by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The price tag of going to Gwinnett Institute can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Gwinnett Institute deliver, 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.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Gwinnett Institute.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For freshmen starting at Gwinnett Institute, 100% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid some 271 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 80% | $4,672 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 77% | $4,588 |
| State/local grants | 10% | $1,794 |
| Federal student loans | 100% | $5,521 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Gwinnett Institute, approximately 80% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $4,352 (across roughly 368 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 80% | $4,352 |
| Federal Pell grants | 78% | $4,207 |
| Federal student loans | 100% | $5,325 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $3,529.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $30,722 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $33,842 |
| Over $75,000 | $34,967 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $34,939 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $31,423 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Gwinnett Institute’s official net price calculator: www.gwinnettcollege.edu/title-ix-disclosures/.
A typical borrower at Gwinnett Institute leaves with $13,000 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $13,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $13,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $137.82/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Gwinnett Institute.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,886 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $13,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $23,500 |
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 | $13,000 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,940 |
| Continuing-generation students | $13,000 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $7,667 |
| Independent students | $13,000 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Gwinnett Institute.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Gwinnett Institute:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1970 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $22,492,185 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 2 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $13,304 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $6,652 |
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