by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students are not billed 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 sum total of attendance at Pittsburg State University can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
What financial assistance options will Pitt State offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep reading to discover how much school funding could be available 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 Pittsburg State University.
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.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Pittsburg State University, 92% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance around 797 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 78% | $6,504 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 49% | $2,219 |
| Federal Pell grants | 34% | $5,592 |
| State/local grants | 52% | $3,835 |
| Federal student loans | 47% | $4,747 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At Pitt State, about 61% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $10,306 (across approximately 2702 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 61% | $10,306 |
| Federal Pell grants | 30% | $5,210 |
| Federal student loans | 41% | $5,683 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $6,315.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $17,382 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $18,093 |
| Over $75,000 | $19,994 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $15,784 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $18,889 |
To project your own net price, use Pitt State’s net price calculator: www.pittstate.edu/financial-aid/npc/index.html.
The median federal debt load at Pitt State comes to $14,000 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $14,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $18,969 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $201.1/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Pitt State.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $24,070 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,746 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $13,000 |
| Middle income | $14,000 |
| High income | $14,442 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $14,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $14,000 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $14,000 |
| Independent students | $14,250 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Pitt State.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Pitt State:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 23395 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $410,665,400 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 62 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $537,696 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $8,673 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 14 |
| Total DoD amount | $37,112 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,651 |
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