by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Tiffin University, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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The full cost of attending Tiffin University works out to about $45,150.00 annually.
Cost is shown below as the full sticker price, the average net price after aid, and the low-income net price.
| Tuition and fees | $34,790.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $10,360.00 |
| Total cost | $45,150.00 |
| That is 38% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $45,150.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$21,504.00 |
| Net price | $23,646.00 |
| That is 28% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $45,150.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$23,726.00 |
| Net price | $21,424.00 |
| That is 35% below the national average net price. | |
| For the full breakdown, see tuition and fees plus room and board. |
Published costs have climbed year over year at about 6.9% a year, so a full degree will cost more than a single year — the tables below carry that forward. The projections below run a full degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and the full sticker price. The repayment figures use a ten-year loan at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| Freshman year | $22,903.00 | $25,278.00 | $48,266.00 |
| Senior year | $27,979.00 | $30,881.00 | $58,965.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $101,538.00 | $112,069.00 | $213,986.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $38,682.00 | $42,694.00 | $81,521.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,169.00 | $1,290.00 | $2,463.00 |
| Total amount paid | $140,220.00 | $154,763.00 | $295,507.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| Freshman year | $22,903.00 | $25,278.00 | $48,266.00 |
| Senior year | $24,483.00 | $27,023.00 | $51,597.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $47,386.00 | $52,300.00 | $99,863.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $18,052.00 | $19,925.00 | $38,044.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $545.00 | $602.00 | $1,149.00 |
| Total amount paid | $65,438.00 | $72,225.00 | $137,908.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net price section below.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $26,500.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $23,758.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $20,982.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $20,666.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $23,742.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $27,814.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $27,426.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Tiffin University Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid breakdown.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Tiffin University stands at $15,795.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,500.00 |
| 25th | $6,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $15,795.00 |
| 75th | $27,500.00 |
| 90th | $39,213.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt page.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,264.00 |
| Middle income | $16,204.00 |
| High income | $16,506.00 |
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,250.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $14,793.00 |
First-generation borrowers from Tiffin University leave with $1,457.00 in extra median debt compared with continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Tiffin University works out to $3,250.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate tier for Tiffin University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 9.6% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at Tiffin University reach $492,220,358.00 covering 22,470 loan recipients.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 54 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $8,239.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 14 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $2,589.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the college veterans page.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Tiffin University, the questions below are worth your time:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
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.