by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will never be charged 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 total price of attendance at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
What financial aid options can Trine offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep scrolling to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses.
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.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses, 100% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance some 3 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $10,998 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 100% | $7,608 |
| State/local grants | 33% | $10,170 |
| Federal student loans | 67% | $3,100 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At this school, some 22% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $7,261 (for some 98 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 22% | $7,261 |
| Federal Pell grants | 18% | $4,713 |
| Federal student loans | 20% | $5,966 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $10,998.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| Over $75,000 | $21,976 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $15,788 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $21,976 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Trine’s NPC: www.trine.edu/admission-aid/tuition-aid/trine-net-price-calculator.aspx.
The median federal debt load at Trine comes to $18,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $18,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $25,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $265.04/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Trine.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,524 |
| 25th percentile | $6,000 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,000 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $14,250 |
| Middle income | $18,622 |
| High income | $19,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $17,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,500 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $19,500 |
| Independent students | $12,175 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Trine.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Trine:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 9373 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $168,973,804 |
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 | 7 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $44,567 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $6,367 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 4 |
| Total DoD amount | $9,250 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,313 |
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