by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will never be charged 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 cost of going to Cecil College can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Cecil College provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep scrolling to learn what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Cecil College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
At Cecil College, 80% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid (about 176 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 77% | $4,761 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 46% | $2,385 |
| Federal Pell grants | 44% | $4,998 |
| State/local grants | 21% | $1,482 |
| Federal student loans | 12% | $4,620 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Across the undergraduate body at Cecil College, approximately 68% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $3,211 (among about 1255 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 68% | $3,211 |
| Federal Pell grants | 27% | $3,997 |
| Federal student loans | 9% | $5,202 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $5,042.
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 | $10,432 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,172 |
| Over $75,000 | $6,666 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $9,658 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $10,097 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Cecil College’s net price calculator: www.cecil.edu/wp-content/documents/net-price-calculator/npcalc.htm.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Cecil College owes $8,250 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,250 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,536 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $101.1/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Cecil College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,036 |
| 25th percentile | $3,872 |
| 75th percentile | $11,245 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $19,260 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
| Middle income | $8,095 |
| High income | $8,113 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,250 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,792 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $6,500 |
| Independent students | $10,428 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Cecil College.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Cecil College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 2991 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $30,992,917 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 36 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $117,581 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,266 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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