by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will not be asked to pay the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to College of the Ozarks can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does Hard Work U provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Scroll down to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from College of the Ozarks.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at College of the Ozarks, 100% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid some 256 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $22,097 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $18,240 |
| Federal Pell grants | 46% | $5,083 |
| State/local grants | 43% | $3,043 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At this school, approximately 99% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $27,742 (across roughly 1415 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 99% | $27,742 |
| Federal Pell grants | 49% | $4,566 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $27,634.
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 | $6,361 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $7,096 |
| Over $75,000 | $10,417 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $6,100 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $7,669 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Hard Work U’s net price tool: www.cofo.edu/NPC.
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Hard Work U.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Hard Work U:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 162 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $1,042,191 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 7 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $15,490 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,213 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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