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Ferrum College

Ferrum College
P.O. Box 1000
Ferrum, VA 24088

Official telephone: (800) 868-9797
Toll-free telephone: (800) 868-9797
Fax number: (540) 365-4203
Website: www.ferrum.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: Heather Hollandsworth,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 540 365-4282
800 868-9797 (toll free)
540 365-4266 (fax)
finaid@ferrum.edu
FAFSA number: 003711
CSS/PROFILE number: 2000

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $31,800; $31,800 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $115
Book fees: $800
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,675
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,090

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A
State Aid FormN/AyesN/A

Date award notification begins: January 20
Applied for financial aid:
59% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
52% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
97% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
67% 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
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
91% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
94% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
98% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
88% 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
7% of full-time undergraduates
100% 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):
7% for first-year students
72% for full-time undergraduates
0% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$32,707 for first-year students
$30,418 for full-time undergraduates
$12,354 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$14,514 for first-year students
$12,783 for full-time undergraduates
$5,145 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,218 for first-year students
$6,348 for full-time undergraduates
$5,039 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,846 for first-year students
$4,516 for full-time undergraduates
$4,118 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
1% of first-year students
4% 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):
$15,500 for first-year students
$13,391 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
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 78%
Average student debt upon graduation: $27,902
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)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities

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