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Minot State University

Minot State University
500 University Avenue West
Minot, ND 58707

Toll-free telephone: (800) 777-0750
Fax number: (701) 839-6933
Website: www.minotstateu.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Dale Gehring,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 701 858-3375
800 777-0750, extension 3375 (toll free)
701 839-6933 (fax)
finaid@minotstateu.edu
FAFSA number: 002994

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $5,389; $5,389 out-of-state
Tuition notes: All students pay in-state tuition rate.
Book fees: $900
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,900
Other expenses: personal items, transportation
Combined room and board expenses: $4,028

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: June 1
Applied for financial aid:
90% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
63% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
96% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
65% of first-year students
60% of full-time undergraduates
38% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
66% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
53% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
16% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
37% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
27% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
6% 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):
81% for first-year students
62% for full-time undergraduates
23% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,354 for first-year students
$5,415 for full-time undergraduates
$3,695 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$2,820 for first-year students
$3,526 for full-time undergraduates
$2,889 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,325 for first-year students
$3,164 for full-time undergraduates
$3,217 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,067 for first-year students
$3,988 for full-time undergraduates
$3,840 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
32% of first-year students
32% of full-time undergraduates
5% 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):
$947 for first-year students
$903 for full-time undergraduates
$417 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
9% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$1,369 for first-year students
$1,543 for full-time undergraduates
$1,435 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 100%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: 0
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 75%
Average student debt upon graduation: $15,193
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)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%