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).

$36.2K

n/a

$38.8K

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$0–30K$30–48K$48–75K$75–110K$110K+

Family income per year · with grants

For your family's real number, use Brookline College-Albuquerque's . It takes about 15 minutes and uses your own income and savings.

Financial aid office

Median debt at graduation

$9.5K

≈ $101/month for 10 years

Undergrads with a federal loan51%

National median: 45%Above typical

About 1 in 2 undergrads borrows federally.

Median federal debt, by background

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

Pell Grant recipients$9,491

No Pell Grant$16,583

Family income under $30K$9,491

$30K–$75K$9,500

Over $75K$11,758

Three years into repayment

Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.

Paid in full5%
Paying it down10%
Payments paused37%
Not paying it down18%
Behind or in default30%
Forgiven or discharged1%

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 (38), 2023–24

74%

26%

Received grants or scholarships, avg $4,006 No grants

About 1 in 4 first-year students got no grant aid and paid the full sticker price.

Where the aid comes from

From the college0%

Pell Grants71% · avg $3.6K

State or local grants8%

Student loans61% · avg $7K

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

Aid by family income

The whole first-year class (38)

Federal aid + grants2avg grant $2.6K
Grants, no federal aid26avg grant $4.1K
No grants10pay 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 (2 of 38), because income is only reported for them.

IncomeStudentsAvg grant

$0–30K1$4K

$30–48K0–

$48–75K0–

$75–110K1$1.3K

$110K+0–

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)