by our College Data Analytics TeamMost 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 total price of attendance at Briar Cliff University can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Briar Cliff deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep going to see how much school funding could be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Briar Cliff University.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Briar Cliff University, 100% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid around 152 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $28,425 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $25,216 |
| Federal Pell grants | 29% | $5,319 |
| State/local grants | 22% | $7,386 |
| Federal student loans | 92% | $3,129 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Here, some 86% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $25,214 (across approximately 674 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 86% | $25,214 |
| Federal Pell grants | 53% | $2,753 |
| Federal student loans | 48% | $8,677 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $27,586.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $18,604 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $20,081 |
| Over $75,000 | $24,075 |
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 | $23,907 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $21,590 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Briar Cliff’s net price calculator: [www.briarcliff.edu/filesimages/future chargers/financial aid/costs and financial aid/net-price-calculator.html](https://www.briarcliff.edu/filesimages/future chargers/financial aid/costs and financial aid/net-price-calculator.html).
The median student at Briar Cliff graduates with $15,506 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $15,506 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $23,250 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $246.49/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Briar Cliff.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,750 |
| 25th percentile | $7,500 |
| 75th percentile | $25,800 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $33,481 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $17,250 |
| Middle income | $16,978 |
| High income | $13,750 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,268 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,529 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $15,000 |
| Independent students | $18,223 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Briar Cliff.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Briar Cliff:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 5679 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $106,206,940 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 14 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $102,008 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $7,286 |
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