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Harris-Stowe State College

Harris-Stowe State College
3026 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63103

Official telephone: (314) 340-3366
Fax number: (314) 340-3322
Website: www.hssu.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: Regina Blackshear,
Director of Financial Assistance
Contacting the office: 314 340-3500
314 340-3503 (fax)
financialassistance@
hssu.edu
FAFSA number: 002466

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $4,740; $9,338 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $158 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $311 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $350
Book fees: $700
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,000
Combined room and board expenses: $7,050

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 1yesAugust 1
Institution's own financial aid formApril 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: May 1
Applied for financial aid:
100% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
93% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
93% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
7% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
57% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
90% for first-year students
84% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$7,000 for first-year students
$9,000 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,000 for first-year students
$4,000 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,500 for first-year students
$4,000 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,000 for first-year students
$3,000 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
5% of first-year students
11% of full-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):
$1,500 for first-year students
$1,500 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$2,000 for first-year students
$2,000 for full-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: 0
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 85%
Average student debt upon graduation: $18,000
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • deferred payment 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
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships