by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Great Basin College, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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The full cost of attending Great Basin College varied between $12,010.00 and $21,970.00 across residency tiers.
In-state residents qualified for the lower cost, with out-of-state students paying more: about $12,010.00 in-state versus $21,970.00 out of state.
Here the cost is broken out three ways: no aid, average aid, and the aid a low-income student typically receives.
| Tuition and fees | $3,923.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $8,087.00 |
| Total cost | $12,010.00 |
| That is 38% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $12,010.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$4,476.00 |
| Net price | $7,534.00 |
| That is 61% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $12,010.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$5,980.00 |
| Net price | $6,030.00 |
| That is 69% below the national average net price. |
| Tuition and fees | $13,883.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $8,087.00 |
| Total cost | $21,970.00 |
| That is 14% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $21,970.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$4,476.00 |
| Net price | $17,494.00 |
| That is 9% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $21,970.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$5,980.00 |
| Net price | $15,990.00 |
| That is 17% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with tuition and fees plus room and board. |
Costs have trended upward in recent years at a recent average of 2.7% 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. The loan rows amortise the projected total over a ten-year, 6.8% repayment.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Freshman year | $6,194.00 | $7,739.00 | $12,337.00 |
| Senior year | $6,714.00 | $8,389.00 | $13,372.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $25,807.00 | $32,244.00 | $51,400.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $9,832.00 | $12,284.00 | $19,581.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $297.00 | $371.00 | $592.00 |
| Total amount paid | $35,638.00 | $44,527.00 | $70,981.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Freshman year | $6,194.00 | $7,739.00 | $12,337.00 |
| Senior year | $6,363.00 | $7,950.00 | $12,673.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $12,557.00 | $15,689.00 | $25,010.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $4,784.00 | $5,977.00 | $9,528.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $145.00 | $181.00 | $288.00 |
| Total amount paid | $17,341.00 | $21,666.00 | $34,538.00 |
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Freshman year | $16,425.00 | $17,970.00 | $22,568.00 |
| Senior year | $17,804.00 | $19,478.00 | $24,462.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $68,433.00 | $74,870.00 | $94,026.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $26,071.00 | $28,523.00 | $35,821.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $788.00 | $862.00 | $1,082.00 |
| Total amount paid | $94,504.00 | $103,393.00 | $129,847.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Freshman year | $16,425.00 | $17,970.00 | $22,568.00 |
| Senior year | $16,872.00 | $18,459.00 | $23,183.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $33,298.00 | $36,430.00 | $45,751.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $12,685.00 | $13,878.00 | $17,429.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $383.00 | $419.00 | $526.00 |
| Total amount paid | $45,983.00 | $50,308.00 | $63,180.00 |
Jump to the net-price detail in the net price section below.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $8,471.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $7,523.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $7,125.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $5,828.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $8,529.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $9,665.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $12,010.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the Great Basin College Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid breakdown.
The median graduating debt at Great Basin College stands at $8,973.00, categorized as a Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,000.00 |
| 25th | $3,539.00 |
| Median (50th) | $8,973.00 |
| 75th | $14,350.00 |
| 90th | $27,250.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,184.00 |
| Middle income | $9,500.00 |
| High income | $9,000.00 |
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,987.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,250.00 |
First-generation graduates of Great Basin College graduate with $737.00 more median debt than continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of Great Basin College comes to $1,893.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate classification for Great Basin College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 11.4% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Great Basin College add up to $33,218,635.00 spread across 2,395 student borrowers.
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 | 57 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $1,605.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 10 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $1,393.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veteran aid breakdown.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Great Basin College, think through the questions below:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
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.