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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).

Net price by family income isn't reported.

Median debt at graduation

$25K

≈ $265/month for 10 years

Undergrads with a federal loan50%
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$22,063
No Pell Grant$16,912
Family income under $30K$20,723
$30K–$75K$21,500
Over $75K$18,719

Three years into repayment

Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.

  • Paid in full8%
  • Paying it down16%
  • Payments paused41%
  • Not paying it down23%
  • Behind or in default12%
  • Forgiven or discharged0–1%

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 (2), 2023–24

Received grants or scholarships No grants

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

Where the aid comes from

From the college0%
Pell Grants0%
State or local grants0%
Student loans0%

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)