| 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: |
Brad Gamble, Director of Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
417 328-1820 417 328-1514 (fax) |
| FAFSA number: |
002502 |
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| 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 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | March 15 | yes | N/A |
| Institution's own financial aid form | N/A | no | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
March 1 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 90% | of first-year students |
| 82% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 51% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 79% | of first-year students |
| 83% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 77% | 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 |
| 100% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 97% | 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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| 65% | of first-year students |
| 65% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 64% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 84% | of first-year students |
| 86% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 96% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 94% | of first-year students |
| 84% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 7% | 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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| 33% | of first-year students |
| 28% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 5% | 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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| 85% | for first-year students |
| 75% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 37% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $13,895 | for first-year students |
| $12,575 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,527 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $4,480 | for first-year students |
| $4,334 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $1,999 | 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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| $4,854 | for first-year students |
| $5,157 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,443 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $3,991 | for first-year students |
| $4,494 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,443 | 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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| 24% | of first-year students |
| 23% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 1% | 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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| $5,806 | for first-year students |
| $5,735 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $1,869 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 12% | of first-year students |
| 14% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $5,905 | for first-year students |
| $8,031 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $1,250 | 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: |
34% |
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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
- Federal Nursing Loans
- Alternative Loans
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| 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: |
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- 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
- creative arts/performance
- athletic scholarships
- ROTC scholarships
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