by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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The cost of attendance at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is about $43,890.00 annually.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $15,313.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $28,577.00 |
| Total cost | $43,890.00 |
| That is 34% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $43,890.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$1,197.00 |
| Net price | $42,693.00 |
| That is 30% above the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees and living costs. |
Cost of attendance here has been rising by around 4.9% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. The repayment figures use a ten-year loan at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| Freshman year | $44,770.00 | $44,770.00 | $46,025.00 |
| Senior year | $51,626.00 | $51,626.00 | $53,073.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $192,574.00 | $192,574.00 | $197,973.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $73,364.00 | $73,364.00 | $75,421.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $2,216.00 | $2,216.00 | $2,278.00 |
| Total amount paid | $265,937.00 | $265,937.00 | $273,393.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| Freshman year | $44,770.00 | $44,770.00 | $46,025.00 |
| Senior year | $46,947.00 | $46,947.00 | $48,264.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $91,717.00 | $91,717.00 | $94,289.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $34,941.00 | $34,941.00 | $35,921.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,055.00 | $1,055.00 | $1,085.00 |
| Total amount paid | $126,658.00 | $126,658.00 | $130,209.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net price section below.
The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $44,047.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $42,938.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $42,862.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $43,890.00 |
Run your own numbers with the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the grants & scholarships detail.
Typical debt at graduation from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service amounts to $7,125.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden category.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,375.00 |
| 25th | $4,427.00 |
| Median (50th) | $7,125.00 |
| 75th | $9,500.00 |
| 90th | $9,500.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt detail.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,125.00 |
| Middle income | $9,500.00 |
| High income | $5,500.00 |
On average, low-income graduates leave with $1,625.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,125.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500.00 |
The default-rate classification at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 3.6% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service come to $14,073,945.00 over 1,835 loan recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 19 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $6,477.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veteran aid breakdown.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, the questions below are worth your time:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
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.