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Harvard · 2023–24 · USDA price tag
isn’t the whole story.

$85,540

Cost of
attendance

$19,066

Reported average
net price

College Scorecard · Reported institutional averages

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Ivy League college costs: what the headline price misses

Compare 2023–24 cost of attendance and reported net prices at all eight Ivy League colleges, with income-band data and a downloadable source table.

October 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Data period: 2023–24 cost and net-price cohorts

2023-24 · USD

Cost of attendanceReported average net price

Brown

$87,648

$25,184

Columbia

$89,472

$21,590

Cornell

$88,140

$28,690

Dartmouth

$87,793

$29,519

Harvard

$85,540

$19,066

Penn

$89,028

$28,699

Princeton

$84,040

$6,128

Yale

$88,300

$23,777

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 snapshot. Historical reported aggregates; not an individual aid offer.

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