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University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
100 Church Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0213

Official telephone: (612) 625-5000
Fax number: (612) 624-6369
Website: www.umn.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: Tina Falkner,
Director of Student Finance
Contacting the office: 612 624-1111
800 400-8636 (toll free)
onestop@umn.edu
FAFSA number: 003969

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $12,546; $22,210 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,596
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,200
Other expenses: Transportation, personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $9,377

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: February 15
Applied for financial aid:
80% of first-year students
67% of full-time undergraduates
48% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
62% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
86% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
81% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
72% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
10% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
2% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
30% of first-year students
24% of full-time undergraduates
8% 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):
78% for first-year students
73% for full-time undergraduates
44% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$13,052 for first-year students
$12,851 for full-time undergraduates
$7,181 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$10,320 for first-year students
$9,919 for full-time undergraduates
$5,086 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,188 for first-year students
$5,472 for full-time undergraduates
$4,603 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,687 for first-year students
$4,651 for full-time undergraduates
$4,332 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
13% of first-year students
7% 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):
$5,371 for first-year students
$5,088 for full-time undergraduates
$2,686 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
1% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$5,578 for first-year students
$8,476 for full-time undergraduates
$7,454 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
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 59%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,006
Types of payment plans:
  • family tuition reduction
  • FACTS Tuition Management.
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
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
  • internationals scholarships/grants

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