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Alvernia University

Alvernia University
400 St. Bernardine Street
Reading, PA 19607-1799

Official telephone: (610) 796-8200
Toll-free telephone: (888) 258-3764
Fax number: (610) 796-8336
Website: www.alvernia.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: Christine Saadi,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 610 796-8356
financialaid@alvernia.edu
FAFSA number: 003233

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $31,650; $31,650 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $820
Book fees: $1,500
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,500
Combined room and board expenses: $11,430

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMay 1yesN/A
State Aid FormMay 1noN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementMay 1noN/A

Applied for financial aid:
97% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
51% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
88% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
91% 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
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
85% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
13% 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):
15% of first-year students
12% 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):
69% for first-year students
64% for full-time undergraduates
35% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$22,775 for first-year students
$19,663 for full-time undergraduates
$6,506 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$18,979 for first-year students
$15,438 for full-time undergraduates
$3,917 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,465 for first-year students
$5,181 for full-time undergraduates
$3,664 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,206 for first-year students
$4,179 for full-time undergraduates
$3,579 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
14% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
8% 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):
$15,108 for first-year students
$11,260 for full-time undergraduates
$830 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
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 100%

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
  • nursing and health professions loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 92%
Average student debt upon graduation: $43,177
Types of payment plans:
  • Key Education Resources (formerly Knight Tuition 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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • secondary school partnership awards.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $500 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $250 (full tuition)

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