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Penn State Altoona

Penn State Altoona
3000 Ivyside Park
Altoona, PA 16601-3760

Official telephone: (814) 949-5000
Fax number: (814) 949-5011
Website: www.aa.psu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2012 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: David Pearlman,
Director of Student Aid
Contacting the office: 814 949-5055
814 949-5536 (fax)
DPP1@psu.edu
FAFSA number: 003331

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $13,868; $21,874 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $930
Book fees: $1,840
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,788
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,230

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
87% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
83% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
96% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
98% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
63% of first-year students
65% of full-time undergraduates
61% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
88% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
40% of first-year students
33% of full-time undergraduates
33% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
3% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
9% 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):
57% for first-year students
58% for full-time undergraduates
50% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,671 for first-year students
$9,551 for full-time undergraduates
$7,070 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,118 for first-year students
$6,025 for full-time undergraduates
$3,455 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,413 for first-year students
$4,122 for full-time undergraduates
$3,844 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,329 for first-year students
$4,021 for full-time undergraduates
$3,774 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
3% of first-year students
3% 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):
$1,388 for first-year students
$1,596 for full-time undergraduates
$112 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

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 66%
Average student debt upon graduation: $35,430
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
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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