by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of 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 total price of attendance at College of Staten Island CUNY can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
What financial aid options can CSI offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep reading to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from College of Staten Island CUNY.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at College of Staten Island CUNY, 83% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 1786 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 80% | $8,526 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 57% | $1,465 |
| Federal Pell grants | 62% | $5,977 |
| State/local grants | 65% | $3,403 |
| Federal student loans | 10% | $5,328 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Here, around 66% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $8,105 (among about 6429 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 66% | $8,105 |
| Federal Pell grants | 50% | $5,776 |
| Federal student loans | 10% | $5,799 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $9,216.
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 | $3,748 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,019 |
| Over $75,000 | $11,297 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $5,579 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,115 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit CSI’s NPC: npc.cuny.edu/npc/public/fin_aid/financial_aid_estimator/FinAidEstimator.jsp.
The median federal debt load at CSI comes to $8,846 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,846 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $14,350 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $152.13/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at CSI.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,237 |
| 25th percentile | $4,450 |
| 75th percentile | $16,893 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $27,003 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,716 |
| Middle income | $7,816 |
| High income | $11,000 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,265 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $8,240 |
| Independent students | $10,000 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. CSI.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at CSI:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 17979 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $275,152,107 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 125 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $349,432 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,795 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 16 |
| Total DoD amount | $38,800 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,425 |
References
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