by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview lays out the cost of attending Roosevelt University, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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Published attendance costs at Roosevelt University comes to about $48,426.00 per academic year.
The blocks below show what you would pay with no aid, with average aid, and as a low-income student.
| Tuition and fees | $21,315.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $27,111.00 |
| Total cost | $48,426.00 |
| That is 48% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $48,426.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$15,138.00 |
| Net price | $33,288.00 |
| That is roughly at the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $48,426.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$17,314.00 |
| Net price | $31,112.00 |
| That is 5% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with the tuition & fees page plus room and board. |
The projections below extend the current annual cost across a degree. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan figures amortise the projected total over ten years at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $31,112.00 | $33,288.00 | $48,426.00 |
| Senior year | $31,112.00 | $33,288.00 | $48,426.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $124,448.00 | $133,152.00 | $193,704.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $47,410.00 | $50,726.00 | $73,794.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,432.00 | $1,532.00 | $2,229.00 |
| Total amount paid | $171,858.00 | $183,878.00 | $267,498.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $31,112.00 | $33,288.00 | $48,426.00 |
| Senior year | $31,112.00 | $33,288.00 | $48,426.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $62,224.00 | $66,576.00 | $96,852.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $23,705.00 | $25,363.00 | $36,897.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $716.00 | $766.00 | $1,115.00 |
| Total amount paid | $85,929.00 | $91,939.00 | $133,749.00 |
| Jump to the net-price detail in the Net Price section. |
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $20,194.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $20,152.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $15,863.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $16,288.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $19,274.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $23,967.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $30,033.00 |
Use Roosevelt University Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the grants & scholarships detail.
Median graduate debt at Roosevelt University is $14,667.00, categorized as a Low ($10-20k) burden category.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,500.00 |
| 25th | $9,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $14,667.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $36,481.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt page.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $14,750.00 |
| Middle income | $14,500.00 |
| High income | $14,626.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $124.00 more debt than high-income graduates.
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $14,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,000.00 |
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Roosevelt University amounts to $2,439.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate tier for Roosevelt University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 6.7% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Roosevelt University come to $1,586,055,001.00 distributed across 59,337 borrowers.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 82 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $9,041.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 3 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $2,250.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veteran aid breakdown.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Roosevelt University, think through the questions below:
Explore the related pages below for a deeper look at the cost picture:
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.