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Thursday 3.18.2010

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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
700 Terrace Heights
Winona, MN 55987-1399

Official telephone: (507) 452-4430
Toll-free telephone: (800) 635-5987
Fax number: (507) 457-1633
Website: www.smumn.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: Jayne Wobig,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 507 457-1438
800 635-5987 (toll free)
507 457-6698 (fax)
FAFSA number: 002380

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $24,620; $24,620 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $480
Book fees: $1,220
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,250
Other expenses: travel and personal expenses
Combined room and board expenses: $6,700

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 15yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: February 1
Applied for financial aid:
79% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
94% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
19% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
84% for first-year students
77% for full-time undergraduates
0% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$19,607 for first-year students
$17,541 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$15,305 for first-year students
$13,026 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,571 for first-year students
$4,515 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,237 for first-year students
$3,692 for full-time undergraduates
$0 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
25% of full-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):
$8,707 for first-year students
$8,518 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 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: 18%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 80%
Average student debt upon graduation: $33,639
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)
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 36%