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Tuition & Financial Aid

A Tumbleberry degree is within reach

A brighter tomorrow, together.

92% of Tumbleberry students receive financial aid, and the average first-year aid package is $24,600. Most families pay far less than the published price. Here is what it costs, what help is available, and how to get it.

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Aid by the numbers

First-year students, Fall 2026

  • 92%Receive Aid

    Grants, scholarships, work-study, or loans.

  • $24,600Average Package

    Average total first-year aid offer.

  • $17,900Average Gift Aid

    Grants and scholarships you never repay.

  • $0Berry Promise Tuition

    For Oregon families earning under $65,000.

2027-28 Cost of Attendance

What a year costs

Full-time undergraduates living on campus, before aid

Tuition and fees are billed through BerryLink each term. Housing and meals reflect a double room in a residence hall and the Trailhead meal plan. Books, travel, and personal costs are estimates and are not billed by the university.

$29,900 estimated total

Oregon Residents

  • Tuition: $11,280
  • Student fees: $1,320
  • Housing: $8,400
  • Meal plan: $5,600
  • Books and supplies: $1,100
  • Travel and personal: $2,200
$35,540 estimated total

Western Neighbors

  • Tuition: $16,920 (150% of resident rate)
  • Student fees: $1,320
  • Housing: $8,400
  • Meal plan: $5,600
  • Books and supplies: $1,100
  • Travel and personal: $2,200

For eligible students from 15 western states and territories.

$48,260 estimated total

Nonresidents

  • Tuition: $29,640
  • Student fees: $1,320
  • Housing: $8,400
  • Meal plan: $5,600
  • Books and supplies: $1,100
  • Travel and personal: $2,200

Every nonresident admit is reviewed for a merit scholarship.

How your aid offer comes together

Your aid offer starts with your cost of attendance and subtracts what your family can reasonably contribute, based on your FAFSA. We then fill the gap in this order: grants and scholarships first, then Federal Work-Study, and only then low-interest federal loans. You can accept, reduce, or decline any part of your offer in BerryLink.

The Berry Promise

Oregon residents with a family income under $65,000 pay no tuition or student fees for up to eight semesters. There is no separate application: file the FAFSA by February 1 and we will apply the Berry Promise automatically.

Paying your bill

  • Payment plan: split each term's balance into four monthly payments with a $25 enrollment fee and no interest.
  • Due dates: fall balances are due September 15 and spring balances February 15.
  • Outside scholarships: report them in BerryLink so we can adjust your loans first, not your grants.

Questions? Visit Student Financial Services in Founders Hall, room 140, call (541) 555-0130, or email finaid@tumbleberry.site.

Apply for Aid

Three steps to your aid offer

Priority date: February 1

Students who complete these steps by February 1 receive first consideration for grants and work-study, which are limited.

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  1. File the FAFSAUse Tumbleberry's federal school code, 042871. Oregon students who cannot file the FAFSA can use the Oregon Student Aid Application instead.
  2. Check your BerryLink to-do listSome students are asked to verify income or upload a signed form. Finish these within two weeks.
  3. Review and accept your offerAdmitted first-year students see offers starting in mid-March. Accept by May 1.
Part-Time Enrollment

Estimate your loan at part-time enrollment

See how credit hours change your eligibility

Full-time undergraduate enrollment at Tumbleberry is 24 credit hours across the fall and spring terms. If you plan to enroll for fewer hours, some loan amounts are reduced in proportion to your enrollment.

Enter your planned credit hours for the year and your offered loan amount to see an estimate. Your final amount is confirmed by Student Financial Services after the add/drop deadline each term.

Enrollment intensity—
012 · half-time24 · full-time

Estimated eligible loan amount—

Financial aid questions

Student Financial Services is open Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, in Founders Hall, room 140.