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 sum total of attendance at Naropa University can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
What financial aid options can Naropa offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep scrolling to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Naropa University.
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 Naropa University, 88% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 21 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 83% | $25,429 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 83% | $20,025 |
| Federal Pell grants | 54% | $7,160 |
| State/local grants | 4% | $6,000 |
| Federal student loans | 50% | $9,631 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. Here, around 85% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $21,187 (covering around 313 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 85% | $21,187 |
| Federal Pell grants | 51% | $5,389 |
| Federal student loans | 54% | $10,598 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $24,218.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $20,973 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $22,974 |
| Over $75,000 | $41,978 |
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 | $29,179 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $28,862 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Naropa’s NPC: www.naropa.edu/admissions-aid/costs-aid/undergraduate-costs-aid/price-calculator/.
A typical borrower at Naropa leaves with $14,750 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $14,750 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $24,712 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $261.99/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at Naropa.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,292 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $25,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $33,750 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $19,250 |
| Middle income | $13,306 |
| High income | $10,000 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,750 |
| Continuing-generation students | $14,250 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $12,000 |
| Independent students | $23,000 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Naropa.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Naropa:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 5411 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $218,569,528 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 48 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $866,808 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $18,059 |
References
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