Cost & financial aid brief
Anderson University (IN) Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does Anderson University (IN) cost after financial aid?
At Anderson University, the lowest average net price falls in the next-lowest income band, at $21,044. The lowest income band averages $23,119, followed by $22,418 in the middle band, $26,139 in the next-highest band, and $29,375 in the highest band.
The published cost is $51,585, while the average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $25,021. Average aid offsets $26,564 of that published cost, and aid covers about 51% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.
Lower and middle income bands generally see lower average prices than the upper bands, a pattern consistent with aid being more concentrated outside the highest income band.
At Anderson University, the published cost of attendance is $51,585, a starting point before aid changes the price. Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $23,119 for the lowest family-income band; $21,044 for the lower-middle family-income band; $22,418 for the middle family-income band; $26,139 for the upper-middle family-income band; and $29,375 for the highest family-income band.
The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $6,256. Azimuth places affordability in the 24th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 51% of the published cost, with average aid savings of $26,564 against the sticker price. The average net price across all aid recipients is $25,021.
At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median net price, the middle value for those institutions, is $22,347, leaving this average $2,674 above that benchmark. Published tuition and fees are $37,240.
Aid offsets a substantial share of the published cost, but the average price remains above the peer median. Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $27,000, and 96.0% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.
The peer median federal debt at comparable institutions (same type and size) is $25,000, making Anderson University’s median $2,000 above it. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 a month if repaid over ten years.
Median Parent PLUS borrowing is $29,048. Use the Financial GPS tool for personalized scenarios including Parent PLUS.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
Federal loans are part of the cost picture for most undergraduates at Anderson University: 96.0% of federal aid recipients take them. Among federal-loan borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt at completion is $27,000.
That median is $2,000 above the peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), of $25,000. Parent borrowers are a separate population; their median Parent PLUS borrowing is $29,048.
At Anderson University, the return picture is restrained. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $54,833 four years after completion, in the 32nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what expects for similar students, point the same way. Graduates earn about $7,275 less than the model expects for similar students.
That measure sits in the 28th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Modeled downside and upside scenarios run from $44,382 to $83,541, with the typical scenario at the reported median.
Median federal student loan debt is $27,000. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $25,000; the university's median is $2,000 above it.
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 a month if repaid over ten years. Lower-than-expected earnings and debt above the peer median point in the same direction.
Among parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $29,048; this is separate from federal student borrowing. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 a month if repaid over ten years.
Financial GPS offers personalized family cost analysis.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $29,048
- Estimated parent payment
- $369/mo
| Income | Risk level |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | High pressure |
| $100,000 | Caution |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |
The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Data & methodology
A missing figure does not mean zero. Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Net price and borrowing. The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. College Scorecard data and documentation.
A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.