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Messiah University

Messiah University
1 College Avenue
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Official telephone: (717) 766-2511
Fax number: (717) 691-6025
Website: www.messiah.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: Greg Gearhart,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 717 691-6007
finaid@messiah.edu
FAFSA number: 003298

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $32,350; $32,350 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $830
Book fees: $1,280
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,210
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $9,920

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
88% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
30% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
87% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
87% 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:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
77% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
77% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
31% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
15% of first-year students
11% of full-time undergraduates
15% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
19% of first-year students
18% of full-time undergraduates
15% 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):
73% for first-year students
71% for full-time undergraduates
29% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$23,989 for first-year students
$23,080 for full-time undergraduates
$6,466 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$18,943 for first-year students
$17,299 for full-time undergraduates
$3,738 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,839 for first-year students
$5,764 for full-time undergraduates
$4,500 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,769 for first-year students
$4,867 for full-time undergraduates
$4,500 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
27% of full-time undergraduates
20% 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):
$15,295 for first-year students
$14,050 for full-time undergraduates
$4,581 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 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: 55%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 75%
Average student debt upon graduation: $33,672
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
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • multicultural scholarships.

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