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University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Official telephone: (412) 624-4141
Website: www.pitt.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: Randy McCready,
Director, FInancial Aid
Contacting the office: 412 624-7488
412 648-8815 (fax)
oafa@pitt.edu
FAFSA number: 008815
CSS/PROFILE number: 2927

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $17,688; $28,828 out-of-state
Tuition notes: Tuition varies by program.
Additional required fees: $900
Book fees: $762
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,274
Other expenses: Transportation, personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,582

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
50% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
68% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
91% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
97% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
82% of first-year students
73% of full-time undergraduates
68% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
83% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
8% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
16% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
6% 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):
61% for first-year students
55% for full-time undergraduates
39% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$14,332 for first-year students
$12,963 for full-time undergraduates
$6,970 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$9,239 for first-year students
$8,334 for full-time undergraduates
$3,388 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,851 for first-year students
$6,116 for full-time undergraduates
$4,233 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,747 for first-year students
$5,322 for full-time undergraduates
$4,079 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
6% of first-year students
3% 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):
$10,312 for first-year students
$10,680 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$13,130 for first-year students
$13,722 for full-time undergraduates
$5,973 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
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 63%
Average student debt upon graduation: $38,045
Types of payment plans:
  • 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
  • athletic scholarships

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