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Grand View University

Grand View University
1200 Grandview Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50316

Official telephone: (515) 263-2800
Toll-free telephone: (800) 444-6083
Fax number: (515) 263-6095
Website: www.grandview.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: Michele Dunne,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 515 263-2820
800 444-6083 (toll free)
FAFSA number: 001867

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $24,794; $24,794 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $680
Book fees: $812
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,204
Other expenses: Personal, transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $8,172

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Applied for financial aid:
95% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
73% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
87% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
99% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
92% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
82% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
84% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
18% of first-year students
13% of full-time undergraduates
3% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
31% of first-year students
24% of full-time undergraduates
22% 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):
84% for first-year students
77% for full-time undergraduates
60% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$22,094 for first-year students
$16,688 for full-time undergraduates
$7,398 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$19,812 for first-year students
$16,666 for full-time undergraduates
$4,752 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,728 for first-year students
$5,128 for full-time undergraduates
$3,790 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,955 for first-year students
$4,571 for full-time undergraduates
$3,686 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
18% of first-year students
15% of full-time undergraduates
3% 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):
$9,706 for first-year students
$8,823 for full-time undergraduates
$2,235 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
63% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$4,923 for first-year students
$7,102 for full-time undergraduates
$9,025 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 25%

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
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 87%
Average student debt upon graduation: $34,687
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
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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