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Abilene Christian University

Abilene Christian University
ACU Box 29100
Abilene, TX 79699-9000

Official telephone: (325) 674-2000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 460-6228
Fax number: (325) 674-2958
Website: www.acu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2007

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

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Michael Lewis,
Director of Student Financial Services
Contacting the office: 325 674-2643
800 460-6228 (toll free)
325 674-6074 (fax)
info@admissions.acu.edu
FAFSA number: 003537
Financial aid homepage: www.acu.edu/admissions/
freshmen/finance/
index.html

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $16,710; $16,710 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $700
Book fees: $1,100
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,090
Combined room and board expenses: $6,350 - $6,350

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 2noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 2
Applied for financial aid:
95% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
64% of first-year students
61% of full-time undergraduates
62% 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
97% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
71% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
98% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
38% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
23% of first-year students
23% of full-time undergraduates
13% 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):
68% for first-year students
68% for full-time undergraduates
56% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$11,546 for first-year students
$11,431 for full-time undergraduates
$5,559 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$9,604 for first-year students
$8,260 for full-time undergraduates
$3,052 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,720 for first-year students
$4,220 for full-time undergraduates
$3,541 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,648 for first-year students
$4,047 for full-time undergraduates
$3,497 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
31% of first-year students
28% of full-time undergraduates
18% 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):
$6,117 for first-year students
$6,007 for full-time undergraduates
$2,730 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
5% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$8,687 for first-year students
$10,835 for full-time undergraduates
$3,461 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 17%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 70%
Average student debt upon graduation: $27,980
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
  • United Negro College Fund
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • 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%