by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Saint Xavier University can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does SXU deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep reading to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Saint Xavier University.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
At Saint Xavier University, 100% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 754 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $31,985 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $21,602 |
| Federal Pell grants | 69% | $6,132 |
| State/local grants | 72% | $8,164 |
| Federal student loans | 90% | $4,346 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At SXU, about 97% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $28,545 (across roughly 2946 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 97% | $28,545 |
| Federal Pell grants | 59% | $5,716 |
| Federal student loans | 87% | $5,369 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $32,274.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $8,975 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,218 |
| Over $75,000 | $17,687 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $10,970 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $12,093 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try SXU’s NPC: www.sxu.edu/tuition-aid/calculator.html.
A typical borrower at SXU leaves with $16,699 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $16,699 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $22,223 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $235.6/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The figures below chart the debt distribution at SXU.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,500 |
| 25th percentile | $8,250 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $35,554 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,086 |
| Middle income | $17,535 |
| High income | $18,000 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,884 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,432 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $16,046 |
| Independent students | $19,693 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. SXU.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at SXU:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 18357 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $441,553,716 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 27 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $350,555 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $12,984 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $2,000 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,000 |
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