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Carolina University

Carolina University
420 South Broad Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Official telephone: (336) 725-8344
Toll-free telephone: (800) 937-5097
Fax number: (336) 725-5522
Website: www.piedmontu.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: Mandy McLain,
Director of Financial Assistance
Contacting the office: 336 714-7900
800 937-5097 (toll free)
336 714-7820 (fax)
finaid@piedmontu.edu
FAFSA number: 002956

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $7,080; $7,080 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $295 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $295 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $800
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,350
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $6,674

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 1noN/A

Applied for financial aid:
66% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
55% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
95% 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
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
63% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
66% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
63% of first-year students
58% of full-time undergraduates
23% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
5% of first-year students
7% 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):
68% for first-year students
72% for full-time undergraduates
47% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,343 for first-year students
$6,716 for full-time undergraduates
$2,472 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$1,742 for first-year students
$1,530 for full-time undergraduates
$939 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,732 for first-year students
$1,530 for full-time undergraduates
$939 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,732 for first-year students
$1,530 for full-time undergraduates
$1,922 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
41% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
7% 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):
$825 for first-year students
$2,852 for full-time undergraduates
$1,227 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 9%

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
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Types of payment plans:
  • College Foundation Payment Plan.
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants

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