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Colorado State University

Colorado State University
1062 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523

Official telephone: (970) 491-1101
Fax number: (970) 491-0501
Website: www.colostate.edu
Screen last updated on: March 2018

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Thomas J. Biedscheid,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 970 491-6321
970 491-5010 (fax)
financialaid@
colostate.edu
FAFSA number: 001350

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $8,716; $26,010 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $2,336
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,260
Other expenses: Personal and transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,862

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEMarch 1yesN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
87% of first-year students
67% of full-time undergraduates
62% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
62% of first-year students
73% of full-time undergraduates
77% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
91% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
73% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
83% of first-year students
73% of full-time undergraduates
45% 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
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
38% of first-year students
27% of full-time undergraduates
10% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
35% of first-year students
25% of full-time undergraduates
17% 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):
64% for first-year students
82% for full-time undergraduates
52% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$10,088 for first-year students
$10,906 for full-time undergraduates
$6,501 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$7,274 for first-year students
$7,162 for full-time undergraduates
$2,776 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,479 for first-year students
$7,045 for full-time undergraduates
$6,152 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,099 for first-year students
$6,687 for full-time undergraduates
$6,083 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
17% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
3% 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):
$4,179 for first-year students
$4,158 for full-time undergraduates
$3,062 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$18,582 for first-year students
$25,000 for full-time undergraduates
$5,368 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 9%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $200 - $9,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $200 - $12,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 57%
Average student debt upon graduation: $23,347
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)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $100 - $54,153
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $100 - $54,153
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 21%

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