by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will never be charged 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 Marietta College can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Marietta provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Scroll down 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. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Marietta College.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
At Marietta College, 100% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid some 314 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $31,554 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $28,511 |
| Federal Pell grants | 39% | $4,828 |
| State/local grants | 23% | $3,846 |
| Federal student loans | 73% | $7,563 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, some 97% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $29,391 (for some 1053 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 97% | $29,391 |
| Federal Pell grants | 34% | $5,087 |
| Federal student loans | 69% | $9,453 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $32,626.
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 | $14,875 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $15,994 |
| Over $75,000 | $23,085 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $21,083 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $18,372 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Marietta’s NPC: www.shoppingsheet.com/Shopping/Landing/marietta.
A typical borrower at Marietta leaves with $12,000 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $12,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $27,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $286.24/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. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Marietta.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,541 |
| 25th percentile | $7,500 |
| 75th percentile | $28,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $36,500 |
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 | $13,000 |
| Middle income | $12,000 |
| High income | $12,000 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $13,500 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $12,000 |
| Independent students | $10,000 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Marietta.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Marietta:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 5548 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $93,772,832 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 11 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $179,976 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $16,361 |
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