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Stephens College

Stephens College
1200 East Broadway Box 2121
Columbia, MO 65215

Official telephone: (573) 876-7207
Toll-free telephone: (800) 876-7207
Fax number: (573) 876-7237
Website: www.stephens.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: Kim Stonecipher-Fisher,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 573 876-7106
573 876-7237 (fax)
finaid@stephens.edu
FAFSA number: 002512

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $29,554; $29,554 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $200
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,300
Other expenses: Transportation, personal, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $8,187 - $12,268

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: in March
Applied for financial aid:
79% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
56% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
97% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
100% 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:
97% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
93% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
97% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
10% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
0% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
3% 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):
32% for first-year students
40% for full-time undergraduates
47% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$23,795 for first-year students
$23,157 for full-time undergraduates
$5,325 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$8,485 for first-year students
$9,618 for full-time undergraduates
$2,977 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,452 for first-year students
$4,686 for full-time undergraduates
$3,906 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,358 for first-year students
$4,456 for full-time undergraduates
$3,906 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
8% of first-year students
7% 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):
$7,202 for first-year students
$7,264 for full-time undergraduates
$1,783 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
21% of first-year students
17% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$7,573 for first-year students
$7,071 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: 100%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $990 - $29,336
Undergraduate loan package range: $500 - $39,480
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 75%
Average student debt upon graduation: $32,098
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
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • athletic scholarships
  • mid-Missouri, sister, and alumni-/ae-referred scholarships/grants.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $4,000 - $37,890
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $4,000 - $37,890
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 36%

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