by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students are not billed the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Indiana University-East can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
Just what financial aid solutions can IU East provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep scrolling to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Indiana University-East.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
For freshmen starting at Indiana University-East, 89% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid roughly 273 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 83% | $8,096 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 57% | $2,737 |
| Federal Pell grants | 52% | $5,274 |
| State/local grants | 38% | $6,239 |
| Federal student loans | 28% | $4,662 |
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 57% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $6,982 (across approximately 1576 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 57% | $6,982 |
| Federal Pell grants | 35% | $4,895 |
| Federal student loans | 34% | $6,757 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $8,820.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $5,613 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $8,625 |
| Over $75,000 | $14,222 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $8,134 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $9,082 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try IU East’s NPC: iuia.iu.edu/compliance-reports/campus-net-price-calc/index.html.
A typical borrower at IU East leaves with $12,000 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $12,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $18,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $190.83/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at IU East.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $24,310 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $33,295 |
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 | $12,099 |
| Middle income | $11,881 |
| High income | $11,850 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,331 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $9,982 |
| Independent students | $13,242 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. IU East.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at IU East:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 13025 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $254,905,767 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 49 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $234,099 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,778 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 27 |
| Total DoD amount | $67,360 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,495 |
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