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Compare financial aid and college cost

Compare financial aid and college cost

As part of our Know Before You Owe project, we worked with the Department of Education to create a Financial Aid Shopping Sheet. Now that hundreds of colleges are adopting this clear and comparable form, we’ve built a tool that complements the shopping sheet to help students make comparisons tailored to their individual circumstances. If you have received financial aid offers, use this tool to understand how all those numbers impact your payments down the road.

Financial aid offer

The total amount of grants and loans a student is offered by a college or career school. The school's financial aid staff combines various forms of aid into a “package” to help meet a student’s education costs

Cost of attendance

The total amount it will cost you to go to school per year. Cost of attendance (COA) includes tuition and fees; housing and meals; allowances for books and supplies; and other expenses such as personal expenses, transportation, and dependent care.

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    Program Length

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    You’ll need your financial aid offer information to complete the next section. Use your offer letter to enter your scholarships, tuition, and other info.

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      Program Type

      Program Length

      It looks like this school adopted the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet. That’s great because it will make the next step easier.

      If they provided an XML file, paste the code below. If not, click to continue.

      You’ll need your financial aid offer information to complete the next section. Use your offer letter to enter your scholarships, tuition, and other info.

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        Program Type

        Program Length

        It looks like this school adopted the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet. That’s great because it will make the next step easier.

        If they provided an XML file, paste the code below. If not, click to continue.

        You’ll need your financial aid offer information to complete the next section. Use your offer letter to enter your scholarships, tuition, and other info.

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        First year costs

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        First year financial aid offer

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        Scholarships & grants
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        Contributions
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        Cost of attendance per year

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        Left to pay

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        Total Borrowing $0

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        Left to Pay

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        Total Borrowing $0

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        Left to Pay

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        Total Borrowing $0

        You have exceeded the cost of attendance

        After school

        Debt at graduation

        Monthly payments

        Per month for 10 years to cover your total borrowing

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        Debt burden

        School indicators (Source)

        Graduation rate

        Percentage of full-time students who graduate within 6 years or 3 years for undergraduate and associates programs, respectively.
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        Loan Default Rate

        Percentage of borrowers who have defaulted on their loan after entering repayment.

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        Median Borrowing

        Families typically borrow this amount in federal loans for a student’s undergraduate study. This shows the Federal loan payment over 10 years for this amount. Your borrowing may be different.

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