by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will never be charged 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 Tiffin University can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
What financing options does Tiffin University offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep scrolling to discover just how much financial aid could be open to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Tiffin 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.
At Tiffin University, 100% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind roughly 475 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $21,894 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 96% | $17,952 |
| Federal Pell grants | 49% | $5,699 |
| State/local grants | 35% | $4,809 |
| Federal student loans | 78% | $5,631 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, around 62% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $19,098 (covering around 1668 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 62% | $19,098 |
| Federal Pell grants | 31% | $5,811 |
| Federal student loans | 50% | $7,097 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $21,504.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $20,864 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $21,950 |
| Over $75,000 | $27,553 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $26,500 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $23,758 |
To project your own net price, use Tiffin University’s official net price calculator: www.tiffin.edu/forms/netprice.
Graduating students at Tiffin University carry a median federal student debt of $15,795 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $15,795 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $27,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $286.24/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
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 Tiffin University.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $6,500 |
| 75th percentile | $27,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $39,213 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,264 |
| Middle income | $16,204 |
| High income | $16,506 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,250 |
| Continuing-generation students | $14,793 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $14,000 |
| Independent students | $19,040 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Tiffin University.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Tiffin University:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 22470 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $492,220,358 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 54 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $444,918 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $8,239 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 14 |
| Total DoD amount | $36,250 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,589 |
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