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SUNY University at Buffalo

SUNY University at Buffalo
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214

Official telephone: (716) 645-2000
Fax number: (716) 645-6566
Website: www.buffalo.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2012 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Jennifer Pollard,
Interim Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 716 645-2450
716 645-7760 (fax)
FAFSA number: 002837

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,770; $23,270 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $3,000
Book fees: $1,196
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,386
Other expenses: Transportation, personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,292

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: in February
Applied for financial aid:
79% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
52% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
78% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
88% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
86% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
21% of first-year students
30% of full-time undergraduates
25% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
56% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
62% 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):
65% for first-year students
66% for full-time undergraduates
41% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,615 for first-year students
$9,395 for full-time undergraduates
$5,699 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,987 for first-year students
$5,135 for full-time undergraduates
$2,265 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,695 for first-year students
$4,506 for full-time undergraduates
$3,489 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,650 for first-year students
$4,429 for full-time undergraduates
$4,210 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
3% of first-year students
1% 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):
$6,030 for first-year students
$6,479 for full-time undergraduates
$0 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:
$17,421 for first-year students
$14,739 for full-time undergraduates
$17,870 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
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $100 - $22,273
Undergraduate loan package range: $100 - $25,000
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 45%
Average student debt upon graduation: $16,105
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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $100 - $27,773
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $100 - $27,773

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