by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Eastern International College-Jersey City, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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The total published cost of attendance at Eastern International C-Jersey City is about $29,693.00 per academic year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $18,383.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $11,310.00 |
| Total cost | $29,693.00 |
| That is 9% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $29,693.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$5,071.00 |
| Net price | $24,622.00 |
| That is 25% below the national average net price. | |
| For the full breakdown, see tuition and fees and living costs. |
The projections below extend the current annual cost across a degree. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. The repayment figures use a ten-year loan at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $24,622.00 | $24,622.00 | $29,693.00 |
| Senior year | $24,622.00 | $24,622.00 | $29,693.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $98,488.00 | $98,488.00 | $118,772.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $37,520.00 | $37,520.00 | $45,248.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,133.00 | $1,133.00 | $1,367.00 |
| Total amount paid | $136,008.00 | $136,008.00 | $164,020.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $24,622.00 | $24,622.00 | $29,693.00 |
| Senior year | $24,622.00 | $24,622.00 | $29,693.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $49,244.00 | $49,244.00 | $59,386.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $18,760.00 | $18,760.00 | $22,624.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $567.00 | $567.00 | $683.00 |
| Total amount paid | $68,004.00 | $68,004.00 | $82,010.00 |
| See the full net-price breakdown in the net-price section. |
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $21,111.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $23,532.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the Eastern International College-Jersey City Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid page.
Median graduate debt at Eastern International C-Jersey City amounts to $18,499.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) burden category.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,666.00 |
| 25th | $7,800.00 |
| Median (50th) | $18,499.00 |
| 75th | $26,658.00 |
| 90th | $32,309.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt page.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $18,750.00 |
| Middle income | $17,649.00 |
| High income | $18,498.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $252.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $17,014.00 |
First-gen borrowers at Eastern International C-Jersey City take on $1,486.00 more median debt than continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Eastern International C-Jersey City amounts to $-5,608.00.
The federal default-rate classification for Eastern International C-Jersey City is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 14.7% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Eastern International C-Jersey City add up to $59,691,566.00 across 3,927 borrowers.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 2 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $10,505.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veteran aid breakdown.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Eastern International C-Jersey City, a few questions are worth asking:
For a closer look at any of these topics, follow the links below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.