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Sunday 11.22.2009

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Southern Adventist University - Collegedale

Southern Adventist University - Collegedale
P.O. Box 370
Collegedale, TN 37315-0370

Official telephone: (423) 236-2000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 768-8437
Fax number: (423) 238-3001
Website: www.southern.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Marc Grundy,
Director of Student Finance
Contacting the office: 423 236-2835
800 768-8437 (toll free)
423 236-1835 (fax)
studfin@southern.edu
FAFSA number: 003518

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $15,820; $15,820 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $740
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,000
Other expenses: transportation/personal expenses
Combined room and board expenses: $4,000

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
State Aid FormFebruary 1noMay 1

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
34% of first-year students
26% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
98% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
54% of first-year students
61% of full-time undergraduates
46% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
65% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
73% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
83% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
54% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
42% of first-year students
46% of full-time undergraduates
30% 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):
82% for first-year students
85% for full-time undergraduates
64% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$0 for first-year students
$0 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):
5% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
4% 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):
$2,993 for first-year students
$2,821 for full-time undergraduates
$1,465 for part-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: 100%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 0%
Average student debt upon graduation: $10,516
Types of payment plans:
  • family tuition reduction
  • guaranteed tuition
  • 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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%