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Clemson University

Clemson University
105 Sikes Hall
Clemson, SC 29634

Official telephone: (864) 656-3311
Fax number: (864) 656-4040
Website: www.clemson.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: Jennifer Williams,
Interim Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 864 656-2280
864 656-1831 (fax)
finaid@clemson.edu
FAFSA number: 003425

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $14,318; $34,200 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,308
Miscellaneous expenses: $5,248
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
80% of first-year students
63% of full-time undergraduates
35% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
63% of first-year students
73% of full-time undergraduates
84% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
84% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
94% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
62% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
69% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
82% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
71% of first-year students
52% of full-time undergraduates
16% 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
17% of full-time undergraduates
5% 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):
61% for first-year students
55% for full-time undergraduates
31% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$12,796 for first-year students
$11,367 for full-time undergraduates
$5,547 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$10,776 for first-year students
$8,946 for full-time undergraduates
$3,719 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,006 for first-year students
$5,008 for full-time undergraduates
$4,085 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,485 for first-year students
$4,457 for full-time undergraduates
$3,947 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
27% of first-year students
26% of full-time undergraduates
2% 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):
$6,926 for first-year students
$5,216 for full-time undergraduates
$588 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$24,196 for first-year students
$21,928 for full-time undergraduates
$12,243 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 10%

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
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $500 - $9,000
Undergraduate loan package range: $500 - $12,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 49%
Average student debt upon graduation: $30,270
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
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • 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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