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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Box 1600
Edwardsville, IL 62026

Official telephone: (618) 650-2000
Fax number: (618) 650-5013
Website: www.siue.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: Sharon Berry,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 618 650-3839
618 650-3885 (fax)
finaid@siue.edu
FAFSA number: 001759

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $5,850; $14,629 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,969
Book fees: $715
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,453
Other expenses: Personal and transportation
Combined room and board expenses: $7,071

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesJune 1

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
73% of first-year students
69% of full-time undergraduates
61% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
78% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
94% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
51% of first-year students
54% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
85% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
83% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
11% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
11% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
41% of first-year students
40% of full-time undergraduates
33% 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):
63% for first-year students
64% for full-time undergraduates
58% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$15,403 for first-year students
$15,038 for full-time undergraduates
$15,091 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$8,999 for first-year students
$8,924 for full-time undergraduates
$7,954 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$7,569 for first-year students
$9,011 for full-time undergraduates
$10,322 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,272 for first-year students
$10,018 for full-time undergraduates
$11,023 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
2% of first-year students
4% 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):
$9,229 for first-year students
$7,066 for full-time undergraduates
$5,028 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:
$3,634 for first-year students
$3,297 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • HPL, Alternative Loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 40%
Average student debt upon graduation: $16,656
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • 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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SIUE Scholarships and Financial Aid

SIUE recognizes academic excellence. High-achieving students may apply for competitive merit-based scholarships ranging in value from $2,000 to full tuiiton. Additional need-based awards and departmental scholarships are available.

SIUE tuition and fees are among the lowest of all four-year public universities in Illinois. Last year, our students received more than $96 million in financial aid, and more than 1,500 students are employed on campus.

Undergraduate students also benefit from our textbook rental program, saving up to several hundred of dollars each semester on many required textbooks.

For details about SIUE financial aid, visit the SIUE Financial Aid Web site.