by our College Data Analytics TeamMost 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 Rollins College can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
What financial aid options can Rollins offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep going to see what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Rollins College.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Looking at the entering class at Rollins College, 93% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance approximately 592 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 92% | $36,876 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 90% | $32,967 |
| Federal Pell grants | 18% | $5,437 |
| State/local grants | 43% | $7,397 |
| Federal student loans | 42% | $5,291 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, roughly 92% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $35,372 (among about 2378 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 92% | $35,372 |
| Federal Pell grants | 23% | $5,558 |
| Federal student loans | 39% | $6,865 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $41,376.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $26,864 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $29,197 |
| Over $75,000 | $38,777 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $34,732 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $33,847 |
To project your own net price, use Rollins’s NPC: www.rollins.edu/scholarships-aid/net-price-calculator/.
Graduating students at Rollins carry a median federal student debt of $21,385 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $21,385 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $25,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $270.34/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Rollins.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,500 |
| 25th percentile | $10,750 |
| 75th percentile | $29,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $38,236 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $22,500 |
| Middle income | $21,500 |
| High income | $20,238 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $21,945 |
| Continuing-generation students | $20,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $20,500 |
| Independent students | $25,000 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Rollins.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Rollins:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 9490 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $250,235,674 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 54 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $2,221,533 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $41,140 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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