| 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: |
Michael O'Rear, Director of Student Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
936 468-2403 936 468-1048 (fax) finaid@sfasu.edu |
| FAFSA number: |
003624 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$4,410; $12,750 out-of-state |
| Tuition notes: |
Reduced tuition rates for residents of Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico. |
| Additional required fees: |
$1,752 |
| Book fees: |
$996 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$1,556 |
| Other expenses: |
transportation |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | April 1 | yes | N/A |
| Institution's own financial aid form | April 15 | no | November 1 |
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| Date award notification begins: |
May 1 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 78% | of first-year students |
| 73% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 66% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 72% | of first-year students |
| 77% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 80% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 98% | of first-year students |
| 98% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 51% | 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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| 79% | of first-year students |
| 84% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 87% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 75% | of first-year students |
| 82% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 87% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 50% | of first-year students |
| 35% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 25% | 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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| 56% | of first-year students |
| 57% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 47% | 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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| 98% | for first-year students |
| 97% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 83% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $6,898 | for first-year students |
| $7,501 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $7,810 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $4,212 | for first-year students |
| $4,000 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,074 | 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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| $2,394 | for first-year students |
| $3,631 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,078 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $2,322 | for first-year students |
| $3,546 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,001 | 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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| 9% | of first-year students |
| 4% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 2% | 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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| $3,727 | for first-year students |
| $2,949 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $1,868 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 4% | of first-year students |
| 4% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 1% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $7,061 | for first-year students |
| $7,177 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $5,968 | 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: |
10% |
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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
- State Loans
- College/University Loans
- Alternative loans.
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
yes |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
66% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$19,772 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- deferred payment plan
- school's own payment plan(s)
- Short-Term loans
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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
- special achievements/activities
- special characteristics
- athletic scholarships
- ROTC scholarships
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| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
0% |
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