by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at College of DuPage can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
What financial aid options can COD offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep reading to see just how much financial aid could be open to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from College of DuPage.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at College of DuPage, 58% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind some 1151 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 50% | $9,251 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 18% | $3,234 |
| Federal Pell grants | 40% | $7,700 |
| State/local grants | 37% | $2,582 |
| Federal student loans | 22% | $5,305 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At COD, around 28% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $7,841 (across approximately 6565 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 28% | $7,841 |
| Federal Pell grants | 20% | $6,830 |
| Federal student loans | 10% | $5,971 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $8,153.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $3,655 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $5,538 |
| Over $75,000 | $12,199 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $7,401 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $6,182 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit COD’s NPC: www.cod.edu/about/administration/consumer_legal_information/net_price_calculator/.
The median student at COD graduates with $5,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,410 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $110.36/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at COD.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $2,750 |
| 75th percentile | $11,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $20,007 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,750 |
| Middle income | $5,500 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,074 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. COD.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at COD:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 28060 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $293,953,956 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 228 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $502,414 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,204 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 18 |
| Total DoD amount | $16,752 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $931 |
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