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Carson-Newman University

Carson-Newman University
1646 Russell Avenue
Jefferson City, TN 37760

Official telephone: (865) 471-2000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 678-9061
Fax number: (865) 471-3502
Website: www.cn.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: Danette Seale,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 865 471-3247
800 678-9061 (toll free)
865 471-2035 (fax)
financialaid@cn.edu
FAFSA number: 003481

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $25,200; $25,200 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,160
Book fees: $1,600
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,370
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $8,430

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: February 1
Applied for financial aid:
86% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
33% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% 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:
99% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
73% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
75% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
15% of first-year students
18% of full-time undergraduates
27% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
22% of first-year students
22% 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):
81% for first-year students
78% for full-time undergraduates
36% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$23,413 for first-year students
$22,399 for full-time undergraduates
$7,538 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$19,124 for first-year students
$16,939 for full-time undergraduates
$4,857 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,292 for first-year students
$4,138 for full-time undergraduates
$2,642 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,713 for first-year students
$3,655 for full-time undergraduates
$2,642 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
9% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
15% 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):
$10,886 for first-year students
$9,434 for full-time undergraduates
$4,178 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
5% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$12,637 for first-year students
$12,626 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 16%

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
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 70%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,851
Types of payment plans:
  • Official 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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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