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Fairmont State University

Fairmont State University
1201 Locust Avenue
Fairmont, WV 26554

Official telephone: (304) 367-4892
Toll-free telephone: (800) 641-5678
Fax number: (304) 367-4938
Website: www.fairmontstate.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: Patricia Weimer,
Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Contacting the office: 304 367-4892
800 641-5678, extension 2 (toll free)
304 367-4789 (fax)
financialaid@
fairmontstate.edu
FAFSA number: 003812

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,620; $13,970 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,500
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $6,838 - $10,204

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
97% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
77% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
94% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
64% of first-year students
71% of full-time undergraduates
69% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
40% of first-year students
24% of full-time undergraduates
6% 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
7% of full-time undergraduates
1% 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):
72% 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):
$8,985 for first-year students
$8,934 for full-time undergraduates
$4,792 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,596 for first-year students
$6,198 for full-time undergraduates
$2,814 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,049 for first-year students
$3,823 for full-time undergraduates
$3,527 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,015 for first-year students
$3,762 for full-time undergraduates
$3,527 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
11% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
1% 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):
$6,272 for first-year students
$5,593 for full-time undergraduates
$2,510 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$5,315 for first-year students
$6,142 for full-time undergraduates
$750 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 2%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 65%
Average student debt upon graduation: $25,477
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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Looking for tuition costs or information on the many ways you can finance your education?

Visit our Financial Aid web page at:

http://www.fairmontstate.edu/admissions/undergraduate/financialaid/default.asp

 

 
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