by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority 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 price of attendance at Ohio University-Southern Campus can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
What financial aid options can OHIO Southern offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep going to find out just how much financial aid will be open to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Ohio University-Southern Campus.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
At Ohio University-Southern Campus, 93% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind approximately 109 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 91% | $5,388 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 79% | $2,687 |
| Federal Pell grants | 53% | $4,887 |
| State/local grants | 2% | $950 |
| Federal student loans | 30% | $3,675 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At OHIO Southern, some 20% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $5,752 (for some 326 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 20% | $5,752 |
| Federal Pell grants | 13% | $5,393 |
| Federal student loans | 12% | $5,010 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $5,614.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $3,378 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $5,069 |
| Over $75,000 | $7,895 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
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 | $5,993 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,328 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit OHIO Southern’s net price tool: npc.collegeboard.org/app/ohio.
The median federal debt load at OHIO Southern comes to $15,332 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $15,332 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $21,056 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $223.23/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at OHIO Southern.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $24,806 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,250 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $13,500 |
| Middle income | $15,000 |
| High income | $16,950 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $14,928 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,750 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $17,000 |
| Independent students | $12,500 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for OHIO Southern.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at OHIO Southern:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 111905 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $2,477,781,593 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 8 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $49,866 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $6,233 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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