by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will never be charged the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Eastern Wyoming College can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does Eastern Wyoming College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep reading 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. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Eastern Wyoming College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Eastern Wyoming College, 97% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid approximately 161 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 97% | $9,094 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 90% | $5,993 |
| Federal Pell grants | 44% | $5,666 |
| State/local grants | 39% | $2,268 |
| Federal student loans | 23% | $3,855 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Eastern Wyoming College, about 30% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $8,523 (among about 425 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 30% | $8,523 |
| Federal Pell grants | 13% | $5,726 |
| Federal student loans | 7% | $4,325 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $9,312.
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 | $3,267 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,327 |
| Over $75,000 | $11,538 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $4,764 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $4,989 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Eastern Wyoming College’s NPC: ewc.wy.edu/admissions-financial-aid/financial-aid/.
The median federal debt load at Eastern Wyoming College comes to $4,500 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $4,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $7,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $74.21/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Eastern Wyoming College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $3,000 |
| 75th percentile | $8,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $12,190 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $4,512 |
| Middle income | $4,099 |
| High income | $5,000 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $4,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,500 |
| Independent students | $5,500 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Eastern Wyoming College.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Eastern Wyoming College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1591 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $13,162,435 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 5 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $17,386 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,477 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $2,625 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,625 |
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