by our College Data Analytics TeamMany 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 Utah Tech University can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
What financing options does Dixie State College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Scroll down to see how much school funding could be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Utah Tech University.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
At Utah Tech University, 90% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid roughly 1733 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 87% | $7,081 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 78% | $5,428 |
| Federal Pell grants | 30% | $5,225 |
| State/local grants | 14% | $2,047 |
| Federal student loans | 21% | $6,130 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at Dixie State College, approximately 50% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $7,206 (among about 6292 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 50% | $7,206 |
| Federal Pell grants | 22% | $5,036 |
| Federal student loans | 15% | $6,561 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $4,724.
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 | $12,115 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $13,692 |
| Over $75,000 | $19,041 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $16,039 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $15,265 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Dixie State College’s net price calculator: utahtech.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx.
Graduating students at Dixie State College carry a median federal student debt of $7,191 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $7,191 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $15,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $159.02/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the 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 Dixie State College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,255 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $17,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $35,579 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
| Middle income | $7,000 |
| High income | $5,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,500 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $11,750 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Dixie State College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Dixie State College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 19345 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $277,612,552 |
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 | 120 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $548,443 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,570 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 14 |
| Total DoD amount | $34,726 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,480 |
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