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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
1 Morrow Way
Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1326

Official telephone: (724) 738-9000
Toll-free telephone: (800) SRU-9111
Fax number: (724) 738-2918
Website: www.sru.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: Alyssa Dobson,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 724 738-2044
724 738-2922 (fax)
financial.aid@sru.edu
FAFSA number: 003327

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $7,060; $10,590 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $294 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $441 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $2,585
Book fees: $1,540
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,210
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $8,030

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: 3/15
Applied for financial aid:
95% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
51% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
77% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
81% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
61% of first-year students
63% of full-time undergraduates
56% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
87% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
39% of first-year students
25% of full-time undergraduates
8% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
13% of first-year students
13% of full-time undergraduates
14% 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):
56% for first-year students
60% for full-time undergraduates
50% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,260 for first-year students
$8,933 for full-time undergraduates
$5,359 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,971 for first-year students
$5,838 for full-time undergraduates
$3,472 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,557 for first-year students
$4,542 for full-time undergraduates
$4,046 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,559 for first-year students
$4,391 for full-time undergraduates
$4,023 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
4% 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):
$2,881 for first-year students
$2,821 for full-time undergraduates
$1,985 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
4% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$3,405 for first-year students
$4,799 for full-time undergraduates
$5,500 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 - $30,444
Undergraduate loan package range: $1 - $30,444
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 86%
Average student debt upon graduation: $32,039
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
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $150 - $20,246
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $148 - $26,955
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 11%

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