by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged 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 cost of going to Oregon Health & Science University can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
What financial aid options can OHSU offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Scroll down to discover just how much financial aid could be open to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Oregon Health & Science University.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At OHSU, around 62% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $19,147 (covering around 487 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 62% | $19,147 |
| Federal Pell grants | 29% | $5,055 |
| Federal student loans | 56% | $10,029 |
The middle student in the debt distribution at OHSU owes $16,625 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $16,625 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $16,625 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $176.25/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at OHSU.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,000 |
| 25th percentile | $6,000 |
| 75th percentile | $23,875 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $35,500 |
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 | $16,625 |
| Middle income | $16,625 |
| High income | $16,625 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,625 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,625 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $15,000 |
| Independent students | $16,625 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for OHSU.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at OHSU:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 8807 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $516,299,152 |
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 recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 34 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $902,271 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $26,537 |
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.