by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will not be asked to pay the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Fort Lewis College can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will FLC offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep scrolling to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Fort Lewis College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Fort Lewis College, 97% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance approximately 782 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 96% | $6,610 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 61% | $5,193 |
| Federal Pell grants | 33% | $7,110 |
| State/local grants | 18% | $4,060 |
| Federal student loans | 39% | $4,770 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At this school, around 88% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $15,834 (covering around 2932 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 88% | $15,834 |
| Federal Pell grants | 35% | $5,552 |
| Federal student loans | 30% | $5,990 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $9,734.
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 | $17,415 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $18,371 |
| Over $75,000 | $16,416 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $17,296 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $17,339 |
To project your own net price, use FLC’s net price tool: www.fortlewis.edu/rnlnetprice.
The median federal debt load at FLC comes to $9,000 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $18,389 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $194.95/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at FLC.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $20,750 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $29,847 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,818 |
| Middle income | $8,250 |
| High income | $8,750 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,795 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,008 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $8,250 |
| Independent students | $11,000 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at FLC.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at FLC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 12120 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $170,493,958 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 46 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $196,687 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,276 |
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