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).

$36.6K

$43.3K

$47.5K

$49.7K

$0–30K$30–48K$48–75K$75–110K$110K+

Family income per year · with grants

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Veterans' benefits

Median debt at graduation

$20K

≈ $212/month for 10 years

Undergrads with a federal loan90%

National median: 45%Above typical

90% of undergrads borrow federally.

Median federal debt, by background

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

Pell Grant recipients$14,750

No Pell Grant$20,000

Family income under $30K$19,498

$30K–$75K$12,686

Over $75K$16,000

Three years into repayment

Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.

Paid in full10%
Paying it down32%
Payments paused37%
Not paying it down13%
Behind or in default7%
Forgiven or discharged0–1%

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 (819), 2023–24

70%

30%

Received grants or scholarships, avg $5,011 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 college8% · avg $2.5K

Pell Grants67% · avg $4.6K

State or local grants2%

Student loans90% · avg $12.2K

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

Aid by family income

The whole first-year class (819)

Federal aid + grants343avg grant $5.4K
Grants, no federal aid234avg grant $4.4K
No grants242pay 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 (428 of 819), because income is only reported for them.

IncomeStudentsAvg grant

$0–30K10$13.1K

$30–48K228$6.4K

$48–75K121$2.2K

$75–110K65$0

$110K+4$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)