by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total cost of going to Sullivan University can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does Sullivan University deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Read on to learn what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Sullivan University.
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.
For freshmen starting at Sullivan University, 94% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance some 355 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 87% | $12,881 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 7% | $9,410 |
| Federal Pell grants | 76% | $7,215 |
| State/local grants | 66% | $7,399 |
| Federal student loans | 79% | $10,823 |
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 Sullivan University, roughly 66% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $8,275 (among about 1684 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 66% | $8,275 |
| Federal Pell grants | 56% | $5,820 |
| Federal student loans | 62% | $11,173 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $6,234.
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 | $25,448 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $30,842 |
| Over $75,000 | $31,038 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $25,532 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $24,286 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Sullivan University’s NPC: www.sullivan.edu/net-price-calculator/.
The median student at Sullivan University graduates with $10,688 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $10,688 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $20,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $212.03/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Sullivan University.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,162 |
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $23,620 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $37,500 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
| Middle income | $12,635 |
| High income | $11,081 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $10,727 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,544 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $9,500 |
| Independent students | $12,358 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Sullivan University.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Sullivan University:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 42672 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $896,757,541 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 157 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,724,232 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $10,982 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 47 |
| Total DoD amount | $124,426 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,647 |
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