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Aquinas College - Grand Rapids

Aquinas College - Grand Rapids
1607 Robinson Road, SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506-1799

Official telephone: (616) 632-8900
Toll-free telephone: (800) 678-9593
Fax number: (616) 732-4469
Website: www.aquinas.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: David Steffee,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 616 632-2893
616 732-4547 (fax)
financialaid@aquinas.edu
FAFSA number: 002239

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $29,564; $29,564 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $498
Book fees: $872
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,684
Other expenses: Transportation and miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $8,814

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
91% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
49% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
92% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
85% 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
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
32% of first-year students
25% of full-time undergraduates
5% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
18% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
81% for first-year students
79% for full-time undergraduates
37% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$23,572 for first-year students
$22,169 for full-time undergraduates
$4,288 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$21,588 for first-year students
$19,352 for full-time undergraduates
$3,895 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,984 for first-year students
$2,817 for full-time undergraduates
$393 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,984 for first-year students
$2,817 for full-time undergraduates
$393 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
12% of first-year students
15% of full-time undergraduates
4% 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):
$16,026 for first-year students
$13,994 for full-time undergraduates
$1,200 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
4% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
2% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$2,906 for first-year students
$4,234 for full-time undergraduates
$1,700 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
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 76%
Average student debt upon graduation: $32,047
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
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
  • athletic scholarships

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