by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will not be asked to pay 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 Johnson University can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will Johnson University offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep scrolling to see how much school funding could be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Johnson University.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at Johnson University, 100% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid roughly 170 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 99% | $11,630 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 96% | $6,039 |
| Federal Pell grants | 39% | $5,657 |
| State/local grants | 55% | $5,719 |
| Federal student loans | 58% | $5,219 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at Johnson University, around 89% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $11,557 (covering around 630 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 89% | $11,557 |
| Federal Pell grants | 39% | $5,257 |
| Federal student loans | 55% | $9,030 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $12,181.
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 | $15,667 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $18,462 |
| Over $75,000 | $23,070 |
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 | $22,063 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $20,303 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Johnson University’s net price calculator: johnsonu.edu/admissions/tuition/#net-price-calc.
A typical borrower at Johnson University leaves with $13,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $13,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $21,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $227.94/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Johnson University.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,930 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $26,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $33,500 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,400 |
| Middle income | $14,000 |
| High income | $16,250 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $14,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,313 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $12,500 |
| Independent students | $16,866 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Johnson University.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Johnson University:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 4445 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $88,417,673 |
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 | 7 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $94,954 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $13,565 |
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