| Screen last updated on: September 2006 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2006 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
Anna Griswold,
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
814 898-6162 |
| FAFSA number: |
003333 |
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| Tuition notes: |
$7,054 per year (state residents, lower division), $7,410 (state residents, upper division), $13,534 (out-of-state, lower division), $13,676 (out-of-state, upper division). |
| Other expenses: |
transportation and other expenses |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | February 15 | yes | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
February 15 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 88% | of first-year students |
| 85% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 56% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 81% | of first-year students |
| 84% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 84% | 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 |
| 99% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 96% | 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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| 68% | of first-year students |
| 70% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 65% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 91% | of first-year students |
| 91% | 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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| 43% | of first-year students |
| 40% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 33% | 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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| 6% | of first-year students |
| 7% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 10% | 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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| 60% | for first-year students |
| 63% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 52% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $6,207 | for first-year students |
| $7,395 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,752 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $4,409 | for first-year students |
| $4,373 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $1,799 | 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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| $3,159 | for first-year students |
| $4,360 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,845 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $3,033 | for first-year students |
| $4,132 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,889 | 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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| 3% | of first-year students |
| 5% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 5% | 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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| $2,402 | for first-year students |
| $2,593 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $1,207 | 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: |
9% |
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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
- College/University Loans
- private alternative loans
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| First-year loan package range: |
$3,025 - $3,096 |
| Undergraduate loan package range: |
$4,2064126 |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
64% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$22,400 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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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
- athletic scholarships
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| First-year scholarship/grant award range: |
$4,398 - $4,536 |
| Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: |
$4,131 - $4,388 |
| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
33% |
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