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East Texas A&M University

East Texas A&M University
P.O. Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429

Official telephone: (888) 868-2628
Fax number: (903) 886-5898
Website: www.tamuc.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: Maria del C. Ramos,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 903 886-5096
888 868-2682 (toll free)
903 886-5098 (fax)
FAFSA number: 003565

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $4,790; $17,030 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $2,642
Book fees: $1,400
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,413
Other expenses: Personal and transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $8,326

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: May 1
Applied for financial aid:
93% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
66% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
84% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
95% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
76% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
84% 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):
11% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
4% 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):
72% for first-year students
58% for full-time undergraduates
40% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$12,250 for first-year students
$10,244 for full-time undergraduates
$6,303 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$10,903 for first-year students
$8,067 for full-time undergraduates
$3,802 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,520 for first-year students
$3,986 for full-time undergraduates
$3,769 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,459 for first-year students
$3,864 for full-time undergraduates
$3,739 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
7% 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):
$2,145 for first-year students
$2,272 for full-time undergraduates
$956 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$4,393 for first-year students
$6,946 for full-time undergraduates
$823 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

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
  • State Loans
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 70%
Average student debt upon graduation: $31,587
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)

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