by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed 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 price tag of going to Sisseton Wahpeton College can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Sisseton Wahpeton College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep reading to learn how much school funding will be available 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 Sisseton Wahpeton College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Sisseton Wahpeton College, 83% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind some 33 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 83% | $7,431 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 40% | $3,760 |
| Federal Pell grants | 83% | $1,961 |
| State/local grants | 40% | $3,760 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At Sisseton Wahpeton College, approximately 64% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $7,813 (covering around 138 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 64% | $7,813 |
| Federal Pell grants | 64% | $4,944 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $7,021.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $1,983 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,080 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $2,977 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $3,050 |
To project your own net price, use Sisseton Wahpeton College’s NPC: www.swcollege.edu/Calc/npcalc.htm.
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Sisseton Wahpeton College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Sisseton Wahpeton College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 70 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $448,588 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 1 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $2,185 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,185 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 5 |
| Total DoD amount | $10,425 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,085 |
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