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Coding Bootcamp Cost Comparison: Full Stack Immersives

Imogen Crispe

Written By Imogen Crispe

Jess Feldman

Edited By Jess Feldman

Last updated on February 2, 2024

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How much do coding bootcamps cost? From students looking for free coding bootcamps to those wondering if an $18,000 bootcamp is worth it, we understand that cost is important to future bootcampers! While the average full-time coding bootcamp in the US costs $13,584, bootcamp tuition can range from $7,800 to $21,000. So, how do you decide what to budget for? Here, we break down the costs of coding bootcamps

Methodology: This is a cost comparison of full stack web development (front end and back end) online or in-person immersive bootcamps that are nine weeks or longer, and many of them also include extra remote pre-work study. We have chosen courses which we think are comparable in course content – they all teach HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, plus back end languages or frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Python, Angular, and Node.js. All schools listed here have at least one campus in the USA. To find out more about each bootcamp or read reviews, click on the links below to see their detailed Course Report pages.

$5,000 - $10,000 Coding Bootcamps 

Bootcamp Name Course Tuition Cost
Coding Nomads 3 Month Intensive

$2,499

Epicodus Full Certificate Program $8,700
Devmountain Full-Time Bootcamps $7,900

Here's more information about the bootcamps at Coding Nomads, Epicodus, and Devmountain:

Coding Nomads Cost: $6,950

Financing: Leif Income Share Agreement
Scholarship: Available for veterans, women, and financial need. Info here.
Length: 18 weeks
Pre-work: Included in total length
Location: Online

Epicodus Cost: $7,800

Financing: Climb Credit and Ascent Funding
Scholarship: Info here
Length: 27 weeks
Pre-work: Included in total length
Location: Portland, OR; Seattle 

Devmountain Cost: $7,900

Financing: Climb Credit and Ascent Funding
Scholarship: Info here
Length: 12-16 weeks
Pre-work: Included in total length
Location: Lehi, Utah and Online

$10,000 - $15,000 Coding Bootcamps

Bootcamp Name Course Tuition Cost
Ironhack Web Development Bootcamp

$12,500

Grand Circus Full Stack JavaScript Bootcamp $11,750
DevPoint Labs Full-Time Web Development $11,000
Code Fellows Code 401 $12,000
Coding Temple Full Time Bootcamp $13,995
Claim Academy Immersive Boot Camps $12,998
Hackbright Academy Software Engineering Bootcamp $12,900
We Can Code IT Full Time Coding Bootcamp $14,900
DigitalCrafts Web Development Bootcamp $14,950
LearningFuze  Full-Time Coding Bootcamp $14,995
Learn Academy 4-Month Intensive Bootcamp $14,500

Here's more information about coding bootcamps that cost between $10,000-$15,000.

IronHack Cost: $12,500

Financing: Climb and Ascent Funding
Scholarship: 10% scholarship for women
Length: 9 weeks
Pre-work: Yes
Location: Miami and Online

Grand Circus Cost: $11,750

Financing: Ascent Funding and Climb Credit
Scholarship: Automatic $1000 scholarship for veterans, women, and ethnic minority groups underrepresented in tech
Length: 12 weeks
Pre-work: n/a
Location: Grand Rapids ($9750), Detroit ($7500)

DevPoint Labs Cost: $11,000

Financing: Mountain America Credit Union
Scholarship: Women and Diversity in Tech scholarships available
Length: 11 weeks
Pre-work: 15-20 hours remote
Location: Sandy, Utah (at the University of Utah)

Code Fellows Cost: $12,000

Financing: Available through Climb Credit and Ascent Funding
Scholarship: A variety available here
Length: 10 weeks
Pre-work: Self-paced
Location: Seattle and online

Coding Temple Cost: $13,995

Financing: Deferred tuition and in-house financing options (full details here!)
Scholarship: A variety available here
Length: 10 weeks
Pre-work: 60 hours/3 weeks
Location: Online

Claim Academy Cost: $12,998

Financing: Ascent Funding and Pave
Scholarship: $500 women in technology scholarship, $1000 college upgrade scholarship, $500 minority scholarship, $500 veteran scholarship
Length:19 weeks
Pre-work: Yes
Location: St. Louis and Online

We Can Code IT Cost: $14,900

Financing: Ascent Funding
Scholarship: $100 Diversity Grant for women, African American, Hispanic, or Native American
Length: 14 weeks
Pre-work: Not required
Location: Columbus, Cleveland

DigitalCrafts Cost: $14,950

Financing: Climb Credit and Ascent Funding
Scholarship: Available for underrepresented groups and veterans
Length: 16 weeks full-time onsite
Pre-work: 30-40 hours remote
Location: Online

LearningFuze Cost: $14,995

Financing: Ascent Funding or Deferred Tuition Scholarship
Scholarship: $500 for applicants through Course Report
Length: 12 weeks
Pre-work: 2 weeks remote or on-site
Location: Irvine, CA and online

Learn Academy Cost: $14,500

Financing: Affirm and Ascent Funding
Scholarship: Contact school for details
Length: 17 weeks
Pre-work: HTML and JavaScript exercises
Location: San Diego

