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Dickinson State University

Dickinson State University
291 Campus Drive
Dickinson, ND 58601

Official telephone: (701) 483-2507
Toll-free telephone: (800) 279-4295
Fax number: (701) 483-2025
Website: www.dickinsonstate.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: Sandy Klein,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 701 483-2371
800 279-4295 (toll free)
701 483-9959 (fax)
sandy.klein@
dickinsonstate.edu
FAFSA number: 002989

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $5,013; $7,520 out-of-state
Tuition notes: $5,615 (MN residents), $6,267 (MT, SD, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan residents).
Additional required fees: $1,159
Book fees: $1,200
Combined room and board expenses: $6,480

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: May 15
Applied for financial aid:
90% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
59% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
64% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
73% 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
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
94% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
63% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
11% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
32% of first-year students
32% of full-time undergraduates
35% 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):
59% for first-year students
48% for full-time undergraduates
24% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$10,422 for first-year students
$10,341 for full-time undergraduates
$7,325 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,125 for first-year students
$5,505 for full-time undergraduates
$3,135 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,723 for first-year students
$5,703 for full-time undergraduates
$5,627 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,436 for first-year students
$5,546 for full-time undergraduates
$5,627 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
11% of first-year students
7% 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):
$1,996 for first-year students
$1,621 for full-time undergraduates
$1,534 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
9% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$1,815 for first-year students
$2,031 for full-time undergraduates
$2,000 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
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 63%
Average student debt upon graduation: $24,418
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • Tribal, and private/alternative 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
  • TEACH Grant, IDAs, VA Tuition Assistance, and private/alternative scholarships/grants.
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 65%

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