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St. Bonaventure University

St. Bonaventure University
Route 417
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778

Official telephone: (716) 375-2000
Fax number: (716) 375-2005
Website: www.sbu.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010

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

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Elisabeth Rankin,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 716 375-2528
800 462-5050 (toll free)
716 375-2087 (fax)
FAFSA number: 002817

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $25,885; $25,885 out-of-state
Book fees: $700
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,250
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $9,200

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 1noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formFebruary 1noN/A
State Aid FormFebruary 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
86% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
44% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
83% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
88% 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:
99% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
81% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
19% of first-year students
16% of full-time undergraduates
29% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
32% of first-year students
30% of full-time undergraduates
57% 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
82% for full-time undergraduates
69% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$20,318 for first-year students
$18,205 for full-time undergraduates
$6,878 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$15,441 for first-year students
$12,948 for full-time undergraduates
$4,281 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,970 for first-year students
$5,321 for full-time undergraduates
$3,581 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,859 for first-year students
$4,618 for full-time undergraduates
$3,581 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
20% of first-year students
21% of full-time undergraduates
11% 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):
$10,228 for first-year students
$8,139 for full-time undergraduates
$3,525 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
6% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$12,246 for first-year students
$13,458 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: 17%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 75%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,072
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
  • deferred payment plan
  • family tuition reduction
  • school's own payment plan(s)
  • Educational Credit Corporation (ECC) Monthly Budget Plan
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)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%