by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Palo Alto University, 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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The median graduating debt at Palo Alto University amounts to $15,000.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) debt-burden category.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,500.00 |
| 25th | $12,357.00 |
| Median (50th) | $15,000.00 |
| 75th | $25,000.00 |
| 90th | $25,000.00 |
The spread between the 10th and 90th percentiles reflects how variable debt outcomes are at this school.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student-loan-debt breakdown.
The default-rate classification at Palo Alto University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 5.1% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Palo Alto University come to $267,484,126.00 across 2,792 loan recipients.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 13 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $11,030.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the college veterans page.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Palo Alto University, consider the following:
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.