by our College Data Analytics TeamThis guide covers the real cost of attending Fontbonne University, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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Published attendance costs at Fontbonne University works out to about $42,982.00 per year.
Below, a full degree is projected forward at today’s cost.
Typical debt at graduation from Fontbonne University comes to $16,500.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,500.00 |
| 25th | $11,000.00 |
| Median (50th) | $16,500.00 |
| 75th | $29,958.00 |
| 90th | $40,009.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt page.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $18,730.00 |
| Middle income | $15,000.00 |
| High income | $17,750.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $980.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,750.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,667.00 |
First-generation graduates from Fontbonne University hold $1,083.00 more than continuing-generation graduates.
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. Comparing Pell recipients vs non-recipients shows how debt is distributed by need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at Fontbonne University amounts to $2,500.00. Federal data flags this school for Pell-related debt inequity.
The default-rate classification at Fontbonne University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 5.9% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Fontbonne University come to $330,692,255.00 across 9,758 recipients.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 11 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $15,025.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $3,500.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veterans benefits detail.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh Fontbonne University, keep these questions in mind:
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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.