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Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University
3500 John Merritt Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Official telephone: (615) 963-5000
Website: www.tnstate.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: Amy Boles-Wood,
Interim Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 615 963-5772
615 963-7540 (fax)
awood7@tnstate.ed
FAFSA number: 003522

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $7,112; $19,832 out-of-state
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $2,780 - $10,130

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 15noAugust 1
Institution's own financial aid formApril 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: July 1
Applied for financial aid:
94% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
95% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
85% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
79% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
55% of first-year students
43% of full-time undergraduates
19% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
7% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
2% 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):
56% for first-year students
53% for full-time undergraduates
39% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$11,175 for first-year students
$10,539 for full-time undergraduates
$5,905 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,746 for first-year students
$5,332 for full-time undergraduates
$3,273 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,668 for first-year students
$4,311 for full-time undergraduates
$3,774 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,506 for first-year students
$4,060 for full-time undergraduates
$3,711 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
4% 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):
$14,913 for first-year students
$14,290 for full-time undergraduates
$5,458 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
  • Federal Nursing Loans
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • family tuition reduction
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • private scholarships/grants
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • ROTC scholarships

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