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Dakota State University

Dakota State University
820 North Washington Avenue
Madison, SD 57042

Official telephone: (888) 378-9988
Fax number: (605) 256-5020
Website: www.dsu.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: Denise Grayson,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 605 256-5152
888 DSU-9988 (toll free)
605 256-5020 (fax)
fa@dsu.edu
FAFSA number: 003463

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,984; $9,900 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $233 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $330 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $1,942
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,231
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $6,411

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A
institutional scholarship applicationMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
92% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
72% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
80% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
81% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
99% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
63% of first-year students
59% of full-time undergraduates
63% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
92% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
65% of first-year students
43% of full-time undergraduates
8% 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
11% 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):
79% for first-year students
74% for full-time undergraduates
57% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$7,919 for first-year students
$8,144 for full-time undergraduates
$5,810 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,377 for first-year students
$4,542 for full-time undergraduates
$3,445 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,807 for first-year students
$4,383 for full-time undergraduates
$3,648 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,427 for first-year students
$4,039 for full-time undergraduates
$3,610 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
14% of first-year students
7% 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):
$4,679 for first-year students
$4,924 for full-time undergraduates
$3,165 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
13% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$2,450 for first-year students
$2,573 for full-time undergraduates
$2,975 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 7%

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
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $929 - $17,780
Undergraduate loan package range: $929 - $17,780
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 78%
Average student debt upon graduation: $24,444
Types of payment plans:
  • FACTS Tuition Management.
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • veterans benefits and department of labor 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
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $75 - $9,348
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $50 - $12,044
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 34%

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