by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Gannon University, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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The full cost of attending Gannon University works out to about $51,236.00 per academic year.
Cost is shown below as the full sticker price, the average net price after aid, and the low-income net price.
| Tuition and fees | $40,656.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $10,580.00 |
| Total cost | $51,236.00 |
| That is 56% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $51,236.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$30,316.00 |
| Net price | $20,920.00 |
| That is 36% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $51,236.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$34,380.00 |
| Net price | $16,856.00 |
| That is 49% below the national average net price. | |
| Explore each piece on the tuition & fees page plus living costs. |
Cost of attendance here has been rising by around 5.6% per year, so the four-year total runs well above today’s 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. Loan totals assume a ten-year repayment at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Freshman year | $17,802.00 | $22,094.00 | $54,111.00 |
| Senior year | $20,970.00 | $26,026.00 | $63,740.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $77,428.00 | $96,096.00 | $235,352.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $29,497.00 | $36,609.00 | $89,661.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $891.00 | $1,106.00 | $2,708.00 |
| Total amount paid | $106,925.00 | $132,705.00 | $325,013.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Freshman year | $17,802.00 | $22,094.00 | $54,111.00 |
| Senior year | $18,801.00 | $23,334.00 | $57,147.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $36,603.00 | $45,427.00 | $111,258.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $13,944.00 | $17,306.00 | $42,385.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $421.00 | $523.00 | $1,280.00 |
| Total amount paid | $50,547.00 | $62,734.00 | $153,643.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the Net Price section.
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) | $22,553.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $23,206.00 |
Net price is not the same for every family — it falls as financial need rises and grant aid increases. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $16,808.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $17,863.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $21,199.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $25,316.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $25,859.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Gannon University Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid breakdown.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Gannon University is $23,031.00, which federal data classifies as a Moderate ($20-30k) burden category.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,500.00 |
| 25th | $9,870.00 |
| Median (50th) | $23,031.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $37,250.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $19,500.00 |
| Middle income | $22,906.00 |
| High income | $24,187.00 |
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $22,324.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $23,250.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Gannon University works out to $1,223.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The default-rate category at Gannon University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 5.2% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Gannon University total $384,667,906.00 across 14,021 recipients.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 29 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $16,053.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the college veterans page.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh Gannon University, think through the questions below:
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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.