by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will not be asked to pay 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 total cost of going to Tuskegee University can seem overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students are given some form of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will Tuskegee offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep going to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Tuskegee University.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Tuskegee University, 100% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid approximately 859 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 71% | $19,910 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 61% | $16,781 |
| Federal Pell grants | 54% | $6,213 |
| State/local grants | 5% | $1,841 |
| Federal student loans | 48% | $5,532 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At Tuskegee, around 90% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $23,740 (across approximately 2155 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 90% | $23,740 |
| Federal Pell grants | 58% | $5,932 |
| Federal student loans | 59% | $6,118 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $8,441.
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 | $32,426 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $33,555 |
| Over $75,000 | $34,215 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
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 | $35,013 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $32,977 |
To project your own net price, use Tuskegee’s net price calculator: [tcc.ruffalonl.com/Tuskegee University/Freshman-Students](https://tcc.ruffalonl.com/Tuskegee University/Freshman-Students).
The middle student in the debt distribution at Tuskegee owes $21,250 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $21,250 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $27,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $286.24/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 four reference points below map the debt distribution at Tuskegee.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,500 |
| 25th percentile | $11,000 |
| 75th percentile | $39,486 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $52,700 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $22,937 |
| Middle income | $21,500 |
| High income | $19,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $21,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $21,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $21,343 |
| Independent students | $20,025 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Tuskegee.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Tuskegee:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 17638 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $574,797,958 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 99 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $954,170 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $9,638 |
References
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