by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $13,074.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $12,222.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $11,786.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $14,551.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $7,266.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
Typical debt at graduation from Fort Hays State U-Northwest Kansas Technical C comes to $8,717.00, placing the school in the Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden category.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,750.00 |
| 25th | $5,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $8,717.00 |
| 75th | $12,000.00 |
| 90th | $16,000.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,750.00 |
| Middle income | $8,750.00 |
| High income | $8,163.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $587.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
Debt at graduation often differs for first-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,875.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,986.00 |
First-generation borrowers from Fort Hays State U-Northwest Kansas Technical C carry $2,889.00 more median debt than continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Fort Hays State U-Northwest Kansas Technical C amounts to $-158.00.
The default-rate category at Fort Hays State U-Northwest Kansas Technical C is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 11.0% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Fort Hays State U-Northwest Kansas Technical C reach $19,379,171.00 across 2,274 loan recipients.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 1 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $8,750.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the college veterans page.
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.