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Cairn University

Cairn University
200 Manor Avenue
Langhorne, PA 19047-2990

Official telephone: (215) 752-5800
Toll-free telephone: (800) 366-0049
Fax number: (215) 702-4341
Website: cairn.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: Stephen Cassel,
Financial Aid Administrator
Contacting the office: 215 702-4246
877 726-2445 (toll free)
215 702-4248 (fax)
financial.aid@cairn.edu
FAFSA number: 003351

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $24,946; $24,946 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $300
Book fees: $1,020
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,910
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $9,583

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
93% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
66% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
88% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
89% 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
96% 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
78% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
97% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
4% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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
9% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
77% for first-year students
74% for full-time undergraduates
37% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$22,269 for first-year students
$19,882 for full-time undergraduates
$4,935 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$17,771 for first-year students
$15,248 for full-time undergraduates
$3,052 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,640 for first-year students
$5,187 for full-time undergraduates
$2,929 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,860 for first-year students
$4,684 for full-time undergraduates
$2,904 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
18% of first-year students
18% of full-time undergraduates
10% 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):
$10,467 for first-year students
$10,519 for full-time undergraduates
$1,706 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:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 99%
Average student debt upon graduation: $37,773
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
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
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $250 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $250 (full tuition)

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