by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot 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 Mars Hill University can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Mars Hill provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep scrolling to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Mars Hill University.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
For freshmen starting at Mars Hill University, 100% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid roughly 313 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $31,066 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 99% | $25,987 |
| Federal Pell grants | 52% | $5,560 |
| State/local grants | 39% | $6,194 |
| Federal student loans | 70% | $5,264 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Here, about 99% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $30,610 (across approximately 991 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 99% | $30,610 |
| Federal Pell grants | 46% | $5,581 |
| Federal student loans | 62% | $8,652 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $30,189.
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 | $17,358 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $18,818 |
| Over $75,000 | $23,668 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $19,910 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $20,313 |
To project your own net price, use Mars Hill’s official net price calculator: www.mhu.edu/future-students/traditional-undergraduate/financial-aid/tuition-fees-financial-aid-traditional/.
The median student at Mars Hill graduates with $18,172 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $18,172 |
| 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. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Mars Hill.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,826 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $40,000 |
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 | $18,472 |
| Middle income | $17,250 |
| High income | $18,070 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,750 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,304 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $17,407 |
| Independent students | $19,565 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Mars Hill.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Mars Hill:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 6827 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $121,713,364 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 17 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $382,221 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $22,484 |
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