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Montclair State University

Montclair State University
1 Normal Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07043

Official telephone: (973) 655-4000
Fax number: (973) 655-5455
Website: www.montclair.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: James T. Anderson,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 973 655-4461
973 655-7712 (fax)
financialaid@
mail.montclair.edu
FAFSA number: 002617

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $15,464; $23,355 out-of-state
Combined room and board expenses: $13,884

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
85% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
60% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
83% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
90% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
82% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
67% of first-year students
67% of full-time undergraduates
61% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
81% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
79% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
7% of first-year students
6% 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):
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
5% 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):
66% for first-year students
67% for full-time undergraduates
42% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,217 for first-year students
$9,619 for full-time undergraduates
$5,104 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$9,844 for first-year students
$8,756 for full-time undergraduates
$3,156 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,491 for first-year students
$4,395 for full-time undergraduates
$3,892 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,470 for first-year students
$4,365 for full-time undergraduates
$3,890 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
4% of first-year students
4% 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):
$5,359 for first-year students
$5,686 for full-time undergraduates
$3,698 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: 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
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $5,500 - $7,000
Undergraduate loan package range: $5,500 - $12,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 71%
Average student debt upon graduation: $28,070
Types of payment plans:
  • Sallie Mae TuitionPay.
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
  • Leadership, minority status, and music/drama scholarships/grants.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $5,000 - $37,939
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 - $28,931
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 2%

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