by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will not be asked to pay the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total price of attendance at ATA College can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
Just what financial aid solutions can ATA College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep going to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from ATA College.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
For freshmen starting at ATA College, 98% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind some 103 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 87% | $4,317 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 87% | $3,746 |
| State/local grants | 50% | $1,000 |
| Federal student loans | 98% | $5,996 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Here, about 84% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $4,419 (covering around 282 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 84% | $4,419 |
| Federal Pell grants | 84% | $3,927 |
| Federal student loans | 94% | $6,627 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $3,309.
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 | $26,767 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $27,271 |
| Over $75,000 | $31,263 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $28,611 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $26,914 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try ATA College’s net price tool: www.ata.edu/npcalc.htm.
The median federal debt load at ATA College comes to $15,834 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $15,834 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $21,030 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $222.95/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The figures below chart the debt distribution at ATA College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,167 |
| 25th percentile | $6,334 |
| 75th percentile | $22,637 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $27,713 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,667 |
| Middle income | $15,834 |
| High income | $18,074 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,800 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,334 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $12,000 |
| Independent students | $16,792 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for ATA College.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The totals below capture Stafford lending at ATA College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 8886 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $150,078,091 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 2 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $21,780 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $10,890 |
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