by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will never be charged 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 total cost of going to Pennsylvania Western University can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
Just what financial aid solutions can Pennsylvania Western University provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep scrolling 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 Pennsylvania Western University.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Pennsylvania Western University, 98% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind approximately 1495 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 93% | $8,649 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 81% | $4,437 |
| Federal Pell grants | 43% | $5,443 |
| State/local grants | 39% | $4,927 |
| Federal student loans | 67% | $5,252 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Across the undergraduate body at Pennsylvania Western University, about 78% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $8,709 (across roughly 6529 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 78% | $8,709 |
| Federal Pell grants | 38% | $5,183 |
| Federal student loans | 60% | $6,172 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $8,660.
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 | $14,802 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $17,235 |
| Over $75,000 | $23,804 |
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 | $18,256 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $19,352 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Pennsylvania Western University’s net price calculator: pennwest.clearcostcalculator.com/student/default/netpricecalculator/survey.
The median federal debt load at Pennsylvania Western University comes to $16,750 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $16,750 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $23,725 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $251.52/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Pennsylvania Western University.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,750 |
| 25th percentile | $8,250 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $33,723 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,750 |
| Middle income | $17,500 |
| High income | $16,228 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $17,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,250 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $17,463 |
| Independent students | $15,743 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Pennsylvania Western University.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Pennsylvania Western University:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 37041 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $868,081,795 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 201 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,291,705 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $6,426 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 116 |
| Total DoD amount | $317,720 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,739 |
References
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