| Screen last updated on: January 2010 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
Curtis C. Gaume, Director of Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
716 888-2300 800 541-6348 (toll free) 716 888-2377 (fax) finaid@canisius.edu |
| FAFSA number: |
002681 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$28,157; $28,157 out-of-state |
| Other expenses: |
transportation and other expenses |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$8,070 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | February 15 | yes | N/A |
| State Aid Form | March 15 | no | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
March 15 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 89% | of first-year students |
| 82% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 90% | of first-year students |
| 93% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 100% | of first-year students |
| 99% | 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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| 100% | of first-year students |
| 99% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 82% | of first-year students |
| 81% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 26% | of first-year students |
| 19% | 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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| 37% | of first-year students |
| 24% | 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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| 88% | for first-year students |
| 80% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $26,014 | for first-year students |
| $23,030 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $0 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $19,506 | for first-year students |
| $1,040 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $0 | 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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| $5,248 | for first-year students |
| $5,395 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $0 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $3,298 | for first-year students |
| $4,273 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $0 | 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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| 17% | of first-year students |
| 20% | 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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| $14,649 | for first-year students |
| $13,104 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $0 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 2% | of first-year students |
| 3% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $19,173 | for first-year students |
| $20,454 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $0 | 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
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
no |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
76% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$30,600 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- deferred payment plan
- 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)
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- creative arts/performance
- special achievements/activities
- athletic scholarships
- ROTC scholarships
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