by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay 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 Avalon Institute-Las Vegas can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Avalon Institute-Las Vegas deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep reading to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Avalon Institute-Las Vegas.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For freshmen starting at Avalon Institute-Las Vegas, 96% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind approximately 271 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 70% | $5,973 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 2% | $1,500 |
| Federal Pell grants | 69% | $6,019 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 84% | $8,808 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, roughly 79% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $5,532 (for some 410 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 79% | $5,532 |
| Federal Pell grants | 74% | $5,730 |
| Federal student loans | 83% | $8,560 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $5,289.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $14,535 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $17,381 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $16,571 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $17,053 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Avalon Institute-Las Vegas’s net price calculator: avalon.edu/admissions-financial-aid/net-price-calculator/.
The median student at Avalon Institute-Las Vegas graduates with $6,312 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,312 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $6,332 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $67.13/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 four reference points below map the debt distribution at Avalon Institute-Las Vegas.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,537 |
| 25th percentile | $3,664 |
| 75th percentile | $9,495 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $12,012 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,285 |
| Middle income | $6,332 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,287 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,332 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $6,332 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Avalon Institute-Las Vegas.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Avalon Institute-Las Vegas:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 7480 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $57,785,156 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 4 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $49,858 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $12,465 |
References
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