by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students are not billed 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 Cornerstone University can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Cornerstone deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep going to find out how much school funding will 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 Cornerstone University.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Cornerstone University, 100% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind roughly 267 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $20,439 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $14,656 |
| Federal Pell grants | 33% | $4,634 |
| State/local grants | 63% | $6,590 |
| Federal student loans | 55% | $5,897 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Here, roughly 93% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $16,583 (across approximately 1346 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 93% | $16,583 |
| Federal Pell grants | 33% | $4,885 |
| Federal student loans | 52% | $7,379 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $21,742.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $17,632 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $20,143 |
| Over $75,000 | $24,603 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
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 | $20,301 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $22,384 |
To project your own net price, use Cornerstone’s official net price calculator: www.cornerstone.edu/undergraduate/costs-aid/financial-aid/net-price-calculator/.
Graduating students at Cornerstone carry a median federal student debt of $18,634 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $18,634 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $25,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $265.04/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Cornerstone.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $7,500 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $35,656 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $14,850 |
| Middle income | $18,873 |
| High income | $19,753 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,532 |
| Continuing-generation students | $18,750 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $19,280 |
| Independent students | $17,063 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Cornerstone.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Cornerstone:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 9491 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $215,729,371 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 14 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $138,270 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $9,876 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 5 |
| Total DoD amount | $19,250 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,850 |
References
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