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Florida State University

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306

Official telephone: (850) 644-2525
Website: www.fsu.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: Darryl Marshall,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 850 644-5871
850 644-6404 (fax)
ofacs@admin.fsu.edu
FAFSA number: 001489

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,467; $21,633 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $216 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $721 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $40
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,300
Other expenses: Student affairs fee. Transportation, personal, and health insurance expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $10,264

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AyesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
61% of first-year students
67% of full-time undergraduates
82% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
91% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
95% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
77% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
62% of first-year students
66% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
76% of first-year students
66% of full-time undergraduates
24% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
14% of first-year students
10% 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):
62% for first-year students
61% for full-time undergraduates
45% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$11,380 for first-year students
$11,329 for full-time undergraduates
$7,714 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$8,203 for first-year students
$7,917 for full-time undergraduates
$5,068 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,709 for first-year students
$4,649 for full-time undergraduates
$4,416 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,581 for first-year students
$4,455 for full-time undergraduates
$4,295 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
10% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
6% 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):
$3,355 for first-year students
$3,292 for full-time undergraduates
$1,560 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$17,057 for first-year students
$17,225 for full-time undergraduates
$9,796 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 2%

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: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 52%
Average student debt upon graduation: $22,912
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
  • athletic scholarships

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