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Penn State Harrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg
777 West Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057

Official telephone: (717) 948-6000
Fax number: (717) 948-6325
Website: www.hbg.psu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2012 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Anna Griswold,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 717 948-6307
hbgfinaid@psu.edu
FAFSA number: 006814

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $13,868; $21,874 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $960
Book fees: $1,840
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,788
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,230

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
75% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
84% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
67% of first-year students
68% of full-time undergraduates
72% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
83% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
55% of first-year students
32% of full-time undergraduates
20% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
7% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
7% 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):
59% for first-year students
58% for full-time undergraduates
47% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,723 for first-year students
$10,366 for full-time undergraduates
$7,196 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,803 for first-year students
$6,421 for full-time undergraduates
$3,518 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,374 for first-year students
$4,484 for full-time undergraduates
$4,467 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,329 for first-year students
$4,448 for full-time undergraduates
$4,449 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
6% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
3% 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):
$1,536 for first-year students
$1,693 for full-time undergraduates
$737 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:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 66%
Average student debt upon graduation: $35,430
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
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
  • athletic scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 34%

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