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Arkansas Tech University

Arkansas Tech University
1509 North Boulder Avenue
Russellville, AR 72801-2222

Official telephone: (479) 968-0389
Fax number: (479) 964-0522
Website: www.atu.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Shirley Goines,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 479 968-0399
479 968-0224 (fax)
fa.help@atu.edu
FAFSA number: 001089

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $4,830; $9,660 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $564
Book fees: $1,320
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,390
Combined room and board expenses: $4,296 - $7,438

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: June 1
Applied for financial aid:
75% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
61% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
81% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
97% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
79% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
77% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
48% of first-year students
69% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
57% of first-year students
38% of full-time undergraduates
9% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
28% of first-year students
23% of full-time undergraduates
10% 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):
36% for first-year students
41% for full-time undergraduates
32% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,601 for first-year students
$4,894 for full-time undergraduates
$4,295 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$2,566 for first-year students
$2,595 for full-time undergraduates
$1,717 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,036 for first-year students
$2,275 for full-time undergraduates
$2,563 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,005 for first-year students
$2,196 for full-time undergraduates
$2,536 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
21% of first-year students
16% of full-time undergraduates
7% 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):
$5,928 for first-year students
$6,190 for full-time undergraduates
$2,454 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$2,900 for first-year students
$3,732 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 56%
Average student debt upon graduation: $19,396
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
  • athletic scholarships