by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Fortis College-Cincinnati, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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The full cost of attending Fortis College-Cincinnati works out to about $30,689.00 a 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 | $14,763.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $15,926.00 |
| Total cost | $30,689.00 |
| That is 6% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $30,689.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,311.00 |
| Net price | $23,378.00 |
| That is 29% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $30,689.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,875.00 |
| Net price | $22,814.00 |
| That is 30% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with tuition and fees plus living costs. |
The tables below project a full degree at the current published cost. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with 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 | $22,814.00 | $23,378.00 | $30,689.00 |
| Senior year | $22,814.00 | $23,378.00 | $30,689.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $91,256.00 | $93,512.00 | $122,756.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $34,765.00 | $35,625.00 | $46,766.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,050.00 | $1,076.00 | $1,413.00 |
| Total amount paid | $126,021.00 | $129,137.00 | $169,522.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $22,814.00 | $23,378.00 | $30,689.00 |
| Senior year | $22,814.00 | $23,378.00 | $30,689.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $45,628.00 | $46,756.00 | $61,378.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $17,383.00 | $17,812.00 | $23,383.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $525.00 | $538.00 | $706.00 |
| Total amount paid | $63,011.00 | $64,568.00 | $84,761.00 |
| For the complete net-price picture, see the Net Price section. |
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $29,614.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $23,813.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $23,238.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $24,294.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $23,923.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $28,629.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $30,689.00 |
Use Fortis College-Cincinnati Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
Typical debt at graduation from Fortis College-Cincinnati stands at $9,500.00, categorized as a Very Low (<$10k) burden tier.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,167.00 |
| 25th | $6,167.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,500.00 |
| 75th | $13,827.00 |
| 90th | $24,083.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Dig deeper into debt on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500.00 |
| Middle income | $9,643.00 |
| High income | $9,500.00 |
Debt at graduation often differs for first-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,834.00 |
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of Fortis College-Cincinnati comes to $-921.00.
The federal default-rate classification for Fortis College-Cincinnati is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 9.2% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Fortis College-Cincinnati amount to $383,584,422.00 over 32,356 disbursements.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 14 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $10,813.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veterans benefits detail.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Fortis College-Cincinnati, a few questions are worth asking:
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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.