by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students are not billed 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 Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
Just what financial aid solutions can BHSN provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Read on to see 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 Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
For incoming first-year students at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing, 100% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid around 8 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $6,403 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $3,154 |
| Federal Pell grants | 38% | $6,162 |
| State/local grants | 38% | $2,500 |
| Federal student loans | 100% | $6,650 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At BHSN, around 94% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $7,336 (across roughly 167 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 94% | $7,336 |
| Federal Pell grants | 51% | $4,695 |
| Federal student loans | 76% | $7,449 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $6,323.
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 | $25,162 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $25,162 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $22,761 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $25,162 |
To project your own net price, use BHSN’s online cost calculator: signature-healthcare.org/bhson/financial-aid-calculator.
The median student at BHSN graduates with $15,555 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $15,555 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $20,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $212.03/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at BHSN.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,500 |
| 25th percentile | $10,730 |
| 75th percentile | $21,592 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $35,750 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $19,000 |
| Middle income | $16,000 |
| High income | $12,000 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,555 |
| Continuing-generation students | $17,125 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $12,000 |
| Independent students | $20,000 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. BHSN.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at BHSN:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1641 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $29,646,643 |
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 | 3 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $39,527 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $13,176 |
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.