| Screen last updated on: September 2007 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 1997-98 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
Melvin Brown,
Director of Financial Aid (Newark) |
| Contacting the office: |
973 353-5357
973 353-5057 (fax) |
| FAFSA number: |
002629 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$4,762; $9,692 out-of-state |
| Additional required fees: |
$1,031 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | March 15 | yes | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
in mid-February |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 83% | of first-year students |
| 76% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 22% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 88% | of first-year students |
| 88% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 55% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 95% | of first-year students |
| 97% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 83% | 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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| 67% | of first-year students |
| 77% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 100% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 75% | of first-year students |
| 81% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 60% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 44% | of first-year students |
| 29% | of full-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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| 53% | of first-year students |
| 50% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 20% | 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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| 96% | for first-year students |
| 87% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 65% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $8,507 | for first-year students |
| $8,775 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,878 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $5,745 | for first-year students |
| $5,520 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,720 | 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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| $2,648 | for first-year students |
| $3,780 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,100 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $2,335 | for first-year students |
| $4,623 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,473 | 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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| 12% | of first-year students |
| 9% | 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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| $2,325 | for first-year students |
| $4,815 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: |
yes |
| Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: |
11% |
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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
- College/University Loans
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
no |
| First-year loan package range: |
$465 - $4,000 |
| Undergraduate loan package range: |
$420 - $6,625 |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
52% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$14,835 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- Academic Management Services (AMS)
- deferred payment plan
- Credit cards.
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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
- athletic scholarships
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| First-year scholarship/grant award range: |
$200 - $14,000 |
| Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: |
$200 - $14,000 |
| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
3% |
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