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Fairfield University

Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824

Official telephone: (203) 254-4000
Fax number: (203) 254-4199
Website: www.fairfield.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: Diana Draper,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 203 254-4125
203 254-4008 (fax)
finaid@fairfield.edu
FAFSA number: 001385
CSS/PROFILE number: 3390

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $45,350; $45,350 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $650
Book fees: $1,150
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,730
Other expenses: Transportation, personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $13,860

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 15
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 15
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoFebruary 15

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
74% of first-year students
65% of full-time undergraduates
28% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
67% of first-year students
71% of full-time undergraduates
5% 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:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
75% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
82% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
13% of first-year students
13% 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):
27% of first-year students
30% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
79% for first-year students
78% for full-time undergraduates
77% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$34,509 for first-year students
$35,269 for full-time undergraduates
$7,947 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$25,764 for first-year students
$24,472 for full-time undergraduates
$3,887 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,040 for first-year students
$4,995 for full-time undergraduates
$4,059 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,773 for first-year students
$4,825 for full-time undergraduates
$4,059 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
38% of first-year students
35% of full-time undergraduates
4% 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):
$13,543 for first-year students
$13,527 for full-time undergraduates
$9,010 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
7% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$23,059 for first-year students
$24,502 for full-time undergraduates
$39,985 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 10%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 68%
Average student debt upon graduation: $38,780
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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • leadership scholarships/grants.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 (full tuition)
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 85%

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