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# Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated October 21, 2026

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## How much does Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus cost after financial aid?

At Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, the published cost of attendance is $50,305, yet aid recipients have an average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) of $15,404, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships. Published tuition and fees are $38,004, and room and board are $16,270.

Financial aid offsets $34,901 from the published price for the average recipient. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $27,371; this university’s average net price is $11,967 below it.

Azimuth puts its affordability pillar in the 60th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. A lower-than-peer net price and that affordability standing point in the same direction.

At Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, aid recipients have an average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/), what they pay after grants and scholarships, of $15,404. That is $11,967 below the peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), of $27,371.

Lowest-income families average $10,218, while the highest-income band averages $28,735. Azimuth places the affordability pillar in the 60th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Borrowers who completed have median federal student loan debt of $25,000, $801 above the peer median of $24,199. Lower average net price sits alongside slightly higher federal borrowing than the comparable benchmark.

Aid recipients in lower family-income bands face lower average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/)s here. For families in the lowest band, the average net price is $10,218; it is $10,475 for the next-lowest band and $15,057 for the middle band.

The average net price reaches $23,123 in the next-highest band and $28,735 in the highest band. Pell Grants go to 21.9% of undergraduates, offering financial-access context for the lowest band. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $18,517.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$10,218

**$30–48K**
$10,475

**$48–75K**
$15,057

**$75–110K**
$23,123

**$110K+**
$28,735

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$15,404**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

The published cost of attendance of $50,305 (an average across living arrangements) falls to an average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) of $15,404 for aid recipients, a sticker-to-net difference of $34,901. Aid covers about 69% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.

Pricing varies across family-income bands: average net prices are $10,218, $10,475, $15,057, $23,123, and $28,735 from the lowest through the highest bands. The $18,517 spread shows a pattern of lower average net prices at lower family incomes, consistent with larger average aid offsets there; it does not describe any individual package.

At Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, the published cost of attendance is $50,305 (an average across living arrangements). The average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/), what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $10,218 for families earning under $30,000, $10,475 for families earning $30,001-$48,000, $15,057 for families earning $48,001-$75,000, $23,123 for families earning $75,001-$110,000, and $28,735 for families earning over $110,000.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $18,517. Azimuth ranks the university #560 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Aid covers about 69% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, a savings of $34,901 against the sticker price. The average net price across all aid recipients is $15,404, which sits $11,967 below the peer median of $27,371 at comparable institutions (same type and size).

Published tuition and fees are $38,004, and room and board are $16,270. Among federal-loan borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $25,000, which is $801 above the $24,199 peer median at comparable institutions (same type and size).

90.0% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month if repaid over ten years.

[Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowers have median borrowing of $30,444. The below-peer net price and the slightly above-peer debt pull in different directions.

## Student loans: what does repayment look like?

Federal borrowing is widespread at the university, with 90.0% of federal aid recipients taking federal loans. Among borrowers who complete, median federal student loan debt is $25,000.

At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median is $24,199, and the university’s median is $801 above it. [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowers are a separate parent-borrower population; their median debt is $30,444.

Borrowing is common, and median debt sits above the comparable-institution figure.

At Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, median earnings are $68,049 four years after completion. That earnings figure is in the 73rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

[Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, offers another lens. Graduates earn about $8,065 more than the model expects for similar students.

This measure sits in the 79th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings scenarios range from $46,720 in a downside scenario to $85,868 in an upside scenario, with $68,049 as the typical scenario.

Median federal debt is $25,000, which is $801 above the $24,199 peer median. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month if repaid over ten years. Above-expected earnings coexist with debt that is above the peer median.

For the separate population of parents who borrow, median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $30,444. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month if repaid over ten years.

[Repayment figures](#combined-borrowing) are in the Financial GPS card below. [Borrowing populations and model assumptions](#cost-data-notes).

## Parent loans: what can the family afford?

[How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/)

**Median Parent PLUS debt**
$30,444

**Estimated parent payment**
$387/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| Household income | Share of income above basic expenses | Risk level |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $35,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $50,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $75,000 | 22.8% | High pressure |
| $100,000 | 10.2% | High pressure |
| $150,000 | 4.9% | Safe |
| $200,000 | 3.2% | Safe |

The 10-year payment on the median Parent PLUS balance, as a share of household income above basic expenses ($54,640 a year: 200% of the 2026 federal poverty guideline for a household of three). No room is High pressure. [Open the parent tool for your own numbers](/financial-gps/?tool=parent&school=fairleigh-dickinson-university-metropolitan-campus#parent-tool). [Read the assumptions and limits](#cost-data-notes).

## Student and parent loans: the monthly payments

Financial GPS

### What does repayment look like?

**Institution median student debt**
$25,000

**Institution Parent PLUS debt**
$30,444

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$284/mo

**Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly**
$387/mo

**Modeled student + parent payments**
$671/mo

Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.

#### Student payment as a share of available income

At median graduate earnings of $68,049, with a $23,940 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**7.7%** of income above the allowance · Excellent

1.  Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
2.  Good 8–under 12%
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  High risk Over 20%

How this estimate works

These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $23,940, uses the published framework’s 2026 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Payment assumptions

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.

[Explore your own numbers in Financial GPS](/financial-gps/?tool=student&school=fairleigh-dickinson-university-metropolitan-campus#student-tool)

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).

**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](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/).

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.