by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Bennett College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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The cost of attendance at Bennett College comes to about $39,900.00 for a single academic year.
The three scenarios below move from the full sticker price, to the net price after average aid, to the net price low-income students typically pay.
| Tuition and fees | $19,140.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $20,760.00 |
| Total cost | $39,900.00 |
| That is 22% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $39,900.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$12,997.00 |
| Net price | $26,903.00 |
| That is 18% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $39,900.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$13,720.00 |
| Net price | $26,180.00 |
| That is 20% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into the tuition & fees page plus living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year by roughly 1.1% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. The detailed projections below compare a degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and a no-aid student. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Freshman year | $26,458.00 | $27,188.00 | $40,323.00 |
| Senior year | $27,308.00 | $28,062.00 | $41,619.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $107,525.00 | $110,495.00 | $163,875.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $40,963.00 | $42,094.00 | $62,431.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,237.00 | $1,272.00 | $1,886.00 |
| Total amount paid | $148,488.00 | $152,589.00 | $226,306.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Freshman year | $26,458.00 | $27,188.00 | $40,323.00 |
| Senior year | $26,738.00 | $27,476.00 | $40,751.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $53,196.00 | $54,665.00 | $81,074.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $20,266.00 | $20,825.00 | $30,886.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $612.00 | $629.00 | $933.00 |
| Total amount paid | $73,461.00 | $75,490.00 | $111,960.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the Net Price section.
The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $28,299.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $22,858.00 |
Net price is not the same for every family — it falls as financial need rises and grant aid increases. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $21,663.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $26,755.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $24,156.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,400.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the Bennett College Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid page.
Typical debt at graduation from Bennett College works out to $17,351.00, categorized as a Low ($10-20k) burden category.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,500.00 |
| 25th | $9,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $17,351.00 |
| 75th | $35,500.00 |
| 90th | $45,000.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt page.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $17,500.00 |
| Middle income | $19,000.00 |
| High income | $14,125.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $3,375.00 in extra median debt compared with high-income peers.
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $17,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,500.00 |
First-gen borrowers at Bennett College carry $5,000.00 in additional median debt versus continuing-generation peers.
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at Bennett College comes to $5,467.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The default-rate classification at Bennett College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 13.4% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Bennett College total $112,613,562.00 over 4,708 loan recipients.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Bennett College, consider the following:
Use the pages below to go deeper on a specific part of the cost story:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.