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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

$25.4K

≈ $270/month for 10 years

Undergrads with a federal loan60%
National median: 45%Above typical

60% of undergrads borrow federally.

Median federal debt, by background

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

Pell Grant recipients$19,495
No Pell Grant$18,250
Family income under $30K$19,590
$30K–$75K$19,230
Over $75K$17,578

Three years into repayment

Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.

  • Paid in full3–4%
  • Paying it down17–18%
  • Payments paused44–46%
  • Not paying it down19–20%
  • Behind or in default14–16%
  • Forgiven or discharged0–2%

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 (177), 2023–24

Received grants or scholarships, avg $7,266 No grants

About 1 in 2 first-year students got no grant aid and paid the full sticker price.

Where the aid comes from

From the college20% · avg $1.9K
Pell Grants51% · avg $6.7K
State or local grants0%
Student loans49% · avg $9.7K

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

Aid by family income

The whole first-year class (177)

  • Federal aid + grants52avg grant $6.5K
  • Grants, no federal aid54avg grant $8K
  • No grants71pay 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 (57 of 177), because income is only reported for them.

IncomeStudentsAvg grant
$0–30K25$7.8K
$30–48K14$6K
$48–75K8$3.7K
$75–110K3$3.1K
$110K+7$2.8K

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)