by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total price of attendance at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Penn State Schuylkill deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep reading to learn what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill.
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.
For freshmen starting at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill, 94% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid (about 146 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 85% | $11,645 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 76% | $6,542 |
| Federal Pell grants | 47% | $5,830 |
| State/local grants | 38% | $4,816 |
| Federal student loans | 65% | $5,368 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At Penn State Schuylkill, around 84% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $11,474 (covering around 546 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 84% | $11,474 |
| Federal Pell grants | 40% | $5,752 |
| Federal student loans | 62% | $6,366 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $10,406.
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 | $14,581 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $17,416 |
| Over $75,000 | $26,002 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $19,659 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $21,228 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Penn State Schuylkill’s net price calculator: tuition.psu.edu/student-tuition-calculators.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Penn State Schuylkill owes $19,500 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $19,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $25,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $265.04/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Penn State Schuylkill.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,750 |
| 25th percentile | $8,750 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $34,000 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $19,000 |
| Middle income | $20,000 |
| High income | $19,700 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $19,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,500 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $19,500 |
| Independent students | $19,486 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Penn State Schuylkill.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Penn State Schuylkill:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 238368 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $4,885,479,531 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 15 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $198,072 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $13,205 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $2,750 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,750 |
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