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Arkansas Tech University

Arkansas Tech University
1605 Coliseum Drive, Suite 141
Russellville, AR 72801-2222

Official telephone: (479) 968-0389
Toll-free telephone: (844) 804-2628
Fax number: (479) 968-0208
Website: www.atu.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: Shirley Goines,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 479 968-0399
479 964-0857 (fax)
fa.help@atu.edu
FAFSA number: 001089

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,570; $13,140 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $219 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $438 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $1,710
Book fees: $1,410
Combined room and board expenses: $7,204

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
96% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
71% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
85% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
83% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
63% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
71% of first-year students
49% of full-time undergraduates
13% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
6% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
3% 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
61% for full-time undergraduates
42% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,545 for first-year students
$9,235 for full-time undergraduates
$5,662 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,552 for first-year students
$4,491 for full-time undergraduates
$3,064 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,007 for first-year students
$3,784 for full-time undergraduates
$3,781 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,003 for first-year students
$3,757 for full-time undergraduates
$3,774 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
26% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
3% 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):
$5,748 for first-year students
$6,155 for full-time undergraduates
$2,277 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
4% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$5,254 for first-year students
$5,786 for full-time undergraduates
$2,969 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
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 58%
Average student debt upon graduation: $28,700
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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