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Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431

Official telephone: (561) 297-3000
Fax number: (561) 297-3942
Website: www.fau.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: Tracy Boulukos,
Director, Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 561 297-3530
561 297-3517 (fax)
FAFSA number: 001481

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $5,432; $19,432 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,320
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,488
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,006

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A

Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
74% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
87% 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
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
82% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
71% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
68% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
4% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
9% of first-year students
11% of full-time undergraduates
10% 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):
60% for first-year students
63% for full-time undergraduates
56% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,957 for first-year students
$10,199 for full-time undergraduates
$7,954 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,134 for first-year students
$5,800 for full-time undergraduates
$4,419 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,476 for first-year students
$6,636 for full-time undergraduates
$6,625 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,395 for first-year students
$6,533 for full-time undergraduates
$6,596 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
4% of first-year students
1% 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):
$2,533 for first-year students
$2,495 for full-time undergraduates
$1,675 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$10,421 for first-year students
$9,268 for full-time undergraduates
$3,364 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
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 50%
Average student debt upon graduation: $21,148
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
  • 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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships

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