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Fort Hays State University

Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Hays, KS 67601-4099

Official telephone: (785) 628-4000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 628-FHSU
Website: www.fhsu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Craig Karlin,
Director of Student Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 785 628-4408
785 628-4014 (fax)
FAFSA number: 001915

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $4,884; $14,426 out-of-state
Book fees: $840
Combined room and board expenses: $7,669

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
60% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
83% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
90% 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
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
85% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
85% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
3% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
7% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
4% 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):
47% for first-year students
52% for full-time undergraduates
36% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,761 for first-year students
$7,402 for full-time undergraduates
$4,924 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,879 for first-year students
$4,871 for full-time undergraduates
$2,874 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,086 for first-year students
$4,113 for full-time undergraduates
$3,576 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,847 for first-year students
$3,895 for full-time undergraduates
$3,566 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
15% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
$1,074 for first-year students
$1,520 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
4% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$4,580 for first-year students
$4,946 for full-time undergraduates
$0 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
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 69%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,833
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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships

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