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Alcorn State University

Alcorn State University
1000 ASU Drive #359
Alcorn State, MS 39096

Official telephone: (601) 877-6100

Fax number: (601) 877-6347
Website: www.alcorn.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: Juanita McKenzie-Edwards,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 601 877-6190
601 877-6110 (fax)
juanita@alcorn.edu
FAFSA number: 002396

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,552; $6,552 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,556
Miscellaneous expenses: $5,186
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 1noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formApril 1noN/A

Applied for financial aid:
100% of first-year students
48% of full-time undergraduates
34% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
98% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
88% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
76% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
68% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
27% of first-year students
22% of full-time undergraduates
4% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
10% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
91% for first-year students
50% for full-time undergraduates
17% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$14,768 for first-year students
$14,742 for full-time undergraduates
$11,134 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,139 for first-year students
$5,831 for full-time undergraduates
$3,592 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,444 for first-year students
$3,786 for full-time undergraduates
$3,864 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,373 for first-year students
$3,687 for full-time undergraduates
$3,813 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
21% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
1% 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):
$7,691 for first-year students
$7,651 for full-time undergraduates
$3,661 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
6% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$12,184 for first-year students
$12,184 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:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Types of payment plans:
  • Credit card and installment payments.
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
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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