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Kean University

Kean University
1000 Morris Avenue, P.O. Box 411
Union, NJ 07083

Official telephone: (908) 737-5326
Fax number: (908) 737-4636
Website: www.kean.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: Sherrell Watson-Hall,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 908 737-3190
908 737-3200 (fax)
finaid@kean.edu
FAFSA number: 002622

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $7,754; $14,521 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $4,116
Book fees: $1,384
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,031
Other expenses: Transportation, personal, miscellaneous.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 17noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
89% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
63% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
87% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
94% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
72% of first-year students
73% of full-time undergraduates
64% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
97% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
91% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
17% of first-year students
11% of full-time undergraduates
4% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
81% for first-year students
82% for full-time undergraduates
74% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,800 for first-year students
$10,442 for full-time undergraduates
$6,589 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$8,555 for first-year students
$8,046 for full-time undergraduates
$3,614 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,472 for first-year students
$4,535 for full-time undergraduates
$4,541 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,387 for first-year students
$4,425 for full-time undergraduates
$4,502 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
2% 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):
$4,688 for first-year students
$3,977 for full-time undergraduates
$1,674 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: 2%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $495 - $17,553
Undergraduate loan package range: $75 - $17,581
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 79%
Average student debt upon graduation: $32,581
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
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $363 - $10,500
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $118 - $10,500
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 55%

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