by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot 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 York University can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can York College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Scroll down to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from York University.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at York University, 100% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid roughly 115 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $12,372 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $10,685 |
| Federal Pell grants | 43% | $3,320 |
| State/local grants | 10% | $1,734 |
| Federal student loans | 65% | $4,168 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At this school, some 98% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $8,564 (across roughly 432 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 98% | $8,564 |
| Federal Pell grants | 40% | $3,079 |
| Federal student loans | 64% | $4,607 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $13,317.
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 | $16,220 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $17,442 |
| Over $75,000 | $23,178 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $20,951 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $20,129 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use York College’s net price tool: www.york.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator.php.
A typical borrower at York College leaves with $14,250 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $14,250 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $21,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $227.94/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at York College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $36,500 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,510 |
| Middle income | $13,375 |
| High income | $12,000 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $14,250 |
| Continuing-generation students | $13,875 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $14,000 |
| Independent students | $19,498 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for York College.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at York College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 2660 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $42,988,481 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 15 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $301,950 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $20,130 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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