by our College Data Analytics TeamMany 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 sum total of attendance at Lasell University can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will Lasell offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Read on to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Lasell University.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Lasell University, 96% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance some 301 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 96% | $14,638 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 95% | $11,371 |
| Federal Pell grants | 35% | $5,942 |
| State/local grants | 24% | $4,363 |
| Federal student loans | 74% | $5,626 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Here, around 88% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $14,244 (across approximately 1044 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 88% | $14,244 |
| Federal Pell grants | 31% | $5,764 |
| Federal student loans | 72% | $6,704 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $14,923.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $17,127 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $21,064 |
| Over $75,000 | $31,687 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
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 | $27,511 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $24,944 |
To project your own net price, use Lasell’s net price calculator: lasell.clearcostcalculator.com/student/default/netpricecalculator/survey.
Graduating students at Lasell carry a median federal student debt of $21,500 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $21,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $26,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $275.64/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Lasell.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,500 |
| 25th percentile | $9,500 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,000 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $19,500 |
| Middle income | $21,980 |
| High income | $21,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $21,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $21,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $21,500 |
| Independent students | $18,750 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Lasell.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Lasell:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 7880 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $148,191,275 |
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 | 28 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $363,901 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $12,996 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $3,000 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,000 |
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