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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

$25.3K

≈ $268/month for 10 years

Undergrads with a federal loan78%
National median: 45%Above typical

78% of undergrads borrow federally.

Median federal debt, by background

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

Pell Grant recipients$10,500
No Pell Grant$10,500
Family income under $30K$10,500
$30K–$75K$10,750
Over $75K$14,000

Three years into repayment

Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.

  • Paid in full10–14%
  • Paying it down15–19%
  • Payments paused45–53%
  • Not paying it down15–19%
  • Behind or in default0–10%
  • Forgiven or discharged0–5%

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 (176), 2023–24

Received grants or scholarships, avg $5,878 No grants

About 1 in 3 first-year students got no grant aid and paid the full sticker price.

Where the aid comes from

From the college3% · avg $1K
Pell Grants64% · avg $5.9K
State or local grants1%
Student loans90% · avg $11.1K

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

Aid by family income

The whole first-year class (176)

  • Federal aid + grants93avg grant $5.9K
  • Grants, no federal aid21avg grant $5.7K
  • No grants62pay 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 (136 of 176), because income is only reported for them.

IncomeStudentsAvg grant
$0–30K39$6.4K
$30–48K29$5K
$48–75K35$3.1K
$75–110K16$1.9K
$110K+17$859

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)