offer different views of the same aid picture: aid lowers published charges, but remaining costs vary substantially by family income.

At Woodbury University, the published cost of attendance is $58,010 (an average across living arrangements), and aid recipients’ prices differ across family-income bands. Average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/), what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $28,815 in the lowest-income band, $28,368 in the lower-middle band, $30,748 in the middle band, $32,773 in the upper-middle band, and $39,808 in the highest-income band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $10,993. Azimuth ranks the university #1,310 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 42% of the published cost, offsetting $24,318 against the sticker price. Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $33,692, which is $11,345 above the peer median of $22,347 at comparable institutions (same type and size).

Published tuition and fees are $47,056, and room and board are $14,843. Average aid reduces the published price, but the overall net price remains above that of comparable institutions.

Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $26,960, and 92.6% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. That median is $1,960 above the peer median of $25,000 at comparable institutions (same type and size).

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $306 a month if repaid over ten years. [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowers have median borrowing of $39,059.

## Student loans: what does repayment look like?

Federal borrowing reaches 92.6% of federal aid recipients, so loan use is common at Woodbury University. Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt at completion is $26,960.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $25,000; Woodbury’s median is $1,960 above it. For the separate parent-borrower population, median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $39,059.

Broad federal borrowing coincides with a median debt figure above the comparable-institution benchmark.

Graduates of Woodbury University earn a median of $66,794 four years after completion, at the 70th percentile nationally. That is $10,879 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $11,982 more than the model expects for similar students, an outcome that places the gap at the 87th percentile. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, range from $50,237 in a downside case to $74,641 in an upside case, with $66,794 as the typical outcome.

On the borrowing side, the median federal student debt at completion is $26,960, $1,960 above the $25,000 peer median. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $306 a month if repaid over ten years.

Among the separate population of parent borrowers, median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $39,059. For borrowers with median federal student debt, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $306 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**
$39,059

**Estimated parent payment**
$496/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 | 29.2% | High pressure |
| $100,000 | 13.1% | High pressure |
| $150,000 | 6.2% | Caution |
| $200,000 | 4.1% | 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=woodbury-university#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**
$26,960

**Institution Parent PLUS debt**
$39,059

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

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$306/mo

**Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly**
$496/mo

**Modeled student + parent payments**
$802/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 $66,794, with a $23,940 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**8.6%** 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=woodbury-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.