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Wednesday 3.17.2010

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Southwestern University

Southwestern University
P.O. Box 770
Georgetown, TX 78627-0770

Official telephone: (512) 863-6511
Toll-free telephone: (800) 252-3166
Fax number: (512) 863-5788
Website: www.southwestern.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: James P. Gaeta,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 512 863-1259
512 863-1507 (fax)
admission@
southwestern.edu
FAFSA number: 003620

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $30,220; $30,220 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,220
Other expenses: personal, travel, miscellaneous
Combined room and board expenses: $8,800 - $9,310

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoMarch 1

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
76% of first-year students
65% of full-time undergraduates
30% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
77% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
84% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
66% of first-year students
63% of full-time undergraduates
50% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
33% of first-year students
31% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
87% for first-year students
83% for full-time undergraduates
71% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$26,377 for first-year students
$25,779 for full-time undergraduates
$9,462 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$20,783 for first-year students
$19,015 for full-time undergraduates
$6,903 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,349 for first-year students
$6,681 for full-time undergraduates
$2,560 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,951 for first-year students
$5,685 for full-time undergraduates
$2,560 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
32% of first-year students
32% of full-time undergraduates
10% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$11,733 for first-year students
$10,341 for full-time undergraduates
$2,813 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 71%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 43%
Average student debt upon graduation: $23,601
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%