| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
L. Marc Peterson, Director of Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
214 768-2058 800 323-0672 (toll free) 214 768-0202 (fax) ugadmission@smu.edu |
| FAFSA number: |
003613 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$29,430; $29,430 out-of-state |
| Additional required fees: |
$3,740 |
| Book fees: |
$800 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$1,600 |
| Other expenses: |
transportation/personal expenses |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$11,805 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | February 15 | no | N/A |
| CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE | N/A | no | N/A |
| Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's Statement | N/A | no | N/A |
| Business/Farm Supplement | N/A | no | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
March 15 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 45% | of first-year students |
| 41% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 36% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
 |  |
| 70% | of first-year students |
| 82% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 80% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
 |  |
| 100% | of first-year students |
| 100% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 91% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid: |
 |  |
| 79% | of first-year students |
| 83% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 58% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 86% | of first-year students |
| 90% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 88% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 78% | of first-year students |
| 59% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 23% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 44% | of first-year students |
| 37% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 38% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 90% | for first-year students |
| 88% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 73% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $27,655 | for first-year students |
| $26,276 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $11,770 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $16,282 | for first-year students |
| $15,769 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $5,630 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $4,655 | for first-year students |
| $5,573 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,898 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $2,609 | for first-year students |
| $3,439 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,928 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| 44% | of first-year students |
| 35% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 8% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| $11,140 | for first-year students |
| $11,725 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $7,954 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 5% | of first-year students |
| 5% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 3% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $37,404 | for first-year students |
| $33,629 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $15,531 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: |
yes |
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| Types of loans available: |
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- FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
- FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- FFEL PLUS Loans
- Federal Perkins Loans
- State Loans
- College/University Loans
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
0 |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
33% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$16,756 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- Academic Management Services (AMS)
- school's own payment plan(s)
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| Need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- need-based (general)
- Federal Pell Grants
- SEOG
- state scholarships/grants
- college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
- private scholarships/grants
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| Non-need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- non-need-based (general)
- state scholarships/grants
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- creative arts/performance
- athletic scholarships
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| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
0% |
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