by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number 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 sum total of attendance at De Anza College can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does De Anza College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Scroll down to see just how much financial aid could be open 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 De Anza College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
At De Anza College, 69% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 1773 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 69% | $4,509 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 41% | $381 |
| Federal Pell grants | 28% | $5,090 |
| State/local grants | 68% | $2,189 |
| Federal student loans | 3% | $4,363 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, roughly 44% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $3,926 (for some 7551 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 44% | $3,926 |
| Federal Pell grants | 18% | $4,562 |
| Federal student loans | 3% | $5,538 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $8,333.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $3,488 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $5,496 |
| Over $75,000 | $9,973 |
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 | $6,642 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $4,667 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see De Anza College’s net price calculator: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/421/npcalc.htm.
The median student at De Anza College graduates with $6,495 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,495 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $5,625 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $59.63/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at De Anza College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,719 |
| 25th percentile | $3,167 |
| 75th percentile | $10,832 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $19,822 |
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 | $7,000 |
| Middle income | $6,707 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,334 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $8,709 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for De Anza College.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at De Anza College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 8089 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $84,371,681 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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