| 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: |
Bruce Crain, Director of Student Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
662 325-2450 662 325-0702 (fax) financialaid@ saffairs.msstate.edu |
| FAFSA number: |
002423 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$5,151; $12,503 out-of-state |
| Book fees: |
$1,000 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$3,313 |
| Other expenses: |
Transportation and other expenses. |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$7,333 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | April 1 | yes | N/A |
| institutional scholarship resume | April 1 | yes | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
December 1 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 69% | of first-year students |
| 64% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 51% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 82% | of first-year students |
| 84% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 88% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 99% | of first-year students |
| 98% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 91% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid: |
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| 96% | of first-year students |
| 92% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 73% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 69% | of first-year students |
| 75% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 91% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 18% | of first-year students |
| 10% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 4% | of part-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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| 30% | of first-year students |
| 34% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 40% | of part-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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| 68% | for first-year students |
| 65% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 62% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $9,525 | for first-year students |
| $9,456 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $8,574 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $5,007 | for first-year students |
| $4,912 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,823 | 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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| $3,563 | for first-year students |
| $4,074 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,256 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $3,099 | for first-year students |
| $3,547 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,211 | 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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| 29% | of first-year students |
| 21% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 7% | of part-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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| $2,930 | for first-year students |
| $2,845 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,191 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 3% | of first-year students |
| 3% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $12,533 | for first-year students |
| $11,349 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $5,679 | 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
- College/University Loans
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
yes |
| First-year loan package range: |
$2,378 - $2,529 |
| Undergraduate loan package range: |
$3,568 - $3,798 |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
40% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$21,232 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- 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
- United Negro College Fund
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| Non-need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- non-need-based (general)
- state scholarships/grants
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- creative arts/performance
- special achievements/activities
- special characteristics
- athletic scholarships
- ROTC scholarships
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| First-year scholarship/grant award range: |
$3,960 - $4,881 |
| Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: |
$3,654 - $4,131 |
| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
13% |
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