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Baylor University

Baylor University
1 Bear Place
Waco, TX 76798

Official telephone: (254) 710-1011
Toll-free telephone: (800) 229-5678
Fax number: (254) 710-3843
Website: www.baylor.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: Lyn Kinyon,
Assistant Vice President for Student Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 254 710-2611
800 229-5678 (toll free)
financial_aid@baylor.edu
FAFSA number: 003545

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $42,546; $42,546 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,442
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,969
Other expenses: Transportation and personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,754

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
75% of first-year students
65% of full-time undergraduates
44% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
76% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
93% 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
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
81% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
99% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
48% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
17% of first-year students
16% 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):
70% for first-year students
65% for full-time undergraduates
35% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$28,520 for first-year students
$27,366 for full-time undergraduates
$13,177 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$22,926 for first-year students
$21,228 for full-time undergraduates
$10,030 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,350 for first-year students
$6,790 for full-time undergraduates
$5,263 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,602 for first-year students
$6,667 for full-time undergraduates
$2,722 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
40% of first-year students
36% of full-time undergraduates
11% 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):
$14,165 for first-year students
$13,546 for full-time undergraduates
$13,304 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
3% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$35,450 for first-year students
$35,105 for full-time undergraduates
$26,768 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
First-year loan package range: $1 (full tuition)
Undergraduate loan package range: $1 (full tuition)
Types of payment plans:
  • guaranteed tuition
  • school's own payment plan(s)
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
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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