University of Guam
Mangilao, GU · Public · 2,515 undergrads (small, suburb) · website ↗
- Open admission
- $52 application fee
What you'll actually pay
Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.
| Household income | Avg net price / year |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $7,105 |
| $30,000 – $48,000 | $7,468 |
| $48,000 – $75,000 | $9,639 |
| $75,000 – $110,000 | $11,272 |
| Over $110,000 | $14,692 |
| All incomes (average) | $8,598 |
Sticker tuition and fees: $6,110 in-state, $11,414 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.
These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Guam's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.
Net price calculator ↗Other costs of attendance, 2025–26
The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.
| Housing and meals, on campus | $6,128 |
| Housing and meals, off campus (not with family) | $17,379 |
| Books and supplies | $2,150 |
| Other expenses, on campus | $2,670 |
| Other expenses, off campus | $5,094 |
Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23
What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (438 of them) in 2022–23; 81% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.
| Type of aid | Students awarded | Average amount |
|---|---|---|
| Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own | 72% | $5,081 |
| Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government | 45% | $5,323 |
| The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college | 3% | $5,486 |
| Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans | 72% | $4,244 |
IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.
Admissions & outcomes
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
- Students with Pell grants
- 45%
- Graduation rate (6yr)
- 37%
- Freshman retention
- 77%
- Median earnings @ 10yr
- $35,946
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,786
- International undergrads
- 22 (0.8%)
For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.
Admission policy, test scores and teaching
- SAT/ACT policy
- Open admission
- Application fee
- $52
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- Faculty who are full-time
- 58%
Admits any student who applies (fall 2024)
undergraduate, 2023–24
undergraduates, fall 2024
fall 2024
What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023
Not reported (open admission).
IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.
Most popular fields of study
Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.
Contact and accreditation
- Address
- 303 University Drive, UOG Station, Mangilao, GU 96923
- Phone
- (671) 735-2900
- Institutional accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
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Find my matches →Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.
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