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DeSales University

DeSales University
2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034-9568

Official telephone: (610) 282-1100

Fax number: (610) 282-1480
Website: www.desales.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: Joyce Farmer,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 610 282-1100, extension 1287
877 4-DESALES (toll free)
610 282-0131 (fax)
finaid@desales.edu
FAFSA number: 003986

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $33,500; $33,500 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,550
Book fees: $992
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,586
Combined room and board expenses: $12,300

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 1noMay 1
Institution's own financial aid formFebruary 1noMay 1

Date award notification begins: February 15
Applied for financial aid:
95% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
58% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
86% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
63% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
76% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
93% of first-year students
83% 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):
27% of first-year students
23% of full-time undergraduates
1% 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
73% for full-time undergraduates
25% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$26,217 for first-year students
$24,108 for full-time undergraduates
$6,919 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$20,533 for first-year students
$18,556 for full-time undergraduates
$4,371 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,922 for first-year students
$5,876 for full-time undergraduates
$4,321 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,518 for first-year students
$4,577 for full-time undergraduates
$4,306 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
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):
$16,807 for first-year students
$12,906 for full-time undergraduates
$0 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
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 81%
Average student debt upon graduation: $37,692
Types of payment plans:
  • MPP/HES, ECSI.
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
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • ROTC scholarships
  • academic scholarships in each major; some scholarships awarded based on alumni recommendation.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 (full tuition)

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