by our College Data Analytics TeamMost 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 Dolce The Academy can appear tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students obtain some kind of financial help.
What financial aid options can Dolce The Academy offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Scroll down to see how much school funding could be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Dolce The Academy.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
At Dolce The Academy, 91% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind some 32 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 80% | $4,315 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 80% | $4,315 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 89% | $4,338 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At this school, about 76% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $4,748 (for some 50 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 76% | $4,748 |
| Federal Pell grants | 70% | $4,706 |
| Federal student loans | 71% | $4,913 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $3,657.
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 | $11,539 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $15,318 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $11,516 |
To project your own net price, use Dolce The Academy’s net price tool: www.dolceacademy.edu/netpricecalculator.
The median student at Dolce The Academy graduates with $8,665 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,665 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,833 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $104.25/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Dolce The Academy.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $9,833 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $8,288 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Dolce The Academy.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Dolce The Academy:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 173 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $1,508,890 |
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