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Caldwell University

Caldwell University
120 Bloomfield Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006

Official telephone: (973) 618-3000
Toll-free telephone: (888) 864-9516
Fax number: (973) 618-3600
Website: www.caldwell.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: Eileen Felske,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 973 618-3221
973 618-3650 (fax)
FAFSA number: 002598

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $31,150; $31,150 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,650
Book fees: $2,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,800
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,400

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 1yesN/A
State Aid FormN/AnoJune 30

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
92% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
63% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
78% 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
98% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
74% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
64% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
81% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
72% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
59% of first-year students
56% 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):
3% of first-year students
2% 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):
76% for first-year students
73% for full-time undergraduates
54% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$25,000 for first-year students
$22,000 for full-time undergraduates
$7,500 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$18,655 for first-year students
$15,485 for full-time undergraduates
$3,600 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,118 for first-year students
$4,435 for full-time undergraduates
$3,913 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,438 for first-year students
$4,297 for full-time undergraduates
$3,823 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
5% of first-year students
4% 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):
$17,292 for first-year students
$16,246 for full-time undergraduates
$9,452 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$7,833 for first-year students
$7,269 for full-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
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 83%
Average student debt upon graduation: $28,000
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • family tuition reduction
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
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships

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