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Bethany Lutheran College

Bethany Lutheran College
700 Luther Drive
Mankato, MN 56001

Official telephone: (507) 344-7000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 944-3066
Fax number: (507) 344-7376
Website: www.blc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Jeffrey Younge,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 507 344-7328
800 944-3066 (toll free)
507 344-7376 (fax)
finaid@blc.edu
FAFSA number: 002337

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $25,440; $25,440 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $450
Book fees: $800
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,500
Other expenses: Transportation and personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $7,960

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 15yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formApril 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
94% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
89% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
94% 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
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
88% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
7% of first-year students
7% 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):
14% of first-year students
11% of full-time undergraduates
6% 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):
83% for first-year students
82% for full-time undergraduates
71% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$22,402 for first-year students
$20,701 for full-time undergraduates
$12,308 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$18,158 for first-year students
$15,857 for full-time undergraduates
$8,066 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,814 for first-year students
$5,527 for full-time undergraduates
$4,251 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,436 for first-year students
$4,498 for full-time undergraduates
$3,807 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
14% of full-time undergraduates
5% 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):
$9,111 for first-year students
$6,766 for full-time undergraduates
$4,500 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 6%

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
  • State Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 74%
Average student debt upon graduation: $31,950
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
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities

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