by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged 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 Donnelly College can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
What financing options does Donnelly College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Scroll down to learn what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Donnelly College.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Donnelly College, 100% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid roughly 38 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $9,933 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 71% | $5,884 |
| Federal Pell grants | 66% | $5,623 |
| State/local grants | 42% | $4,451 |
| Federal student loans | 11% | $3,479 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. Here, approximately 91% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $7,920 (covering around 316 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 91% | $7,920 |
| Federal Pell grants | 67% | $4,759 |
| Federal student loans | 35% | $6,746 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $10,183.
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 | $14,738 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $14,900 |
| Over $75,000 | $17,727 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $11,476 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $15,025 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Donnelly College’s net price calculator: www.donnelly.edu/admissions/aid/files/netprice/index.htm.
A typical borrower at Donnelly College leaves with $8,747 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,747 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $11,842 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $125.54/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. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Donnelly College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,321 |
| 25th percentile | $2,750 |
| 75th percentile | $11,696 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $19,000 |
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 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,628 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,225 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,242 |
| Independent students | $9,450 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Donnelly College.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Donnelly College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 2107 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $19,832,041 |
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