by our College Data Analytics TeamThis guide covers the real cost of attending North-West College-San Diego, 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. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $46,503.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $43,043.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $42,677.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $42,737.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $45,854.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the North-West College-San Diego Net Price Calculator.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the grants & scholarships detail.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of North-West College-San Diego stands at $9,321.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Very Low (<$10k) burden category.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,438.00 |
| 25th | $5,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,321.00 |
| 75th | $16,115.00 |
| 90th | $18,845.00 |
The spread between the 10th and 90th percentiles reflects how variable debt outcomes are at this school.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,354.00 |
| Middle income | $9,319.00 |
| High income | $9,500.00 |
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,319.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500.00 |
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. Comparing Pell recipients vs non-recipients shows how debt is distributed by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at North-West College-San Diego comes to $-181.00.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for North-West College-San Diego is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 11.8% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at North-West College-San Diego come to $107,433,865.00 across 10,398 recipients.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 57 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $16,838.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veteran aid breakdown.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh North-West College-San Diego, consider the following:
Explore the related pages below for a deeper look at the cost picture:
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.