by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Blue Cliff College-Alexandria, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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Net price reflects the true cost to attend after grant and scholarship aid is deducted. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $16,253.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $22,485.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $22,519.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $21,692.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Blue Cliff College-Alexandria Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the grants & scholarships detail.
The typical debt load for borrowers leaving Blue Cliff College-Alexandria comes to $8,265.00, categorized as a Very Low (<$10k) burden tier.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,894.00 |
| 25th | $4,750.00 |
| Median (50th) | $8,265.00 |
| 75th | $12,402.00 |
| 90th | $16,535.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt page.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,265.00 |
| Middle income | $8,265.00 |
| High income | $6,365.00 |
Graduates from lower-income families carry $1,900.00 more debt than high-income graduates.
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,265.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,265.00 |
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Blue Cliff College-Alexandria comes to $789.00. This institution is flagged by federal data for Pell-debt inequity.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Blue Cliff College-Alexandria is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 10.8% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at Blue Cliff College-Alexandria reach $272,024,306.00 spread across 25,958 student borrowers.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Blue Cliff College-Alexandria, think through the questions below:
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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.