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Southwest Baptist University

Southwest Baptist University
1600 University Avenue
Bolivar, MO 65613

Official telephone: (417) 326-5281
Toll-free telephone: (800) 526-5859
Fax number: (417) 328-1514
Website: www.sbuniv.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: Brad Gamble,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 417 328-1820
417 328-1514 (fax)
FAFSA number: 002502

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $15,000; $15,000 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $704
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,000
Combined room and board expenses: $5,166

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
90% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
51% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
79% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
77% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
97% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
65% of first-year students
65% of full-time undergraduates
64% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
84% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
94% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
7% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
33% of first-year students
28% of full-time undergraduates
5% 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):
85% for first-year students
75% for full-time undergraduates
37% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$13,895 for first-year students
$12,575 for full-time undergraduates
$4,527 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,480 for first-year students
$4,334 for full-time undergraduates
$1,999 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,854 for first-year students
$5,157 for full-time undergraduates
$3,443 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,991 for first-year students
$4,494 for full-time undergraduates
$3,443 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
24% of first-year students
23% of full-time undergraduates
1% 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):
$5,806 for first-year students
$5,735 for full-time undergraduates
$1,869 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
12% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$5,905 for first-year students
$8,031 for full-time undergraduates
$1,250 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 34%

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
  • Alternative Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 69%
Average student debt upon graduation: $22,231
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)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships