by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students are not billed the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The price tag of going to Case Western Reserve University can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Case Western provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Read on to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Case Western Reserve University.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Case Western Reserve University, 90% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance some 1392 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 88% | $41,913 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 88% | $40,221 |
| Federal Pell grants | 18% | $5,908 |
| State/local grants | 5% | $3,424 |
| Federal student loans | 61% | $5,296 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Case Western, roughly 84% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $40,215 (covering around 5197 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 84% | $40,215 |
| Federal Pell grants | 18% | $5,590 |
| Federal student loans | 47% | $6,122 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $44,661.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $19,165 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $18,890 |
| Over $75,000 | $47,097 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $41,190 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $38,909 |
To project your own net price, use Case Western’s NPC: case.edu/financialaid/resources/net-price-calculator/.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Case Western owes $21,488 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $21,488 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $24,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $254.44/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Case Western.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,500 |
| 25th percentile | $12,623 |
| 75th percentile | $29,937 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $34,500 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $20,875 |
| Middle income | $22,783 |
| High income | $21,250 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $21,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $21,470 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $21,500 |
| Independent students | $15,388 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Case Western.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Case Western:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 24534 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $1,069,881,488 |
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 | 93 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $2,962,148 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $31,851 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 2 |
| Total DoD amount | $3,750 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,875 |
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