by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Ottawa University-Online, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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The full cost of attending Ottawa University-Online comes to about $13,296.00 per year.
The projections below extend the current annual cost across a degree.
Median graduate debt at Ottawa University-Online works out to $12,500.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,197.00 |
| 25th | $6,383.00 |
| Median (50th) | $12,500.00 |
| 75th | $23,500.00 |
| 90th | $32,375.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt page.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $12,975.00 |
| Middle income | $13,726.00 |
| High income | $12,000.00 |
Graduates from lower-income families carry $975.00 more than graduates from high-income families.
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $13,000.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,000.00 |
First-gen students at Ottawa University-Online carry $1,000.00 in extra median debt compared with continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Ottawa University-Online stands at $1,100.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The default-rate category at Ottawa University-Online is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 6.0% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at Ottawa University-Online amount to $492,512,782.00 across 19,117 loan recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 22 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $7,384.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $1,938.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the college veterans page.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Ottawa University-Online, think through the questions below:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
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.