by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Carrington College-Sacramento, 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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The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $41,338.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $37,143.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $36,748.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $36,961.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $37,225.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $39,495.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $40,588.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Carrington College-Sacramento Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid page.
Median graduate debt at Carrington College-Sacramento works out to $10,460.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,052.00 |
| 25th | $7,376.00 |
| Median (50th) | $10,460.00 |
| 75th | $16,679.00 |
| 90th | $23,125.00 |
The spread between the 10th and 90th percentiles reflects how variable debt outcomes are at this school.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
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 | $10,375.00 |
| Middle income | $10,500.00 |
| High income | $10,813.00 |
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $10,339.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $11,445.00 |
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The Pell-versus-non-Pell median debt difference at Carrington College-Sacramento amounts to $-474.00.
The default-rate classification at Carrington College-Sacramento is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 17.2% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Carrington College-Sacramento amount to $643,307,211.00 across 50,403 loan recipients.
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for substantial federal education benefits like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 41 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $8,838.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veterans benefits detail.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh Carrington College-Sacramento, 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.