by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will not be asked to pay 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 total cost of going to Kent State University at Tuscarawas can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Kent State University at Tuscarawas deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Read on 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 Kent State University at Tuscarawas.
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 Kent State University at Tuscarawas, 93% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 172 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 89% | $4,762 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 67% | $1,645 |
| Federal Pell grants | 54% | $5,601 |
| State/local grants | 5% | $1,739 |
| Federal student loans | 48% | $5,368 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At Kent State University at Tuscarawas, some 51% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $5,302 (covering around 600 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 51% | $5,302 |
| Federal Pell grants | 34% | $5,273 |
| Federal student loans | 37% | $6,750 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $4,997.
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 | $8,861 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,200 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,141 |
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 | $12,542 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $11,480 |
To project your own net price, use Kent State University at Tuscarawas’s official net price calculator: www.kent.edu/financialaid/calculator.
The median federal debt load at Kent State University at Tuscarawas comes to $17,500 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $17,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $24,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $259.74/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Kent State University at Tuscarawas.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,325 |
| 25th percentile | $6,251 |
| 75th percentile | $29,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $42,500 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,500 |
| Middle income | $17,838 |
| High income | $17,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $17,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,850 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $17,328 |
| Independent students | $18,751 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Kent State University at Tuscarawas.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Kent State University at Tuscarawas:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 137131 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $3,224,471,489 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 14 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $97,319 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $6,951 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $3,500 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,500 |
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