by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot 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 cost of going to Los Angeles Film School can seem overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students are given some form of financial aid.
Just what financing solutions does LA Film School provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Los Angeles Film School.
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. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
For freshmen starting at Los Angeles Film School, 82% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind some 1665 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 77% | $6,966 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 28% | $2,549 |
| Federal Pell grants | 74% | $6,097 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 79% | $8,103 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at LA Film School, approximately 68% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $7,179 (for some 5090 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 68% | $7,179 |
| Federal Pell grants | 63% | $6,620 |
| Federal student loans | 71% | $9,633 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $7,311.
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 | $33,296 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $33,033 |
| Over $75,000 | $32,421 |
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 | $30,980 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $32,476 |
To project your own net price, use LA Film School’s online cost calculator: lafilm.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx.
The median student at LA Film School graduates with $15,934 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $15,934 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $25,250 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $267.69/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at LA Film School.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,773 |
| 25th percentile | $6,500 |
| 75th percentile | $21,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $30,750 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,000 |
| Middle income | $16,812 |
| High income | $13,885 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,496 |
| Continuing-generation students | $17,894 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $13,895 |
| Independent students | $19,580 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. LA Film School.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at LA Film School:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 18697 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $356,454,740 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 725 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $12,036,706 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $16,602 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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