by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged 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 Saint Martin’s University can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does Saint Martin’s deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Saint Martin’s University.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
For freshmen starting at Saint Martin’s University, 100% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid roughly 257 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 99% | $33,654 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 99% | $26,661 |
| Federal Pell grants | 44% | $5,495 |
| State/local grants | 48% | $8,724 |
| Federal student loans | 81% | $3,085 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. Across the undergraduate body at Saint Martin’s, around 90% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $30,823 (among about 1141 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 90% | $30,823 |
| Federal Pell grants | 42% | $5,402 |
| Federal student loans | 69% | $4,605 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $34,330.
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 | $17,505 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $19,729 |
| Over $75,000 | $28,521 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $28,119 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $22,618 |
To project your own net price, use Saint Martin’s’s net price calculator: app.meadowfi.com/stmartin.
The median student at Saint Martin’s graduates with $15,625 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $15,625 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $22,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $238.54/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Saint Martin’s.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,500 |
| 25th percentile | $10,359 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $34,500 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $17,875 |
| Middle income | $15,000 |
| High income | $15,139 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,250 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,564 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $15,000 |
| Independent students | $18,869 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Saint Martin’s.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Saint Martin’s:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 5951 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $147,611,558 |
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 | 285 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $6,727,191 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $23,604 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 55 |
| Total DoD amount | $186,345 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,388 |
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