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Shepherd University

Shepherd University
P.O. Box 5000
Shepherdstown, WV 25443-5000

Official telephone: (304) 876-5000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 344-5231
Fax number: (304) 876-3101
Website: www.shepherd.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: Joyce Cabral,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 304 876-5470
800 344-5231, extension 5470 (toll free)
304 876-5238 (fax)
faoweb@shepherd.edu
FAFSA number: 003822

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $7,170; $17,482 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,250
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $8,718 - $10,538

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formN/AyesN/A
State Aid FormMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
98% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
72% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
70% of first-year students
71% of full-time undergraduates
66% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
67% of first-year students
68% of full-time undergraduates
60% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
61% of first-year students
69% of full-time undergraduates
53% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
48% of first-year students
35% of full-time undergraduates
12% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
43% of first-year students
25% of full-time undergraduates
11% 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):
77% for first-year students
75% for full-time undergraduates
55% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$11,803 for first-year students
$12,194 for full-time undergraduates
$10,746 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,559 for first-year students
$5,316 for full-time undergraduates
$2,528 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,366 for first-year students
$4,227 for full-time undergraduates
$3,964 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,299 for first-year students
$4,150 for full-time undergraduates
$3,949 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
25% of first-year students
22% of full-time undergraduates
8% 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):
$10,721 for first-year students
$10,778 for full-time undergraduates
$6,764 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
11% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$6,074 for first-year students
$6,114 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: 3%

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: $500 - $31,878
Undergraduate loan package range: $500 - $31,878
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 70%
Average student debt upon graduation: $28,230
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
  • State-approved 60-40 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
  • athletic scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $25 - $20,387
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $25 - $20,387
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 34%

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