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).

Net price by family income isn't reported.

For your family's real number, use Antioch University-Santa Barbara's . It takes about 15 minutes and uses your own income and savings.

Financial aid office

Median debt at graduation

$23.5K

≈ $249/month for 10 years

Undergrads with a federal loan39%

National median: 45%Below typical

39% of undergrads borrow federally.

Median federal debt, by background

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

Pell Grant recipients$19,818

No Pell Grant$12,500

Family income under $30K$18,494

$30K–$75K$16,667

Over $75K$14,666

Three years into repayment

Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.

Paid in full5–6%
Paying it down11–12%
Payments paused42–44%
Not paying it down27–28%
Behind or in default7–10%
Forgiven or discharged3–4%

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

Who actually gets aid

Some colleges cover most of their price with grants; others cover little. Here's how generous this one is, how many students get grants, where the money comes from, and how it varies with family income.

Who gets grants and scholarships

Full-time first-year students (0), 2023–24

Grant aid isn't reported.

Where the aid comes from

From the college–

Pell Grants–

State or local grants–

Student loans–

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

Aid by family income

By family income: only students who received federal aid, because income is only reported for them.

Aid by family income isn't reported.

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)