by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will not be asked to pay the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to Bellus Academy can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
What financial aid options can Bellus Academy offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep going to discover just how much financial aid could be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Bellus Academy.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Bellus Academy, 95% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid roughly 97 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 91% | $4,008 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 83% | $1,101 |
| Federal Pell grants | 45% | $5,899 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 58% | $8,770 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Bellus Academy, about 73% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $4,310 (across approximately 245 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 73% | $4,310 |
| Federal Pell grants | 45% | $5,348 |
| Federal student loans | 55% | $7,373 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $4,923.
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 | $22,076 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $21,411 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $26,631 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $22,076 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Bellus Academy’s NPC: bellusacademy.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/KS-NPC.html.
The median federal debt load at Bellus Academy comes to $6,333 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,333 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $7,917 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $83.93/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Bellus Academy.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,200 |
| 25th percentile | $4,998 |
| 75th percentile | $12,417 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $17,255 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,360 |
| Middle income | $6,333 |
| High income | $5,583 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,333 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,333 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $6,416 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Bellus Academy.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Bellus Academy:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 4258 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $38,984,639 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 26 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $427,124 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $16,428 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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