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Missouri Western State University

Missouri Western State University
4525 Downs Drive
Saint Joseph, MO 64507

Official telephone: (816) 271-4200
Toll-free telephone: (800) 662-7041
Website: https://www.missouriwestern.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: Marilyn Baker,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 816 271-4361
816 271-5879 (fax)
finaid@
missouriwestern.edu
FAFSA number: 002490

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $4,747; $9,889 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $718
Book fees: $800
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,665
Other expenses: Personal and transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $7,834 - $10,758

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: April 15
Applied for financial aid:
98% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
75% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
79% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
84% 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:
98% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
84% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
63% of first-year students
71% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
14% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
14% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
1% 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
62% for full-time undergraduates
42% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,558 for first-year students
$8,428 for full-time undergraduates
$4,921 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,521 for first-year students
$5,596 for full-time undergraduates
$3,020 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,877 for first-year students
$3,656 for full-time undergraduates
$3,212 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,852 for first-year students
$3,636 for full-time undergraduates
$3,188 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
15% of first-year students
11% 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):
$3,079 for first-year students
$3,189 for full-time undergraduates
$776 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
6% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$6,668 for first-year students
$7,552 for full-time undergraduates
$1,619 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
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 71%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,015
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
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)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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