by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number 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 Eastern Connecticut State University can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does ECSU deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Scroll down to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Eastern Connecticut State University.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For incoming first-year students at Eastern Connecticut State University, 99% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid (about 605 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 94% | $10,480 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 87% | $7,439 |
| Federal Pell grants | 36% | $5,385 |
| State/local grants | 33% | $3,771 |
| Federal student loans | 64% | $5,385 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Across the undergraduate body at ECSU, around 75% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $9,349 (for some 2889 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 75% | $9,349 |
| Federal Pell grants | 29% | $5,616 |
| Federal student loans | 48% | $6,446 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $10,916.
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 | $15,156 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $16,750 |
| Over $75,000 | $23,593 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $21,067 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $20,480 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit ECSU’s official net price calculator: www.easternct.edu/financial-aid/costs/net-price-calculator.html.
The middle student in the debt distribution at ECSU owes $18,500 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $18,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $24,250 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $257.09/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The figures below chart the debt distribution at ECSU.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,465 |
| 25th percentile | $7,500 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,500 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $17,708 |
| Middle income | $18,750 |
| High income | $18,750 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,750 |
| Continuing-generation students | $17,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $18,500 |
| Independent students | $18,750 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for ECSU.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The totals below capture Stafford lending at ECSU:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 17819 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $309,845,069 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 50 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $506,680 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $10,134 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $3,000 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,000 |
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