by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of 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 total cost of going to UEI College-Bakersfield can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
What financial aid options can UEI College-Bakersfield offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep going to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from UEI College-Bakersfield.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
For freshmen starting at UEI College-Bakersfield, 99% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance around 893 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 96% | $5,403 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 18% | $777 |
| Federal Pell grants | 95% | $5,180 |
| State/local grants | 0% | $1,648 |
| Federal student loans | 96% | $7,816 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at UEI College-Bakersfield, approximately 93% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $4,501 (among about 2273 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 93% | $4,501 |
| Federal Pell grants | 78% | $4,711 |
| Federal student loans | 79% | $6,953 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $5,242.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $27,634 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $27,749 |
| Over $75,000 | $32,198 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $27,257 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $27,712 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use UEI College-Bakersfield’s net price tool: enroll.uei.edu/Npc.
Graduating students at UEI College-Bakersfield carry a median federal student debt of $9,445 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,445 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $100.72/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
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 UEI College-Bakersfield.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,975 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $9,500 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,445 |
| Middle income | $9,073 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,445 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,201 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for UEI College-Bakersfield.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The totals below capture Stafford lending at UEI College-Bakersfield:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 16927 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $136,553,164 |
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 | 51 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $571,246 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $11,201 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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