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Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115

Official telephone: (216) 687-2000
Toll-free telephone: (888) CSU-OHIO
Fax number: (216) 687-9366
Website: www.csuohio.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: Rachel Schmidt,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 216 687-5411
888 CSUOHIO (toll free)
216 687-9247 (fax)
allin1@csuohio.edu
FAFSA number: 003032

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $9,636; $13,687 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $60
Book fees: $800
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,440
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,500

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15noN/A
tax formsN/AnoN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
57% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
87% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
97% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
99% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
83% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
74% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
5% of first-year students
3% 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):
9% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
2% 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):
45% for first-year students
44% for full-time undergraduates
30% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,931 for first-year students
$8,839 for full-time undergraduates
$6,544 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$7,176 for first-year students
$6,550 for full-time undergraduates
$4,319 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,033 for first-year students
$4,639 for full-time undergraduates
$4,053 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,675 for first-year students
$4,437 for full-time undergraduates
$3,973 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
7% of first-year students
6% 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):
$5,160 for first-year students
$5,165 for full-time undergraduates
$1,405 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$12,974 for first-year students
$12,371 for full-time undergraduates
$4,312 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 1%

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: 60%
Average student debt upon graduation: $27,563
Types of payment plans:
  • family tuition reduction
  • 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
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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