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Sonoma State University

Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Official telephone: (707) 664-2880
Fax number: (707) 664-2505
Website: www.sonoma.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: Susan Gutierrez,
Interim Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 707 664-2389
707 664-4242 (fax)
finaid@sonoma.edu
FAFSA number: 001156

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $5,472; $16,632 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,764
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,772
Other expenses: Transportation and miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,814

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAJanuary 31yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 25
Applied for financial aid:
69% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
46% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
73% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
96% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
71% of first-year students
69% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
72% of first-year students
66% of full-time undergraduates
60% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
42% of first-year students
39% of full-time undergraduates
32% 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
17% of full-time undergraduates
13% 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):
62% for first-year students
79% for full-time undergraduates
72% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$10,227 for first-year students
$10,085 for full-time undergraduates
$7,831 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$10,184 for first-year students
$9,642 for full-time undergraduates
$7,223 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,475 for first-year students
$4,216 for full-time undergraduates
$4,321 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,189 for first-year students
$3,993 for full-time undergraduates
$4,263 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
4% of first-year students
5% 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):
$1,798 for first-year students
$1,984 for full-time undergraduates
$1,839 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
1% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$2,086 for first-year students
$2,855 for full-time undergraduates
$1,500 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $600 (full tuition)
Undergraduate loan package range: $600 (full tuition)
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 62%
Average student debt upon graduation: $20,779
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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $640 - $12,203
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 - $12,203

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The CSU makes every effort to keep student costs to a minimum.  Fees listed in published schedules or student accounts may need to be increased when public funding is inadequate.  Therefore, CSU must reserve the right, even after initial fee payments are made, to increase or modify any listed fees, without notice, until the date when instruction for a particular semester or quarter has begun.  All CSU listed fees should be regarded as estimates that are subject to change upon approval by The Board of Trustees."

 
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