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Salisbury University

Salisbury University
1101 Camden Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21801-6837

Official telephone: (410) 543-6000
Toll-free telephone: (888) 543-0148
Fax number: (410) 548-2587
Website: www.salisbury.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: Elizabeth Zimmerman,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 410 543-6165
888 543-0148 (toll free)
410 543-6138 (fax)
finaid@salisbury.edu
FAFSA number: 002091

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,846; $15,258 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $285 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $636 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $2,518
Book fees: $1,300
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,700
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,350

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
86% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
60% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
96% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
86% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
78% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
79% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
16% of first-year students
13% 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):
51% for first-year students
50% for full-time undergraduates
43% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$7,778 for first-year students
$8,076 for full-time undergraduates
$5,177 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,323 for first-year students
$5,876 for full-time undergraduates
$3,008 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,176 for first-year students
$4,179 for full-time undergraduates
$3,953 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,128 for first-year students
$4,151 for full-time undergraduates
$3,953 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
25% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
2% 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):
$2,486 for first-year students
$2,418 for full-time undergraduates
$3,607 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: 1%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $680 - $31,526
Undergraduate loan package range: $262 - $37,886
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 57%
Average student debt upon graduation: $25,376
Types of payment plans:
  • Sallie Mae TuitionPay.
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
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $200 - $25,226
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $144 - $27,700
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 18%

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