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SUNY Potsdam

SUNY Potsdam
44 Pierrepont Avenue
Potsdam, NY 13676

Official telephone: (315) 267-2000
Toll-free telephone: (877) 768-7326
Website: www.potsdam.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: Susan Godreau,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 315 267-2162
315 267-3067 (fax)
finaid@potsdam.edu
FAFSA number: 002850

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,470; $16,320 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,524
Book fees: $810
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,950
Other expenses: Transportation, personal, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,255

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
State Aid FormMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: February 1
Applied for financial aid:
97% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
56% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
83% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
92% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
81% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
87% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
69% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
40% of first-year students
34% of full-time undergraduates
14% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
48% of first-year students
49% of full-time undergraduates
39% 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):
90% for first-year students
89% for full-time undergraduates
79% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$16,018 for first-year students
$14,563 for full-time undergraduates
$8,694 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$10,710 for first-year students
$8,230 for full-time undergraduates
$3,242 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,755 for first-year students
$4,527 for full-time undergraduates
$3,972 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,674 for first-year students
$4,446 for full-time undergraduates
$3,948 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
9% of full-time undergraduates
1% 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):
$3,249 for first-year students
$2,955 for full-time undergraduates
$1,000 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 8%

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.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $990 - $30,985
Undergraduate loan package range: $1 - $31,180
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 79%
Average student debt upon graduation: $28,563
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • 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
  • ACCESS-VR, Veteran Benefits, Native American Aid, and BIA scholarships/grants.
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • ROTC scholarships
  • leadership and minority scholarships/grants.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $200 - $22,467
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $200 - $23,855
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 1%

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