by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will not be asked to pay 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 price of attendance at Meredith College can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
What financing options does Meredith offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep reading 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. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Meredith College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Meredith College, 100% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance roughly 325 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $33,116 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $27,515 |
| Federal Pell grants | 40% | $5,698 |
| State/local grants | 47% | $6,928 |
| Federal student loans | 59% | $5,436 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At Meredith, around 96% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $33,316 (among about 1259 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 96% | $33,316 |
| Federal Pell grants | 36% | $5,933 |
| Federal student loans | 55% | $6,700 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $34,825.
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 | $14,644 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $16,009 |
| Over $75,000 | $25,978 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $22,488 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $20,197 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Meredith’s net price tool: [tcc.ruffalonl.com/Meredith College/Net-Price-Calculator](https://tcc.ruffalonl.com/Meredith College/Net-Price-Calculator).
The middle student in the debt distribution at Meredith owes $20,066 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $20,066 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $25,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $265.04/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Meredith.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,750 |
| 25th percentile | $7,500 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $35,000 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $19,250 |
| Middle income | $20,500 |
| High income | $20,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $21,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $20,500 |
| Independent students | $16,587 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Meredith.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Meredith:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 7711 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $157,529,883 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 24 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $553,167 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $23,049 |
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