Capital University Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
98%
Total Aid Amount
$56.010M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.capital.edu/finaid/
Among them are scholarship programs such as Battelle Scholarship, Brockman Fellowship, Capital Scholars Award, and Collegiate Fellowship. Interestingly, almost all of the students at CU receive some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided totals more than $15,517,380 in a year. For additional information about financial assistance schemes, one can head over to CU’s financial aid page at http://www.capital.edu/finaid/. At CU, the total percentage of applicants who receive the Federal Grant stands at 33%. Meanwhile, 100% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 100% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 33% of the students get the Pell Grant. Moreover, the average aid amount for Federal Grant awardees stands at $5,150, while the same comes to $2,604 for State Grant receivers and $24,404 for Institution Grant awardees. As far as the Pell Grant beneficiaries are concerned, the average aid received stands at $4,626. The annual family income of a candidate is one of the key factors in determining their total eligibility for financial aid. Those with a family income below $30,000 per annum, would get an average federal aid of $27,909 in a year. The average aid amount stands at $27,739 for an annual family income between $30,001 and $48,000. This amount comes to $25,802 for those who fall under the $48,001-$75,000 family income bracket. Meanwhile, the average federal aid for students in the $75,001-$110,000 income bracket is $24,371. And, for those with a family income of more than $110,000, the amount stands at $24,210. In addition to financial grants and scholarship schemes, students can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to pay for their education. In contrast to grants and scholarships, student loans are taken by the candidates at a certain rate of interest. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. Every year, around 95% of the applicants to Capital University opt for student loans.