by our College Data Analytics TeamThis guide covers the real cost of attending Clary Sage College, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $23,280.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $22,746.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $22,569.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $22,879.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $23,067.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $26,169.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $24,149.00 |
Run your own numbers with the Clary Sage College Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid page.
The median graduating debt at Clary Sage College is $7,934.00, landing it in the Very Low (<$10k) burden category.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,666.00 |
| 25th | $6,089.00 |
| Median (50th) | $7,934.00 |
| 75th | $13,389.00 |
| 90th | $17,347.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Dig deeper into debt on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,830.00 |
| Middle income | $8,558.00 |
| High income | $7,990.00 |
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,904.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,188.00 |
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Clary Sage College stands at $-1,431.00.
The federal default-rate classification for Clary Sage College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 7.5% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Clary Sage College come to $140,248,186.00 across 12,354 recipients.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 19 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $10,955.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the college veterans page.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Clary Sage College, consider the following:
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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.