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Northwestern College - IA

Northwestern College - IA
101 Seventh Street, SW
Orange City, IA 51041

Official telephone: (712) 707-7000
Fax number: (712) 707-7164
Website: www.nwciowa.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: Eric Anderson,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 712 707-7131
800 747-4757 (toll free)
712 707-7164 (fax)
finaid@nwciowa.edu
FAFSA number: 001883
CSS/PROFILE number: 6490

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $29,300; $29,300 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $200
Book fees: $1,300
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,200
Other expenses: Personal, transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $8,900

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 15yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formApril 15noN/A

Applied for financial aid:
89% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
78% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
70% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
81% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
70% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
62% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
97% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
75% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
65% of first-year students
61% of full-time undergraduates
25% 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):
94% for first-year students
92% for full-time undergraduates
29% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$24,357 for first-year students
$24,640 for full-time undergraduates
$8,416 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,370 for first-year students
$7,490 for full-time undergraduates
$3,686 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,489 for first-year students
$5,488 for full-time undergraduates
$4,916 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,322 for first-year students
$5,187 for full-time undergraduates
$4,654 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
30% of first-year students
25% of full-time undergraduates
6% 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):
$12,771 for first-year students
$10,888 for full-time undergraduates
$1,438 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
20% of first-year students
16% of full-time undergraduates
6% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$5,141 for first-year students
$5,828 for full-time undergraduates
$3,088 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 30%

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
  • College/University Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $2,000 - $22,200
Undergraduate loan package range: $450 - $23,878
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 76%
Average student debt upon graduation: $30,329
Types of payment plans:
  • family tuition reduction
  • 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
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $500 - $19,615
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $95 - $23,325
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 44%

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