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PennWest California

PennWest California
250 University Avenue
California, PA 15419

Official telephone: (724) 938-4000
Fax number: (724) 938-4138
Website: www.calu.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: Jill Fernandes,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 724 938-4415
724 938-4551 (fax)
finaid@calu.edu
FAFSA number: 003316

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $7,238; $10,858 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $2,908
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,000
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $10,086

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: April 15
Applied for financial aid:
94% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
58% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
80% 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:
79% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
94% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
28% of first-year students
17% of full-time undergraduates
3% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
6% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
19% 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):
52% for first-year students
53% for full-time undergraduates
38% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,737 for first-year students
$10,149 for full-time undergraduates
$6,454 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,678 for first-year students
$6,434 for full-time undergraduates
$3,929 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,486 for first-year students
$4,992 for full-time undergraduates
$4,469 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,340 for first-year students
$4,207 for full-time undergraduates
$3,910 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
4% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
$3,421 for first-year students
$2,833 for full-time undergraduates
$2,532 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$9,926 for first-year students
$5,951 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:
  • 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
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 86%
Average student debt upon graduation: $27,998
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • 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
  • leadership and minority status scholarships/grants.

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