Cost & financial aid brief
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania cost after financial aid?
Aid covers about 38% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. That leaves an average net price of $15,699 after an average aid offset of $9,462 from the $25,161 sticker price.
Across family-income bands, average net prices are $11,374 in the lowest band, $11,370 in the next, $13,877 in the middle, $17,989 in the next-highest, and $20,099 in the highest band. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $8,725.
Lower average net prices in the lower bands show that aid offsets are larger there than in the higher bands.
For aid recipients at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, the published cost of attendance is $25,161 before grants, and average net prices vary across family-income bands. The average net price is $11,374 in the lowest family-income band, $11,370 in the lower-middle band, $13,877 in the middle band, $17,989 in the upper-middle band, and $20,099 in the highest band.
The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $8,725. Azimuth ranks the university #581 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Across all aid recipients, the average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $15,699. Aid covers about 38% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, an average savings of $9,462 against the sticker price.
The peer median net price, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $14,068; the university’s average is $1,631 above that figure. Aid offsets a substantial share of the published cost, though the average price remains above the comparable-school median.
Federal-loan borrowers who complete have median federal student loan debt of $26,000 at completion. The peer median debt for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $21,229, placing the university $4,771 above that benchmark; 93.6% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $295 a month if repaid over ten years. For parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $26,233.
The Financial GPS tool offers personalized scenarios, including Parent PLUS.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
Federal borrowing is widespread at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, and its typical borrower debt sits above the level at comparable institutions. 93.6% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.
Among borrowers who complete, median federal student loan debt is $26,000. That median is above the $21,229 peer median at comparable institutions (same type and size), a difference of $4,771.
Parent borrowers are a separate population, with median Parent PLUS borrowing of $26,233.
The investment picture at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is shaped by earnings that sit near the middle of the pack and borrowing that runs above the norm. Four years after completion, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $58,676, in the 46th percentile nationally.
That is $1,375 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $5,024 less than expects for similar students, an outcome in the 36th percentile.
Earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, range from $47,139 in a downside case to $77,840 in an upside case. The typical scenario is $58,676.
On the borrowing side, the median federal student debt at completion is $26,000, which is $4,771 above the peer median of $21,229. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $295 a month if repaid over ten years.
Separate from student borrowers, parent borrowers have median Parent PLUS borrowing of $26,233. For student borrowers who completed, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $295 a month if repaid over ten years.
The Financial GPS tool offers personalized family cost analysis.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $26,233
- Estimated parent payment
- $333/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.