by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students are not billed 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 Dakota College at Bottineau can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
What financial assistance options will MSU-Bottineau offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Scroll down 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. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Dakota College at Bottineau.
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.
For incoming first-year students at Dakota College at Bottineau, 88% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance some 86 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 74% | $6,652 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 48% | $3,961 |
| Federal Pell grants | 39% | $5,888 |
| State/local grants | 26% | $2,703 |
| Federal student loans | 44% | $4,780 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At MSU-Bottineau, some 23% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $5,726 (among about 276 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 23% | $5,726 |
| Federal Pell grants | 13% | $4,937 |
| Federal student loans | 15% | $5,872 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $6,735.
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 | $8,950 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $12,341 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,112 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $10,039 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $12,515 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use MSU-Bottineau’s NPC: www.dakotacollege.edu/netprice/.
A typical borrower at MSU-Bottineau leaves with $8,421 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,421 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,507 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $111.39/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at MSU-Bottineau.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $3,561 |
| 75th percentile | $11,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $16,170 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,389 |
| Middle income | $8,250 |
| High income | $8,750 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,357 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,612 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,942 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for MSU-Bottineau.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at MSU-Bottineau:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 2993 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $27,153,319 |
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 recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 21 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $74,911 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,567 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 11 |
| Total DoD amount | $12,086 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,099 |
References
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