by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot 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 price of attendance at Concordia University-Irvine can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financial aid solutions can Concordia University, Irvine provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Read on to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Concordia University-Irvine.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
At Concordia University-Irvine, 100% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid around 290 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $28,966 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $25,245 |
| Federal Pell grants | 29% | $5,029 |
| State/local grants | 27% | $8,188 |
| Federal student loans | 56% | $5,078 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Concordia University, Irvine, some 87% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $26,137 (across approximately 1274 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 87% | $26,137 |
| Federal Pell grants | 24% | $5,353 |
| Federal student loans | 52% | $6,890 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $30,567.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $22,970 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $23,910 |
| Over $75,000 | $32,311 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $28,115 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $28,046 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Concordia University, Irvine’s net price calculator: www.cui.edu/studentlife/financial-aid/undergraduate/prospective-students-net-price-calculator.
A typical borrower at Concordia University, Irvine leaves with $19,000 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $19,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $24,247 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $257.06/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
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 Concordia University, Irvine.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,406 |
| 25th percentile | $8,127 |
| 75th percentile | $25,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $29,500 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $18,750 |
| Middle income | $20,000 |
| High income | $18,667 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $19,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,000 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $18,667 |
| Independent students | $20,156 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Concordia University, Irvine.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Concordia University, Irvine:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 14828 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $365,572,138 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 86 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,027,497 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $11,948 |
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