Hackbright Academy Cost: $12,900 

Financing: Climb Credit or Ascent Funding or Deferred Tuition
Scholarship: A variety available here
Length: 10 weeks full-time + 2 weeks career prep (full-time) or 24 weeks part-time.
Pre-work: 20 hours + (required)
Location: San Francisco and Online 

$15,000 - $20,000 Coding Bootcamps

Bootcamp Name Course Tuition Cost
Launch Academy Full Stack Development

$17,500

Coding Dojo Software Development Bootcamp $16,245
General Assembly Full-Time Immersive $16,450
Flatiron School Software Engineering $16,900
Tech Elevator Code 401 $15,950
Sabio Full Time Bootcamp $15,000
Codesmith Full Stack Development

$19,950

devCodeCamp Software Development Bootcamp $15,500
Fullstack Academy Software Engineering Immersive $17,910
Hack Reactor Software Engineering Coding Bootcamp

$17,980

Here's more information about coding bootcamps that are slightly more expensive than average ($15,000-$20,000):

Launch Academy Cost: $17,500

Financing: available through Ascent Funding
Scholarship: Occasionally
Length:18 weeks full time onsite
Pre-work: 50-100 hours
Location: Boston, MA

Coding Dojo Cost: $16,245

Financing: Climb Credit 
Scholarship: $1000-$1500 for college students, recent college grads, career reinvention, veterans and $2500 for females.
Length: 14 weeks full-time onsite
Pre-work: optional online course
Location: Online 

General Assembly Cost: $16,450 (Web Development Immersive)

Financing: Climb Credit or Catalyst Income Sharing Agreement (all the payment option details here!)
Scholarship: Sometimes available. Check out the Opportunity Fund.
Length: 12 weeks full-time onsite
Pre-work: 40 hours
Location: NYC, London, Paris, Sydney, Singapore, Manama, and Online

Flatiron School Cost: $16,900 (USA), £10,000 (London)

Financing: Payment plans available via Climb Credit and Ascent Funding
Scholarship: Available for students from underrepresented groups
Length: 12 weeks full-time onsite
Pre-work: 150 hours (required)
Location: New York, Denver, and Online

Tech Elevator Cost: $15,900

Financing: Ascent Funding
Scholarship: Contact school
Length: 14 weeks
Pre-work: 30-40 hours
Location: Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Online

Sabio Cost: $15,000

Financing: Ascent Funding, Pave
Scholarship: $500 Course Report Scholarship; $1500 Jill May Women Scholarship
Length: 12 weeks
Pre-work: 4 weeks
Location: Irvine ($15,499), Los Angeles ($16,950), Online ($16,950)

Codesmith Cost: $19,950

Financing: Ascent Funding
Scholarship: A variety available here
Length: 12 weeks 
Pre-work: 4 weeks
Location: New York City and Online

devCodeCamp Cost: $15,500

Financing: Climb Credit and Ascent Funding. GI Bill Approved.
Scholarship: Unknown
Length: 12 weeks
Pre-work: Unknown
Location: Milwaukee and Online

Fullstack Academy Cost: $17,910

Financing: Climb Credit and Ascent Funding, and Upstart
Scholarship: $1000 scholarship for women and veterans
Length: 13 weeks
Pre-work: 4 weeks part time remote (required)
Location: Online

Hack Reactor Cost: $17,980

Financing: Ascent Funding and Climb Credit
Scholarship: See Hack Reactor's Scholarship Fund
Length: 12 weeks full time onsite
Pre-work: 4 weeks part time remote (required)
Location: Online

$20,000 + Coding Bootcamps

Bootcamp Name Course Tuition Cost
Turing School Back-End Engineering

$20,000

Rithm School Full-Time Program $24,000

 More information about Turing School and Rithm School:

Turing School Cost: $20,000 (includes laptop)

Financing: Climb Credit and in-house financing. Turing accepts GI Bill benefits.
Scholarship: $4000 diversity scholarships available
Length: 28 weeks
Pre-work: No
Location: Denver and Online

Rithm School Cost: $24,000

Financing: Ascent Funding
Scholarship: Rithm awards scholarships to support diversity and strong merit.
Length: 16 weeks
Pre-work: 80-120 hours
Location: San Francisco and Online

Deferred/Contingent Tuition Coding Bootcamps

Coding bootcamps with Deferred Tuition or Income Sharing Agreements allow a student to pay little to nothing upfront, followed by a percentage of their salary once they find a job. Here's a list of th 12 bootcamps that offered deferred tuition (and another 22 bootcamps that offer ISAs). 

Free/Zero Tuition Coding Bootcamps

A free coding bootcamp is an immersive training program – only it's free to students! Of course, there are free intro coding programs and free bootcamp prep programs, but a free bootcamp means comprehensive curricula, instructors, and career services. (There are free data science bootcamps, too!)

FURTHER READING

Check out these resources for information on how to fund your bootcamp experience:

About The Author

Imogen Crispe

Imogen Crispe

Imogen is a writer and content producer who loves exploring technology and education in her work. Her strong background in journalism, writing for newspapers and news websites, makes her a contributor with professionalism and integrity.

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