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Friday 3.19.2010

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Point Park College

Point Park College
201 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Official telephone: (412) 391-4100
Toll-free telephone: (800) 321-0129
Fax number: (412) 392-6164
Website: www.pointpark.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Sandy Cronin,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 412 392-3930
412 392-4795 (fax)
financialaid@
pointpark.edu
FAFSA number: 003357

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $19,980; $19,980 out-of-state
Tuition notes: Tuition is $23,980 for Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA).
Additional required fees: $590
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $990

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMay 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: February 15
Applied for financial aid:
75% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
83% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
93% 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:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
91% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
8% of first-year students
7% 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):
28% of first-year students
24% of full-time undergraduates
4% 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):
73% for first-year students
68% for full-time undergraduates
46% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$15,435 for first-year students
$14,691 for full-time undergraduates
$8,824 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$9,121 for first-year students
$8,417 for full-time undergraduates
$5,047 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,965 for first-year students
$7,000 for full-time undergraduates
$4,664 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,491 for first-year students
$5,748 for full-time undergraduates
$4,606 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
37% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
14% 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):
$9,218 for first-year students
$10,176 for full-time undergraduates
$7,103 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$6,602 for first-year students
$7,149 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: 0
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 65%
Average student debt upon graduation: $29,989
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
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%