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Point Park University

Point Park University
201 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Official telephone: (412) 391-4100
Toll-free telephone: (800) 321-0129
Fax number: (412) 392-6164
Website: www.pointpark.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2013 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Sheila Nelson-Hensley,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 412 392-3930
412 392-4795 (fax)
financialaid@
pointpark.edu
FAFSA number: 003357

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $27,780; $27,780 out-of-state
Tuition notes: $35,400 (Conservatory of Performing Arts).
Additional required fees: $1,250
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,890
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $10,000 - $14,360

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 15yesDecember 1

Date award notification begins: February 15
Applied for financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
89% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
94% 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
99% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
91% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
83% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
14% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
4% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
18% of first-year students
14% 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):
72% for first-year students
68% for full-time undergraduates
41% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$22,124 for first-year students
$19,935 for full-time undergraduates
$8,003 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$17,590 for first-year students
$14,427 for full-time undergraduates
$5,046 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,534 for first-year students
$6,546 for full-time undergraduates
$3,862 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,311 for first-year students
$5,450 for full-time undergraduates
$3,826 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
10% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
2% 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):
$13,232 for first-year students
$9,926 for full-time undergraduates
$1,654 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
1% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$6,343 for first-year students
$7,529 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: 9%

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
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $1 - $12,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $1 - $6,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 83%
Average student debt upon graduation: $28,725
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)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1 - $14,000
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $9,000 - $14,000

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