by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will not be asked to pay the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Greenville University can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Greenville deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep going to see just how much financial aid could be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Greenville University.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Greenville University, 100% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind around 210 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $24,281 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $19,213 |
| Federal Pell grants | 48% | $5,225 |
| State/local grants | 30% | $7,754 |
| Federal student loans | 60% | $6,008 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. Here, around 91% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $22,941 (for some 831 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 91% | $22,941 |
| Federal Pell grants | 39% | $5,475 |
| Federal student loans | 57% | $7,106 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $25,558.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $17,025 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $17,168 |
| Over $75,000 | $24,765 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $19,533 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $21,270 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Greenville’s NPC: www.greenville.edu/tuition-aid/tuition-aid-resources/net-price-calculator.
A typical borrower at Greenville leaves with $15,000 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $15,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $23,875 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $253.11/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Greenville.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,750 |
| 25th percentile | $6,250 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $38,300 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $17,125 |
| Middle income | $16,500 |
| High income | $14,906 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,000 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $15,000 |
| Independent students | $13,000 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Greenville.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Greenville:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 6626 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $119,512,275 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 16 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $112,851 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $7,053 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $4,000 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $4,000 |
References
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