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Stephens College

Stephens College
1200 E. Broadway Box 2121
Columbia, MO 65215

Official telephone: (573) 442-2211
Toll-free telephone: (800) 876-7207
Fax number: (573) 876-7248
Website: www.stephens.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: Rachel Touchatt,
Dean of Enrollment Services
Contacting the office: 573 876-7106
800 (toll free)
573 876-7207 (fax)
finaid@stephens.edu
FAFSA number: 002512

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $23,000; $23,000 out-of-state
Other expenses: Personal /miscellaneous, transportation
Combined room and board expenses: $8,730

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: in March
Applied for financial aid:
89% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
31% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
57% 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
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
66% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
75% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
91% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
99% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
3% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
14% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
12% 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):
80% for first-year students
78% for full-time undergraduates
61% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$16,787 for first-year students
$14,579 for full-time undergraduates
$3,286 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,644 for first-year students
$6,525 for full-time undergraduates
$1,021 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,563 for first-year students
$4,566 for full-time undergraduates
$2,626 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,981 for first-year students
$4,183 for full-time undergraduates
$2,626 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
19% of first-year students
21% 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):
$9,696 for first-year students
$8,629 for full-time undergraduates
$564 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
10% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$3,891 for first-year students
$3,413 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 50%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Alternative Educational Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 0%
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
  • Federal ACG
    Federal SMART Grant
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • special achievements/activities
  • athletic scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%