by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will never be charged the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Great Falls College Montana State University can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Great Falls College Montana State University provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep scrolling to see how much school funding could be available to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Great Falls College Montana State University.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Great Falls College Montana State University, 70% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid approximately 81 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 51% | $6,308 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 10% | $2,345 |
| Federal Pell grants | 45% | $5,946 |
| State/local grants | 11% | $2,332 |
| Federal student loans | 37% | $5,357 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At Great Falls College Montana State University, approximately 69% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $3,287 (for some 904 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 69% | $3,287 |
| Federal Pell grants | 31% | $4,570 |
| Federal student loans | 30% | $6,221 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $4,196.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $8,873 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,721 |
| Over $75,000 | $14,341 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $12,468 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $10,632 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Great Falls College Montana State University’s official net price calculator: finaid.gfcmsu.edu/npc/npcalc.html.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Great Falls College Montana State University owes $7,992 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $7,992 |
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Great Falls College Montana State University.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $16,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $26,978 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
| Middle income | $7,376 |
| High income | $6,418 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,788 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $10,751 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Great Falls College Montana State University.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Great Falls College Montana State University:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 6650 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $79,647,638 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 40 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $106,622 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,666 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 4 |
| Total DoD amount | $5,692 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,423 |
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