by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay 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 price tag of going to Texas Health School can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
What financial assistance options will Texas Health School offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Read on to find out just how much financial aid will be open to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Texas Health School.
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.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Texas Health School, 60% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 25 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 55% | $5,648 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 55% | $5,387 |
| State/local grants | 2% | $6,000 |
| Federal student loans | 55% | $7,753 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at Texas Health School, about 73% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $6,741 (for some 202 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 73% | $6,741 |
| Federal Pell grants | 61% | $5,609 |
| Federal student loans | 64% | $8,594 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $4,935.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $28,370 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $29,887 |
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 | $32,550 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $28,570 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Texas Health School’s online cost calculator: www.ths.edu/calc/npcalc.htm.
The median student at Texas Health School graduates with $8,334 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,334 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,915 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $115.72/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Texas Health School.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,121 |
| 25th percentile | $4,678 |
| 75th percentile | $7,593 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $9,160 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,400 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,327 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,899 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $6,121 |
| Independent students | $10,193 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Texas Health School.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Texas Health School:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1070 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $7,105,376 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 4 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $33,835 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $8,459 |
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