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Mercer University

Mercer University
1501 Mercer University Drive
Macon, GA 31207-0001

Official telephone: (478) 301-2700

Fax number: (478) 301-2108
Website: www.mercer.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: Maria Hammett,
Associate Vice President of Financial Planning
Contacting the office: 478 301-2670
800 637-2378 (toll free)
478 301-2671 (fax)
FAFSA number: 001580

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $34,830; $34,830 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $300
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,778
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 1yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formApril 1yesN/A
State Aid FormApril 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
74% of first-year students
71% of full-time undergraduates
49% 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
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
82% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
54% of first-year students
57% of full-time undergraduates
50% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
33% of first-year students
28% of full-time undergraduates
18% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
47% of first-year students
41% of full-time undergraduates
18% 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):
89% for first-year students
85% for full-time undergraduates
54% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$35,352 for first-year students
$34,307 for full-time undergraduates
$10,301 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$25,648 for first-year students
$24,770 for full-time undergraduates
$6,458 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,851 for first-year students
$9,632 for full-time undergraduates
$6,873 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,776 for first-year students
$9,423 for full-time undergraduates
$7,498 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
24% of first-year students
26% of full-time undergraduates
19% 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):
$20,226 for first-year students
$19,830 for full-time undergraduates
$9,109 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
5% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
2% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$20,114 for first-year students
$20,640 for full-time undergraduates
$13,036 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
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 69%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,321
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • 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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
  • merit scholarships/grants.

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