by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will never be charged 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 San Francisco Film School can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
What financial assistance options will San Francisco Film School offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep going to find out just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from San Francisco Film School.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
At San Francisco Film School, 63% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind some 10 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 63% | $5,243 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 63% | $5,243 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 38% | $8,866 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At San Francisco Film School, around 23% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $5,453 (for some 61 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 23% | $5,453 |
| Federal Pell grants | 23% | $5,453 |
| Federal student loans | 20% | $8,370 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $5,243.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $30,437 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $31,282 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $32,354 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $31,028 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see San Francisco Film School’s net price calculator: www.sanfranciscofilmschool.edu/NetPriceCalculator/npcalc.htm.
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. San Francisco Film School.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at San Francisco Film School:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 106 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $1,089,783 |
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 | 156 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $2,779,952 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $17,820 |
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