| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
Erica Jones,
Director of Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
406 683-7511
406 683-7510 (fax)
finaid@umwestern.edu |
| FAFSA number: |
002537 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$3,090; $15,012 out-of-state |
| Additional required fees: |
$1,194 |
| Book fees: |
$850 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$2,712 |
| Other expenses: |
Personal and transportation. |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$7,482 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | March 1 | yes | N/A |
| Institution's own financial aid form | April 1 | yes | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
April 1 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
 | |
| 87% | of first-year students |
| 80% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 47% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 72% | of first-year students |
| 81% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 85% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
| |
| 115% | of first-year students |
| 108% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 97% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid: |
| |
| 82% | of first-year students |
| 72% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 66% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
| |
| 82% | of first-year students |
| 72% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 66% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
| |
| 34% | of first-year students |
| 26% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 3% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
| |
| 0% | of first-year students |
| 0% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
| |
| 16% | for first-year students |
| 17% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 21% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
| |
| $3,332 | for first-year students |
| $3,569 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,641 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
| |
| $2,981 | for first-year students |
| $3,392 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,312 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
| |
| $3,757 | for first-year students |
| $4,038 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,297 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
| |
| $3,868 | for first-year students |
| $4,192 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,347 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
| |
| 0% | of first-year students |
| 1% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 1% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
| |
| $1,207 | for first-year students |
| $1,151 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $400 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
| |
| 10% | of first-year students |
| 3% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $1,736 | for first-year students |
| $1,757 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $0 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: |
yes |
| Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: |
9% |
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| Types of loans available: |
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- 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
- College/University Loans
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
yes |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
67% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$20,669 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- deferred payment plan
- Pre-payment plan.
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| Need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- need-based (general)
- Federal Pell Grants
- SEOG
- state scholarships/grants
- college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
- private scholarships/grants
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| Non-need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- non-need-based (general)
- state scholarships/grants
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- creative arts/performance
- special achievements/activities
- athletic scholarships
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| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
24% |
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