by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will not be asked to pay 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 total price of attendance at South Florida State College can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financial aid solutions can South Florida State College provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep going to discover how much school funding could be available 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 South Florida State College.
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 incoming first-year students at South Florida State College, 80% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid around 269 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 78% | $5,980 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 18% | $1,411 |
| Federal Pell grants | 64% | $6,134 |
| State/local grants | 17% | $2,316 |
| Federal student loans | 4% | $4,363 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at South Florida State College, some 51% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $5,363 (covering around 1514 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 51% | $5,363 |
| Federal Pell grants | 43% | $4,700 |
| Federal student loans | 5% | $4,988 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $6,292.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $4,304 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $4,024 |
| Over $75,000 | $6,074 |
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 | $3,877 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $4,443 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use South Florida State College’s online cost calculator: www.southflorida.edu/current-students/financial-aid-scholarships/net-price-calculator.
A typical borrower at South Florida State College leaves with $5,387 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,387 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $7,368 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $78.11/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The figures below chart the debt distribution at South Florida State College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,500 |
| 25th percentile | $2,625 |
| 75th percentile | $8,242 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $13,635 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,555 |
| Middle income | $5,495 |
| High income | $4,897 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,334 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,439 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,000 |
| Independent students | $6,000 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for South Florida State College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at South Florida State College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1590 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $11,699,467 |
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 | 87 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $97,963 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,126 |
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