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Clarke University

Clarke University
1550 Clarke Drive
Dubuque, IA 52001

Official telephone: (563) 588-6300
Toll-free telephone: (888) 825-2753
Fax number: (563) 588-6789
Website: www.clarke.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: Amy Norton,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 563 588-6327
563 588-6789 (fax)
financialaid@clarke.edu
FAFSA number: 001852

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $29,900; $29,900 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,000
Book fees: $1,180
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,280
Combined room and board expenses: $9,200

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Applied for financial aid:
97% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
77% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
90% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
92% 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
98% 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
84% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
79% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
40% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
30% of first-year students
23% 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):
84% for first-year students
75% for full-time undergraduates
39% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$25,811 for first-year students
$25,080 for full-time undergraduates
$9,219 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$22,043 for first-year students
$20,152 for full-time undergraduates
$7,489 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,741 for first-year students
$5,750 for full-time undergraduates
$3,812 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,299 for first-year students
$4,504 for full-time undergraduates
$3,630 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
13% of first-year students
12% of full-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):
$21,863 for first-year students
$18,816 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
61% of first-year students
39% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$5,025 for first-year students
$5,857 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 18%

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
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • College/University Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 84%
Average student debt upon graduation: $39,907
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
  • athletic scholarships

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