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Cost & aid

What it costs

Cost by family income

Per year for a typical family of four with one child in college. Up to $110K it is the average price federal aid recipients paid (2023–24).

$0–30K$30–48K$48–75K$75–110K$110K+

Family income per year · with grants

Median debt at graduation

$24.2K

≈ $256/month for 10 years

Undergrads with a federal loan35%
National median: 45%Below typical

About 1 in 3 undergrads borrows federally.

Median federal debt, by background

Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.

Pell Grant recipients$17,365
No Pell Grant$15,800
Family income under $30K$16,190
$30K–$75K$17,444
Over $75K$16,166

Three years into repayment

Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.

  • Paid in full5%
  • Paying it down12%
  • Payments paused53%
  • Not paying it down18%
  • Behind or in default11%
  • Forgiven or discharged1%

Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.

Who actually gets aid

Who gets grants and scholarships

Full-time first-year students (647), 2023–24

Received grants or scholarships, avg $9,037 No grants

About 1 in 6 first-year students got no grant aid and paid the full sticker price.

Where the aid comes from

From the college17% · avg $7.3K
Pell Grants68% · avg $5K
State or local grants47%
Student loans78% · avg $7.4K

Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.

Aid by family income

The whole first-year class (647)

  • Federal aid + grants513avg grant $9.1K
  • Grants, no federal aid34avg grant $8K
  • No grants100pay full price

Students with grants but no federal aid usually got the college's own need-based aid (without federal loans or Pell) or merit aid.

By family income: only students who received federal aid (561 of 647), because income is only reported for them.

IncomeStudentsAvg grant
$0–30K385$8.8K
$30–48K97$7.7K
$48–75K44$8.5K
$75–110K27$5.8K
$110K+8$3.4K

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)