by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of 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 sum total of attendance at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does Escoffier - Austin provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep reading to learn just how much financial aid will be open 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 Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin, 85% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid (about 339 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 83% | $4,798 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 76% | $1,457 |
| Federal Pell grants | 49% | $5,839 |
| State/local grants | 0% | $5,650 |
| Federal student loans | 60% | $7,419 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Across the undergraduate body at Escoffier - Austin, around 80% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $4,739 (for some 375 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 80% | $4,739 |
| Federal Pell grants | 46% | $5,750 |
| Federal student loans | 57% | $7,399 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $5,450.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $19,583 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $20,422 |
| Over $75,000 | $23,937 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $19,564 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $20,867 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Escoffier - Austin’s official net price calculator: www.escoffier.edu/tuition/austin/index.html.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Escoffier - Austin owes $12,000 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $12,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $16,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $169.63/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at Escoffier - Austin.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $12,981 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $19,699 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $11,742 |
| Middle income | $12,000 |
| High income | $12,000 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,000 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $12,000 |
| Independent students | $11,542 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Escoffier - Austin.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Escoffier - Austin:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 2698 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $28,445,654 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 61 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,044,182 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $17,118 |
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