Southern Wesleyan University
P.O. Box 1020, SWU, Wesleyan Drive
Central, SC 29630
Official telephone: (864) 644-5000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 282-8798
Fax number: (864) 644-5900
Website:
www.swu.edu
| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
Jeff Dennis,
Director of Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
864 644-5500
800 282-8798 (toll free)
864 644-5970 (fax)
finaid@swu.edu |
| FAFSA number: |
003422 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$17,500; $17,500 out-of-state |
| Additional required fees: |
$420 |
| Book fees: |
$950 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$1,900 |
| Other expenses: |
Lab fees, private music lessons (depend on programs student is involved in). |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$6,400 - $8,600 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | March 31 | yes | June 30 |
| Institution's own financial aid form | April 15 | yes | N/A |
| State Aid Form | April 1 | no | June 30 |
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| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 99% | of first-year students |
| 56% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 100% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 93% | of first-year students |
| 54% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 100% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 100% | of first-year students |
| 99% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 100% | 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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| 99% | of first-year students |
| 87% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 60% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 68% | of first-year students |
| 82% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 93% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 21% | of first-year students |
| 11% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-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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| 27% | of first-year students |
| 17% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 13% | 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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| 82% | for first-year students |
| 65% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 42% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $15,525 | for first-year students |
| $9,830 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $5,969 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $12,280 | for first-year students |
| $7,171 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,083 | 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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| $4,910 | for first-year students |
| $4,379 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $5,056 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $4,130 | for first-year students |
| $4,140 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,974 | 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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| 8% | of first-year students |
| 6% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-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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| $14,822 | for first-year students |
| $8,137 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $0 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 8% | of first-year students |
| 1% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $2,629 | for first-year students |
| $4,744 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $0 | for part-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: |
36% |
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| Types of loans available: |
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- FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
- FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- FFEL PLUS Loans
- Federal Perkins Loans
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
yes |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
95% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$27,454 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- family tuition reduction
- school's own payment plan(s)
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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
- ROTC scholarships
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| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
0% |
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