by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Fortis Institute, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $18,332.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $15,326.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $14,888.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $14,801.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $17,107.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $20,199.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Fortis Institute Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
The typical debt load for borrowers leaving Fortis Institute works out to $6,333.00, which federal data classifies as a Very Low (<$10k) burden category.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,167.00 |
| 25th | $5,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $6,333.00 |
| 75th | $9,414.00 |
| 90th | $11,524.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt page.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,334.00 |
| Middle income | $6,333.00 |
| High income | $6,333.00 |
On average, low-income graduates leave with $1.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,333.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,333.00 |
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Fortis Institute works out to $1.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate classification for Fortis Institute is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 13.1% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at Fortis Institute reach $256,063,867.00 covering 29,627 loan recipients.
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for substantial federal education benefits including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 19 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $12,642.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veterans benefits detail.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Fortis Institute, 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.