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Penn State Behrend

Penn State Behrend
5091 Station Road
Erie, PA 16563

Official telephone: (814) 898-6000
Toll-free telephone: (866) 374-3578
Website: psbehrend.psu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2012 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Jane Brady,
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 814 898-6162
814 898-7595 (fax)
behrendfinaid@psu.edu
FAFSA number: 003329

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $13,868; $21,874 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $960
Book fees: $1,840
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,788
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,230

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: early March
Applied for financial aid:
87% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
60% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
82% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
65% of first-year students
67% of full-time undergraduates
84% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
88% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
53% of first-year students
36% of full-time undergraduates
23% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
4% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
4% 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
60% for full-time undergraduates
44% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,764 for first-year students
$9,836 for full-time undergraduates
$6,285 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,901 for first-year students
$6,204 for full-time undergraduates
$3,111 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,405 for first-year students
$4,413 for full-time undergraduates
$3,753 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,343 for first-year students
$4,301 for full-time undergraduates
$3,695 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
5% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
12% 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):
$2,213 for first-year students
$2,892 for full-time undergraduates
$517 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

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 66%
Average student debt upon graduation: $35,430
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
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

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