by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend The College of Westchester, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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Published attendance costs at The College of Westchester is about $30,087.00 for a single academic year.
The blocks below show what you would pay with no aid, with average aid, and as a low-income student.
| Tuition and fees | $25,191.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $4,896.00 |
| Total cost | $30,087.00 |
| That is 8% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $30,087.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$15,364.00 |
| Net price | $14,723.00 |
| That is 55% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $30,087.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$16,531.00 |
| Net price | $13,556.00 |
| That is 59% below the national average net price. | |
| For the full breakdown, see the tuition & fees page plus room and board. |
Cost of attendance here has been rising at about 4.0% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Freshman year | $14,096.00 | $15,310.00 | $31,286.00 |
| Senior year | $15,850.00 | $17,215.00 | $35,179.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $59,848.00 | $65,000.00 | $132,830.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $22,800.00 | $24,763.00 | $50,603.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $689.00 | $748.00 | $1,529.00 |
| Total amount paid | $82,648.00 | $89,763.00 | $183,433.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Freshman year | $14,096.00 | $15,310.00 | $31,286.00 |
| Senior year | $14,658.00 | $15,920.00 | $32,534.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $28,755.00 | $31,230.00 | $63,820.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $10,955.00 | $11,898.00 | $24,313.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $331.00 | $359.00 | $734.00 |
| Total amount paid | $39,709.00 | $43,128.00 | $88,133.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the Net Price section.
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $16,296.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $11,669.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $10,323.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $12,976.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,143.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $19,168.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the The College of Westchester Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the financial aid page.
The median graduating debt at The College of Westchester amounts to $16,875.00, landing it in the Low ($10-20k) burden category.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,000.00 |
| 25th | $7,125.00 |
| Median (50th) | $16,875.00 |
| 75th | $27,335.00 |
| 90th | $38,737.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt page.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,890.00 |
| Middle income | $17,327.00 |
| High income | $15,000.00 |
Low-income graduates carry $1,890.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,548.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $20,781.00 |
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at The College of Westchester comes to $1,626.00. This school is flagged by the Department of Education for Pell-related debt inequity.
The federal default-rate classification for The College of Westchester is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 8.6% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at The College of Westchester come to $150,312,783.00 spread across 8,644 recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 11 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $16,878.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veterans benefits detail.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing The College of Westchester, keep these questions in mind:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.