by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students are not billed 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 price of attendance at Pitzer College can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
What financial aid options can Pitzer offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep scrolling 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. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Pitzer College.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
Looking at the entering class at Pitzer College, 45% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid some 124 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 39% | $51,487 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 39% | $48,966 |
| Federal Pell grants | 8% | $6,365 |
| State/local grants | 4% | $9,358 |
| Federal student loans | 17% | $3,337 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Pitzer, some 41% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $47,691 (among about 497 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 41% | $47,691 |
| Federal Pell grants | 11% | $5,731 |
| Federal student loans | 20% | $4,753 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $52,275.
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 | $12,361 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $17,173 |
| Over $75,000 | $43,810 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $34,191 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $31,663 |
To project your own net price, use Pitzer’s official net price calculator: npc.collegeboard.org/app/pitzer.
The median student at Pitzer graduates with $13,000 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $13,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $16,750 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $177.58/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. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Pitzer.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $7,500 |
| 75th percentile | $18,300 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $25,754 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $12,750 |
| Middle income | $12,911 |
| High income | $14,000 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $13,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $13,000 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Pitzer.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Pitzer:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1810 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $24,349,473 |
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.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 7 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $187,128 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $26,733 |
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