Grove City's tuition & fees has increased from $16,154 (2015) to $21,700 (2025), and the rate of tuition increase is 34.33% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from - (year 2015) to $8,550 (year 2025).
Grove City's tuition increase rate is higher than the Pennsylvania's average increase rate of 19.54%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 10.99%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 33.66% from 2015 ($26,806).
For the current academic year 2024-2025, Grove City's COA is $35,830, which is increased by 3.82% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to Grove City's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 34.33% for the last 10 years , and the 2025 tuition & fees are $21,700. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Grove City College over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $700, and it has decreased -30.00% from the year 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $1,000 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $1,000 | |
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| 2017-18 | $1,000 | |
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| 2018-19 | $1,000 | |
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| 2019-20 | $1,000 | |
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| 2020-21 | $1,000 | |
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| 2021-22 | $1,000 | |
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| 2022-23 | $1,000 | |
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| 2023-24 | $1,000 | |
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| 2024-25 | $700 | -30.00% |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 34.27% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 34.27% when living-off campus from the year 2015 to 2025. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Grove City College.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2015-16 | $9,652 | $9,652 | - |
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| 2016-17 | $9,912 | $9,912 | 2.69% |
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| 2017-18 | $10,250 | $10,250 | 3.41% |
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| 2018-19 | $10,620 | $10,620 | 3.61% |
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| 2019-20 | $10,910 | $10,910 | 2.73% |
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| 2020-21 | $11,160 | $11,160 | 2.29% |
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| 2021-22 | $11,530 | $11,530 | 3.32% |
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| 2022-23 | $11,900 | $11,900 | 3.21% |
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| 2023-24 | $12,620 | $12,620 | 6.05% |
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| 2024-25 | $13,430 | $13,430 | 6.42% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2025 tuition and increase rate from last year between Grove City College and similar schools.
| 2025 | 2024 | Increase Rate |
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| Grove City College | $21,700 | $20,890 | 3.88% |
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| University of Pennsylvania | $68,686 | $66,104 | 3.91% |
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| Drexel University | $62,412 | $60,663 | 2.88% |
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| Carnegie Mellon University | $65,636 | $63,274 | 3.73% |
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| Villanova University | $67,776 | $64,701 | 4.75% |
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| Eastern University | $38,400 | $37,420 | 2.62% |
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