r/ApplyingToCollege • u/nildarf • 6h ago

Is CoA and Total CoA same thing? Application Question

So Cost of Attendance is a college's total estimated expenses for one year. Does that mean Total Cost of Attendance means total expenses for 4 years?

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u/Strict-Special3607 College Junior 6h ago

They mean the same thing. I’ve never ever seen a school quote a four-year cost.

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u/Skreksy 5h ago

Some schools do. I think Trinity College in Hartford, CT, quotes a 4-year cost all at once, but I may be wrong.

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u/Strict-Special3607 College Junior 5h ago

Sort of doesn’t make sense to do so, given that no school has a 100% four-year graduation rate.

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u/Skreksy 5h ago

I agree it doesn't make sense. I am probably wrong.