| Screen last updated on: September 2007 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
Greg Gearhart,
Director of Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
717 691-6007
717 796-5374 (fax)
finaid@messiah.edu |
| FAFSA number: |
003298 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$23,710; $23,710 out-of-state |
| Additional required fees: |
$710 |
| Book fees: |
$900 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$1,830 |
| Other expenses: |
transportation and other expenses |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$7,340 - $7,340 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | April 1 | yes | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
March 15 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 82% | of first-year students |
| 83% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 23% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 80% | of first-year students |
| 85% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 92% | 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 |
| 92% | 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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| 88% | of first-year students |
| 87% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 82% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 89% | of first-year students |
| 93% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 100% | 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 |
| 87% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 64% | 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 |
| 27% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 9% | 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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| 66% | for first-year students |
| 66% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 50% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $13,826 | for first-year students |
| $14,069 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $6,476 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $10,544 | for first-year students |
| $9,183 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,082 | 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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| $2,863 | for first-year students |
| $4,506 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,959 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $2,269 | for first-year students |
| $3,374 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,959 | 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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| 26% | of first-year students |
| 26% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 38% | 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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| $6,890 | for first-year students |
| $5,894 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,198 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 0% | of first-year students |
| 0% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $0 | for first-year students |
| $0 | 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: |
47% |
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| Types of loans available: |
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- Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct PLUS Loans
- Federal Perkins Loans
- Federal Nursing Loans
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
no |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
77% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$30,677 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- Tuition Management Systems
- 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)
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- creative arts/performance
- special achievements/activities
- special characteristics
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| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
0% |
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