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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
1871 Old Main Drive
Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299

Official telephone: (717) 477-7447
Fax number: (717) 477-1273
Website: www.ship.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: Trina M. Snyder,
Interim Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 717 477-1131
717 477-4028 (fax)
finaid@ship.edu
FAFSA number: 003326

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $8,430; $16,286 out-of-state
Tuition notes: $10,858 (dual-admit out-of-state), $12,668 (STEM and high-achieving out-of-state).
Additional required fees: $3,022
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,058
Combined room and board expenses: $11,316

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Applied for financial aid:
93% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
58% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
78% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
75% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
70% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
94% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
2% of first-year students
3% 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):
7% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
10% 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):
49% for first-year students
53% for full-time undergraduates
48% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,108 for first-year students
$8,373 for full-time undergraduates
$5,758 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,302 for first-year students
$6,122 for full-time undergraduates
$3,847 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,589 for first-year students
$4,277 for full-time undergraduates
$3,845 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,466 for first-year students
$3,975 for full-time undergraduates
$3,344 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
7% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
6% 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):
$3,379 for first-year students
$4,237 for full-time undergraduates
$3,634 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
6% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$2,643 for first-year students
$3,288 for full-time undergraduates
$4,973 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 2%

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
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $5,500 - $11,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $5,500 - $11,865
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 78%
Average student debt upon graduation: $31,436
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
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $2,000 - $9,081
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $2,446 - $8,517
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 9%

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