by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Arizona Culinary Institute can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Arizona Culinary Institute provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep scrolling to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Arizona Culinary Institute.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
At Arizona Culinary Institute, 81% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance some 71 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 65% | $5,830 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 45% | $2,254 |
| Federal Pell grants | 42% | $5,848 |
| State/local grants | 1% | $25,802 |
| Federal student loans | 48% | $6,918 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. Across the undergraduate body at Arizona Culinary Institute, approximately 71% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $5,757 (covering around 165 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 71% | $5,757 |
| Federal Pell grants | 47% | $6,026 |
| Federal student loans | 53% | $7,454 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $4,548.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $36,142 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $38,755 |
| Over $75,000 | $41,403 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $38,815 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $37,938 |
To project your own net price, use Arizona Culinary Institute’s official net price calculator: azculinary.edu/flash/calc/index.htm.
The median student at Arizona Culinary Institute graduates with $9,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $100.72/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Arizona Culinary Institute.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,750 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $9,500 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
| Middle income | $9,500 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Arizona Culinary Institute.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Arizona Culinary Institute:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 998 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $7,543,254 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 41 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $511,826 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $12,484 |
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