by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students are not billed 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 total price of attendance at Hastings College can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will Hastings offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep scrolling to discover 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. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Hastings College.
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 Hastings College, 100% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 323 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $27,107 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $25,401 |
| Federal Pell grants | 29% | $4,509 |
| State/local grants | 10% | $2,688 |
| Federal student loans | 67% | $5,536 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, approximately 96% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $27,546 (across roughly 954 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 96% | $27,546 |
| Federal Pell grants | 27% | $5,276 |
| Federal student loans | 61% | $6,469 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $26,970.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $17,597 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $18,459 |
| Over $75,000 | $24,405 |
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 | $24,452 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $21,554 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Hastings’s NPC: www.hastings.edu/npcalc.htm.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Hastings owes $15,595 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $15,595 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $27,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $286.24/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
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 Hastings.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,000 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,000 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $14,645 |
| Middle income | $15,465 |
| High income | $16,750 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,875 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,000 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $15,432 |
| Independent students | $20,250 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Hastings.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Hastings:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 4665 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $71,562,953 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 9 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $90,726 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $10,081 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 3 |
| Total DoD amount | $13,500 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $4,500 |
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