by our College Data Analytics TeamMost 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 cost of going to Waldorf University can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
What financing options does Waldorf offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Read on to learn what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Waldorf University.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Waldorf University, 95% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind around 149 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 94% | $20,127 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 92% | $15,265 |
| Federal Pell grants | 59% | $6,376 |
| State/local grants | 11% | $7,279 |
| Federal student loans | 78% | $7,192 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Here, approximately 49% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $14,084 (across approximately 1072 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 49% | $14,084 |
| Federal Pell grants | 36% | $5,611 |
| Federal student loans | 39% | $8,432 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $19,982.
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 | $19,383 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $21,552 |
| Over $75,000 | $24,485 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $19,693 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $21,683 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Waldorf’s net price tool: shoppingsheet.com/shopping/landing/waldorf.
A typical borrower at Waldorf leaves with $12,025 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $12,025 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $18,752 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $198.8/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Waldorf.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,375 |
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $20,428 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,000 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
| Middle income | $12,407 |
| High income | $14,025 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,454 |
| Continuing-generation students | $11,000 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $10,469 |
| Independent students | $12,500 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Waldorf.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Waldorf:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 7302 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $121,713,833 |
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 | 247 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,194,541 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,836 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 954 |
| Total DoD amount | $2,509,866 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,631 |
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