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North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050

Official telephone: (701) 231-8011
Toll-free telephone: (800) 488-NDSU
Fax number: (701) 231-8043
Website: www.ndsu.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: Jeffrey Jacobs,
Director of Student Financial Services
Contacting the office: 701-231-6200
866 924-8969 (toll free)
701 231-8296 (fax)
ndsu.bisonconnection@
ndsu.edu
FAFSA number: 002997

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $8,327; $19,891 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,100
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,400
Other expenses: Personal, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $7,913

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
84% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
62% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
63% of first-year students
68% of full-time undergraduates
79% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
97% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
79% of first-year students
73% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
82% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
84% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
8% of first-year students
5% 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):
40% of first-year students
34% of full-time undergraduates
26% 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):
70% for first-year students
56% for full-time undergraduates
40% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$12,155 for first-year students
$11,266 for full-time undergraduates
$8,372 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,124 for first-year students
$4,976 for full-time undergraduates
$3,352 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,840 for first-year students
$6,850 for full-time undergraduates
$6,222 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,504 for first-year students
$6,743 for full-time undergraduates
$6,178 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
8% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
2% 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):
$1,953 for first-year students
$1,619 for full-time undergraduates
$1,140 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$8,861 for first-year students
$8,395 for full-time undergraduates
$4,265 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
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $3,847 - $4,268
Undergraduate loan package range: $4,059 - $4,368
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 69%
Average student debt upon graduation: $30,740
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
  • cultural diversity tuition waiver.
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $3,737 - $4,157
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $3,825 - $4,218
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 49%

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