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Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University
P.O. Box 6018
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Official telephone: (662) 325-2323
Website: www.msstate.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Paul McKinney,
Director of Student Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 662 325-2450
662 325-0702 (fax)
financialaid@
saffairs.msstate.edu
FAFSA number: 002423

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $7,780; $20,900 out-of-state
Book fees: $600
Miscellaneous expenses: $5,402
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $3,674

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Applied for financial aid:
82% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
51% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
83% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
91% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
63% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
68% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
82% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
15% of first-year students
8% 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):
31% of first-year students
23% of full-time undergraduates
14% 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):
63% for first-year students
61% for full-time undergraduates
50% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$16,333 for first-year students
$13,834 for full-time undergraduates
$9,026 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,244 for first-year students
$5,777 for full-time undergraduates
$3,243 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,516 for first-year students
$4,464 for full-time undergraduates
$3,688 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,375 for first-year students
$4,043 for full-time undergraduates
$3,602 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
26% of first-year students
19% of full-time undergraduates
7% 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):
$5,076 for first-year students
$4,527 for full-time undergraduates
$3,036 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
4% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$13,598 for first-year students
$14,400 for full-time undergraduates
$5,029 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 5%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $347 - $40,070
Undergraduate loan package range: $10 - $45,258
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 56%
Average student debt upon graduation: $29,331
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
  • United Negro College Fund
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $100 - $22,670
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $50 - $43,935

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