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Marshall University

Marshall University
1 John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755

Official telephone: (304) 696-3170
Toll-free telephone: (800) 642-3463
Fax number: (304) 696-3135
Website: www.marshall.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: Kathy Bialk,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 304 696-3162
800 438-5390 (toll free)
304 696-3242 (fax)
sfa@marshall.edu
FAFSA number: 003815

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,032; $15,260 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,122
Book fees: $1,100
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,348
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $10,126

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A
State Aid FormMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
96% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
35% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
76% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
77% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
64% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
68% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
65% of first-year students
45% 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):
31% of first-year students
23% of full-time undergraduates
10% 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):
49% for first-year students
48% for full-time undergraduates
36% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$11,163 for first-year students
$10,347 for full-time undergraduates
$5,099 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,685 for first-year students
$6,149 for full-time undergraduates
$3,038 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,478 for first-year students
$6,725 for full-time undergraduates
$7,718 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,416 for first-year students
$6,675 for full-time undergraduates
$7,701 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
17% of first-year students
12% 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):
$2,419 for first-year students
$2,034 for full-time undergraduates
$698 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
5% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$11,365 for first-year students
$14,673 for full-time undergraduates
$7,926 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
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 68%
Average student debt upon graduation: $27,271
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • deferred payment plan
  • West Virginia Prepaid College 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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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