by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of 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 cost of going to Clinton College can seem overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students are given some form of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will Clinton College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Read on to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Clinton College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Clinton College, 97% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid around 38 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 97% | $13,856 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 87% | $5,642 |
| Federal Pell grants | 92% | $6,810 |
| State/local grants | 46% | $4,667 |
| Federal student loans | 95% | $5,802 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At Clinton College, some 98% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $9,534 (among about 194 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 98% | $9,534 |
| Federal Pell grants | 77% | $6,138 |
| Federal student loans | 89% | $6,962 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $13,557.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $14,905 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $14,700 |
| Over $75,000 | $14,375 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $11,458 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $14,501 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Clinton College’s NPC: www.clintoncollege.edu/current-students/tuition-and-fees.
The median federal debt load at Clinton College comes to $12,000 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $12,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $28,987 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $307.31/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
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 Clinton College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $16,833 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $29,000 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $11,954 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $9,875 |
| Independent students | $14,250 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Clinton College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Clinton College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1367 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $17,777,718 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 1 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $11,071 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $11,071 |
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