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Sterling College - Sterling

Sterling College - Sterling
125 West Cooper
Sterling, KS 67579

Official telephone: (620) 278-2173
Toll-free telephone: (800) 346-1017
Fax number: (620) 278-4411
Website: www.sterling.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: Mitzi Suhler,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 620 278-4226
800 346-1017 (toll free)
620 869-9033 (fax)
finaid@sterling.edu
FAFSA number: 001945

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $23,400; $23,400 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $850
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,082
Other expenses: Health insurance.
Combined room and board expenses: $7,216 - $8,980

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Applied for financial aid:
98% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
34% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
97% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
90% 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:
94% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
87% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
82% 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):
24% of first-year students
32% of full-time undergraduates
26% 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):
83% for first-year students
89% for full-time undergraduates
65% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$19,893 for first-year students
$21,107 for full-time undergraduates
$10,710 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$11,066 for first-year students
$11,050 for full-time undergraduates
$4,385 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,329 for first-year students
$5,414 for full-time undergraduates
$3,771 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,179 for first-year students
$5,297 for full-time undergraduates
$3,824 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
4% of first-year students
13% of full-time undergraduates
3% 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):
$12,330 for first-year students
$9,778 for full-time undergraduates
$7,458 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$2,800 for first-year students
$3,710 for full-time undergraduates
$3,335 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
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 82%
Average student debt upon graduation: $28,221
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • 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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships

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