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Virginia State University

Virginia State University
P.O. Box 9164
Petersburg, VA 23806

Official telephone: (804) 524-5000
Fax number: (804) 524-6506
Website: www.vsu.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: Myra Phillips,
Director of Student Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 804 524-5992
800 823-7214 (toll free)
804 524-6818 (fax)
finaid@vsu.edu
FAFSA number: 003764

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $7,590; $16,882 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $3,300
Combined room and board expenses: $10,562

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 31noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 31noN/A

Applied for financial aid:
92% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
80% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
72% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
34% of first-year students
22% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
34% of first-year students
15% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
60% for first-year students
58% for full-time undergraduates
0% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$11,305 for first-year students
$11,986 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,940 for first-year students
$6,940 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,500 for first-year students
$6,500 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,500 for first-year students
$6,500 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
21% of first-year students
10% of full-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):
$500 for first-year students
$1,000 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$500 for first-year students
$1,000 for full-time undergraduates
$0 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
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $5,500 (full tuition)
Undergraduate loan package range: $5,500 (full tuition)
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 92%
Average student debt upon graduation: $28,250
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • United Negro College Fund
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
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: 40%

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