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New Mexico Highlands University

New Mexico Highlands University
P.O. Box 9000
Las Vegas, NM 87701

Official telephone: (877) 850-9064
Website: www.nmhu.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: Eileen Sedillo,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 505 454-3430
505 454-3398 (fax)
FAFSA number: 002653

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $5,400; $8,500 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $150
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,836
Other expenses: Transportation, personal, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $7,164

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AyesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
91% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
64% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
81% 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
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
76% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
50% of first-year students
57% of full-time undergraduates
48% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
80% of first-year students
57% of full-time undergraduates
11% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
10% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
5% of part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,513 for first-year students
$1,832 for full-time undergraduates
$1,816 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$1,774 for first-year students
$1,925 for full-time undergraduates
$1,439 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,520 for first-year students
$1,847 for full-time undergraduates
$2,070 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,958 for first-year students
$2,402 for full-time undergraduates
$2,447 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
93% of first-year students
42% 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):
$2,654 for first-year students
$2,953 for full-time undergraduates
$1,631 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
11% of first-year students
13% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$1,020 for first-year students
$2,733 for full-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: 64%
Average student debt upon graduation: $15,881
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • 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
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships

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