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Thursday 12.4.2008

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Lewis University

Lewis University
1 University Parkway
Romeoville, IL 60446-2200

Official telephone: (815) 838-0500
Toll-free telephone: (800) 897-9000
Fax number: (815) 838-9456
Website: www.lewisu.edu
Screen last updated on: September 2007

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

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Janeen Decharinte,
Director of Financial Aid Services
Contacting the office: 815 836-5263
800 897-9000 (toll free)
815 836-5135 (fax)
finaid@lewisu.edu
FAFSA number: 001707
Financial aid homepage: www.lewisu.edu/
admissions/finaid/
financial.htm

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $20,450
Comprehensive tuition/room/board fees: $28,000
Tuition notes: comprehensive tuition/room/board fees, additional $4500/semester for Aviation students
Book fees: $800
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,790
Combined room and board expenses: $7,800 - $7,800

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMay 1yesMay 1

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
89% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
24% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
82% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
99% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
63% of first-year students
56% of full-time undergraduates
39% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
76% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
73% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
15% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
48% of first-year students
39% of full-time undergraduates
29% 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):
77% for first-year students
77% for full-time undergraduates
58% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$15,044 for first-year students
$14,967 for full-time undergraduates
$9,772 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,484 for first-year students
$6,384 for full-time undergraduates
$2,846 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,151 for first-year students
$4,977 for full-time undergraduates
$4,238 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,553 for first-year students
$3,910 for full-time undergraduates
$3,834 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
14% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
$6,900 for first-year students
$6,117 for full-time undergraduates
$2,167 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
9% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$7,365 for first-year students
$7,533 for full-time undergraduates
$1,000 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 25%

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: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 78%
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • 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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
  • www.lewisu.edu/scholarship
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 - $20,450 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 - $5,500
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%