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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

Official telephone: (805) 756-1111
Website: www.calpoly.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: Lois Kelly,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 805 756-2927
805 756-7243 (fax)
financialaid@calpoly.edu
FAFSA number: 001143

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $5,472; $16,632 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,848
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,646
Other expenses: Transportation, personal, and miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,507

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 2noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
78% of first-year students
61% of full-time undergraduates
38% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
54% of first-year students
68% of full-time undergraduates
74% 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
84% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
95% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
66% of first-year students
66% of full-time undergraduates
55% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
4% of first-year students
3% 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):
10% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
3% 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):
55% for first-year students
56% for full-time undergraduates
39% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,228 for first-year students
$9,864 for full-time undergraduates
$5,578 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$3,177 for first-year students
$3,525 for full-time undergraduates
$2,372 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,159 for first-year students
$3,906 for full-time undergraduates
$3,547 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,276 for first-year students
$4,029 for full-time undergraduates
$3,591 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
11% of full-time undergraduates
5% 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):
$2,072 for first-year students
$1,947 for full-time undergraduates
$1,428 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$3,411 for first-year students
$5,275 for full-time undergraduates
$3,384 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
  • College/University Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • TEACH grant.
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
  • alumni affiliation, job skills, leadership, and state/district residency scholarships/grants.

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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