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Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg
400 East Second Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Official telephone: (570) 389-4000
Fax number: (570) 389-3700
Website: www.bloomu.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: John Bieryla,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 570 389-4297
570 389-4795 (fax)
buaid@bloomu.edu
FAFSA number: 003315

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $7,238; $18,096 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $2,916
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,598
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $8,912

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
94% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
74% of first-year students
73% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
99% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
64% of first-year students
63% of full-time undergraduates
63% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
91% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
23% of first-year students
16% 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):
8% of first-year students
11% of full-time undergraduates
12% 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):
51% for first-year students
57% for full-time undergraduates
54% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,183 for first-year students
$8,750 for full-time undergraduates
$6,435 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,342 for first-year students
$5,835 for full-time undergraduates
$3,973 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,916 for first-year students
$4,696 for full-time undergraduates
$4,305 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,333 for first-year students
$4,158 for full-time undergraduates
$4,142 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
3% of first-year students
2% 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):
$2,099 for first-year students
$1,810 for full-time undergraduates
$1,504 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:
$2,199 for first-year students
$2,406 for full-time undergraduates
$2,000 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 11%

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
  • State Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 75%
Average student debt upon graduation: $29,661
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
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
  • job skills, leadership, and minority scholarships/grants.

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