Cost & financial aid brief
Webster University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does Webster University cost after financial aid?
At Webster University, aid substantially reduces the published cost for the average aid recipient. The published cost of $51,188 becomes an average net price of $27,047, with $24,141 offset by aid.
Aid covers about 47% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. Across the two lowest family-income bands, average net prices are $22,359 and $22,083, respectively; the middle-band average is $27,257.
The next-highest band averages $29,315, while the highest band averages $31,314. This pattern shows aid targeting toward lower listed income bands, though each figure is an average within its band rather than a promise for an individual family.
At Webster University, the published cost of attendance is $51,188, and aid changes the price across family-income bands. Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $22,359 for the lowest family-income band, $22,083 for the lower-middle band, $27,257 for the middle band, $29,315 for the upper-middle band, and $31,314 for the highest band.
The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $8,955. Azimuth ranks the university #934 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.
For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 47% of the published cost and offsets $24,141 against the sticker price. Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $27,047, which is $324 below the peer median of $27,371, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Published tuition and fees are $31,750, with room and board listed at $12,318. Among federal-loan borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $23,000, and 88.8% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.
This is $1,199 below the peer median debt of $24,199 at comparable institutions (same type and size). That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $261 a month if repaid over ten years.
Median Parent PLUS borrowing for parent borrowers is $13,587.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
At Webster University, federal borrowing reaches 88.8% of federal aid recipients, making loan use part of the cost picture for many students. Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $23,000.
Comparable institutions (same type and size) have a peer median federal debt of $24,199, and the university's median is $1,199 below that benchmark. Parent PLUS borrowers are a separate parent-borrower population, with median borrowing of $13,587.
The below-peer median sits alongside federal borrowing that reaches a large share of undergraduates.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Webster University who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $75,697. That figure is at the 84th percentile nationally and sits $7,447 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Graduates earn about $19,248 more than expects for similar students, an outcome at the 95th percentile. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, show the range a graduate might encounter.
On the borrowing side, completers who took federal loans carry a median debt of $23,000. That is $1,199 below the median for comparable institutions (same type and size), which is $24,199.
The debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $261 a month if repaid over ten years.
Among parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $13,587, a figure for a separate parent-borrower population. The median federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $261 a month if repaid over ten years.
Repayment figures are in the Financial GPS card below. Borrowing populations and model assumptions.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $13,587
- Estimated parent payment
- $173/mo
| Household income | Share of income above basic expenses | Risk level |
|---|---|---|
| $35,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $50,000 | No room | High pressure |
| $75,000 | 10.2% | High pressure |
| $100,000 | 4.6% | Safe |
| $150,000 | 2.2% | Safe |
| $200,000 | 1.4% | 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. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Financial GPS
What does repayment look like?
- Institution median student debt
- $23,000
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $13,587
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $261/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $173/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $434/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 $75,697, with a $23,940 annual allowance for basic expenses:
6.1% of income above the allowance · Excellent
- Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
- Good 8–under 12%
- Concerning 12–20%
- 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.
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.
Data & methodology
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.