by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students are not billed the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology can appear tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students obtain some kind of financial help.
What financing options does Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep reading to see just how much financial aid could 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 Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For incoming first-year students at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, 81% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 545 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 58% | $11,289 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 55% | $4,610 |
| Federal Pell grants | 43% | $5,580 |
| State/local grants | 39% | $3,826 |
| Federal student loans | 50% | $4,611 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, about 61% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $11,237 (among about 891 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 61% | $11,237 |
| Federal Pell grants | 43% | $5,599 |
| Federal student loans | 56% | $4,892 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $4,590.
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 | $3,501 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $7,098 |
| Over $75,000 | $16,077 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $14,104 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $9,964 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology’s NPC: stevenscollege.edu/financialaid/netpricecalculator/.
A typical borrower at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology leaves with $6,625 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,625 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,990 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $105.91/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,484 |
| 25th percentile | $3,046 |
| 75th percentile | $12,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $13,364 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $4,514 |
| Middle income | $6,890 |
| High income | $11,000 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,250 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $6,598 |
| Independent students | $6,699 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3618 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $25,057,436 |
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 | 14 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $113,200 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $8,086 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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