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Southwestern Adventist University

Southwestern Adventist University
P.O. Box 567
Keene, TX 76059

Official telephone: (817) 645-3921
Toll-free telephone: (800) 433-2240
Fax number: (817) 556-4744
Website: www.swau.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Patty Norwood,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 817 645-3921
817 556-4744 (fax)
FAFSA number: 003619

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $19,656; $19,656 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $620
Book fees: $1,500
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,316
Other expenses: Personal and transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $7,500

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 15no12 days after the start of school each semester
State Aid FormN/AyesN/A

Date award notification begins: in early spring
Applied for financial aid:
100% of first-year students
59% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
93% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
97% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
99% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
85% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
5% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
11% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
9% 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):
62% for first-year students
64% for full-time undergraduates
54% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$17,364 for first-year students
$17,433 for full-time undergraduates
$11,049 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$11,624 for first-year students
$10,049 for full-time undergraduates
$4,471 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,342 for first-year students
$8,048 for full-time undergraduates
$8,605 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,976 for first-year students
$3,783 for full-time undergraduates
$5,044 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
14% of first-year students
11% of full-time undergraduates
15% 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):
$9,550 for first-year students
$9,214 for full-time undergraduates
$2,375 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 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: 7%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
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

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