by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed 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 price of attendance at West Virginia University at Parkersburg can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
What financing options does West Virginia University at Parkersburg offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep scrolling to see 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. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from West Virginia University at Parkersburg.
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. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, 95% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid roughly 339 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 88% | $7,472 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 26% | $1,197 |
| Federal Pell grants | 61% | $5,778 |
| State/local grants | 53% | $5,181 |
| Federal student loans | 22% | $4,736 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At West Virginia University at Parkersburg, roughly 51% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $6,111 (for some 1324 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 51% | $6,111 |
| Federal Pell grants | 33% | $5,190 |
| Federal student loans | 18% | $6,163 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $7,613.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $2,314 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $3,802 |
| Over $75,000 | $8,308 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
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 | $1,807 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $3,613 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s online cost calculator: wvup.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx.
The median federal debt load at West Virginia University at Parkersburg comes to $8,250 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,250 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $12,570 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $133.26/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 West Virginia University at Parkersburg.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,227 |
| 25th percentile | $3,314 |
| 75th percentile | $13,404 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $24,502 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,000 |
| Middle income | $8,500 |
| High income | $8,750 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,250 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,585 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $7,062 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at West Virginia University at Parkersburg.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at West Virginia University at Parkersburg:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 9558 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $143,805,271 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 34 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $132,834 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,907 |
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