| 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: |
Kathy Feith,
Director of Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
417 625-9325
800 606-6772 (toll free)
417 625-3121 (fax) |
| FAFSA number: |
002488 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$4,290; $8,580 out-of-state |
| Tuition notes: |
in-state tuition based on $143 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $286 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr |
| Additional required fees: |
$526 |
| Book fees: |
$600 |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$5,214 - $5,440 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | February 15 | no | N/A |
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| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 45% | of first-year students |
| 78% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 61% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 78% | of first-year students |
| 86% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 92% | 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 |
| 73% | 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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| 78% | of first-year students |
| 87% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 97% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 48% | of first-year students |
| 67% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 80% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 72% | of first-year students |
| 49% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 1% | 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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| 46% | of first-year students |
| 28% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 10% | 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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| 87% | for first-year students |
| 79% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 48% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $9,483 | for first-year students |
| $10,304 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $7,125 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $2,108 | for first-year students |
| $2,387 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $1,490 | 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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| $1,699 | for first-year students |
| $2,168 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,058 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $2,311 | for first-year students |
| $3,331 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,216 | 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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| 14% | of first-year students |
| 19% | 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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| $1,583 | for first-year students |
| $1,966 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 2% | of first-year students |
| 4% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $3,925 | for first-year students |
| $3,610 | for full-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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- Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct PLUS Loans
- Federal Perkins Loans
- State Loans
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
no |
| First-year loan package range: |
$500 - $7,500 |
| Undergraduate loan package range: |
$500 - $12,500 |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
70% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$18,331 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- Tuition Management Systems
- 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)
- state scholarships/grants
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- creative arts/performance
- special achievements/activities
- special characteristics
- athletic scholarships
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| First-year scholarship/grant award range: |
$500 (full tuition) |
| Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: |
$500 (full tuition) |
| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
70% |
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