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New Mexico State University - Las Cruces

New Mexico State University - Las Cruces
Box 30001, MSC 3004
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001

Official telephone: (575) 646-0111
Toll-free telephone: (800) 662-6678
Fax number: (575) 646-6334
Website: www.nmsu.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: Tyler Pruett,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 575 646-4105
575 646-7381 (fax)
finaid@nmsu.edu
FAFSA number: 002657

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $4,586; $14,606 out-of-state
Book fees: $998
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,661
Other expenses: personal, transportation expenses
Combined room and board expenses: $7,562 - $7,562

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
74% of first-year students
69% of full-time undergraduates
47% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
80% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
91% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
50% of first-year students
66% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
9% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
14% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
5% 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):
57% for first-year students
63% for full-time undergraduates
49% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,886 for first-year students
$7,919 for full-time undergraduates
$6,379 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,273 for first-year students
$5,246 for full-time undergraduates
$4,030 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,150 for first-year students
$4,443 for full-time undergraduates
$4,456 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,017 for first-year students
$4,258 for full-time undergraduates
$4,354 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
28% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
2% 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):
$3,873 for first-year students
$3,535 for full-time undergraduates
$2,160 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$13,157 for first-year students
$12,177 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: 9%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
First-year loan package range: $2,706 - $2,926
Undergraduate loan package range: $4,179 - $4,342
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 0%
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
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $3,333 - $3,508
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $3,706 - $3,781
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 29%