by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority 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 price tag of going to Bellevue University can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
What financial assistance options will Bellevue University offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Scroll down to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Bellevue University.
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. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at Bellevue University, 65% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid around 191 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 62% | $7,136 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 23% | $8,575 |
| Federal Pell grants | 44% | $4,715 |
| State/local grants | 6% | $2,417 |
| Federal student loans | 24% | $5,837 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At this school, around 35% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $5,266 (across roughly 3904 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 35% | $5,266 |
| Federal Pell grants | 30% | $4,175 |
| Federal student loans | 23% | $9,214 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $5,981.
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 | $28,100 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $27,951 |
| Over $75,000 | $31,227 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $17,550 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $28,345 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Bellevue University’s net price calculator: www.bellevue.edu/admissions-tuition/financing-options/net-price-calculator/npcalc.htm.
The median federal debt load at Bellevue University comes to $11,000 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $11,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $20,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $212.03/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Bellevue University.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,167 |
| 25th percentile | $6,016 |
| 75th percentile | $22,969 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $29,000 |
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 | $10,500 |
| Middle income | $11,779 |
| High income | $11,108 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $11,235 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,333 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $7,500 |
| Independent students | $12,171 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Bellevue University.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Bellevue University:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 35828 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $915,943,882 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 661 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $5,226,735 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $7,907 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 397 |
| Total DoD amount | $808,818 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,037 |
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.