by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students are not billed the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Colorado Christian University can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
What financial assistance options will CCU offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep scrolling to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Colorado Christian University.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Colorado Christian University, 100% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind (about 371 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $23,302 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 99% | $21,337 |
| Federal Pell grants | 19% | $5,185 |
| State/local grants | 14% | $5,004 |
| Federal student loans | 43% | $5,313 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At CCU, approximately 64% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $12,382 (among about 4299 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 64% | $12,382 |
| Federal Pell grants | 37% | $4,552 |
| Federal student loans | 45% | $9,193 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $24,742.
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 | $20,400 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $20,835 |
| Over $75,000 | $28,151 |
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 | $29,500 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $25,458 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit CCU’s online cost calculator: www.ccu.edu/finaid/calculator/.
The median student at CCU graduates with $14,000 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $14,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $28,312 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $300.15/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 CCU.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,167 |
| 25th percentile | $5,294 |
| 75th percentile | $23,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $35,490 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,977 |
| Middle income | $16,850 |
| High income | $16,750 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $13,909 |
| Continuing-generation students | $14,250 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $14,452 |
| Independent students | $13,701 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at CCU.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at CCU:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 23024 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $475,197,831 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 453 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $3,996,835 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $8,823 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 272 |
| Total DoD amount | $936,919 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,445 |
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