by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will never be charged the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at University of Connecticut-Avery Point can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financial aid solutions can University of Connecticut-Avery Point deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep scrolling to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from University of Connecticut-Avery Point.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at University of Connecticut-Avery Point, 82% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance approximately 140 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 68% | $13,813 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 63% | $9,517 |
| Federal Pell grants | 40% | $5,350 |
| State/local grants | 30% | $3,383 |
| Federal student loans | 39% | $5,150 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Here, about 64% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $13,106 (across approximately 303 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 64% | $13,106 |
| Federal Pell grants | 38% | $5,459 |
| Federal student loans | 36% | $6,037 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $9,530.
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 | $5,885 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $7,828 |
| Over $75,000 | $19,222 |
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 | $13,807 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $11,504 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see University of Connecticut-Avery Point’s net price calculator: financialaid.uconn.edu/pricecalc/.
The median federal debt load at University of Connecticut-Avery Point comes to $18,610 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $18,610 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $21,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $227.94/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at University of Connecticut-Avery Point.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,250 |
| 25th percentile | $9,100 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,250 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,000 |
| Middle income | $18,745 |
| High income | $19,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,303 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $18,500 |
| Independent students | $19,791 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at University of Connecticut-Avery Point.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at University of Connecticut-Avery Point:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 64673 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $1,463,015,961 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 23 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $333,772 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $14,512 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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