by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students are not billed the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Southern California University of Health Sciences can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does SCU deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Southern California University of Health Sciences.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Southern California University of Health Sciences, 100% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid (about 4 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $6,566 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 75% | $910 |
| Federal Pell grants | 50% | $11,092 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 50% | $12,619 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At SCU, roughly 10% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $6,053 (among about 70 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 10% | $6,053 |
| Federal Pell grants | 7% | $6,516 |
| Federal student loans | 11% | $12,185 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $11,892.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $45,633 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $45,848 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $45,633 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see SCU’s NPC: www.scuhs.edu/financial-aid/.
Graduating students at SCU carry a median federal student debt of $10,950 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $10,950 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $11,400 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $120.86/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. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at SCU.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $6,385 |
| 75th percentile | $18,750 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,900 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $10,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $11,950 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for SCU.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The totals below capture Stafford lending at SCU:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 5017 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $547,336,789 |
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.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
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