| 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: |
Robin Kaloghirou,
Director of Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
870 972-2310
870 972-2794 (fax)
finaid@astate.edu |
| FAFSA number: |
001090 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$6,370; $14,290 out-of-state |
| Additional required fees: |
$1,390 |
| Book fees: |
$1,000 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$3,055 |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$5,056 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | February 15 | no | July 1 |
| Institution's own financial aid form | February 15 | no | July 1 |
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| Date award notification begins: |
June 1 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 92% | of first-year students |
| 91% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 94% | of first-year students |
| 96% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 98% | of first-year students |
| 98% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid: |
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| 95% | of first-year students |
| 87% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 41% | of first-year students |
| 62% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 36% | of first-year students |
| 43% | of full-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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| 23% | of first-year students |
| 25% | of full-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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| 68% | for first-year students |
| 57% | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $8,600 | for first-year students |
| $9,300 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $6,200 | for first-year students |
| $5,500 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $2,600 | for first-year students |
| $2,600 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $4,200 | for first-year students |
| $4,800 | for full-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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| 13% | of first-year students |
| 10% | of full-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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| $4,800 | for first-year students |
| $6,200 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 4% | of first-year students |
| 4% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $10,000 | for first-year students |
| $10,800 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: |
yes |
| Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: |
4% |
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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
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
yes |
| First-year loan package range: |
$2,575 - $2,750 |
| Undergraduate loan package range: |
$4,300 - $5,000 |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
67% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$18,500 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- 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
- special achievements/activities
- special characteristics
- athletic scholarships
- ROTC scholarships
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| First-year scholarship/grant award range: |
$4,300 - $5,525 |
| Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: |
$6,000 - $7,200 |
| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
25% |
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