by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of 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 Stark State College can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
What financing options does Stark State College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Read on 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 Stark 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. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
At Stark State College, 92% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind some 665 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 90% | $4,282 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 64% | $2,311 |
| Federal Pell grants | 49% | $4,478 |
| State/local grants | 2% | $3,587 |
| Federal student loans | 23% | $4,686 |
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 this school, roughly 47% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $3,452 (among about 4477 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 47% | $3,452 |
| Federal Pell grants | 36% | $3,497 |
| Federal student loans | 24% | $5,374 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $4,769.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $6,657 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $7,979 |
| Over $75,000 | $11,165 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $5,986 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $6,693 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Stark State College’s official net price calculator: www.starkstate.edu/admissions/finaid/npcalculator/.
The median federal debt load at Stark State College comes to $6,886 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,886 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $13,786 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $146.15/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Stark State College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,950 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $19,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $32,972 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,010 |
| Middle income | $7,070 |
| High income | $6,000 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,163 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $8,337 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Stark State College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Stark State College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 41817 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $680,227,155 |
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 | 127 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $430,552 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,390 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 44 |
| Total DoD amount | $151,427 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,442 |
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