by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot 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 total price of attendance at Eastern Mennonite University can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
What financial aid options can Eastern Mennonite offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Scroll down to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Eastern Mennonite University.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at Eastern Mennonite University, 99% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 183 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 96% | $32,378 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 96% | $26,071 |
| Federal Pell grants | 40% | $5,315 |
| State/local grants | 68% | $4,692 |
| Federal student loans | 64% | $5,359 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at Eastern Mennonite, around 87% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $31,303 (covering around 751 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 87% | $31,303 |
| Federal Pell grants | 33% | $5,426 |
| Federal student loans | 56% | $6,802 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $32,168.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $15,449 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $18,690 |
| Over $75,000 | $29,178 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
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 | $24,588 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $23,615 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Eastern Mennonite’s official net price calculator: emu.edu/financial-aid/estimator.
Graduating students at Eastern Mennonite carry a median federal student debt of $16,750 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $16,750 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $24,813 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $263.06/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Eastern Mennonite.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,600 |
| 25th percentile | $7,200 |
| 75th percentile | $25,025 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $33,500 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,750 |
| Middle income | $17,033 |
| High income | $16,812 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,846 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,250 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $17,500 |
| Independent students | $14,849 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Eastern Mennonite.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Eastern Mennonite:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 4571 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $83,889,134 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 12 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $206,986 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $17,249 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
References
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