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Dallas Baptist University

Dallas Baptist University
3000 Mountain Creek Parkway
Dallas, TX 75211-9299

Official telephone: (214) 333-7100
Toll-free telephone: (800) 460-1328
Fax number: (214) 333-5447
Website: www.dbu.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: Lee Ferguson,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 214 333-5363
800 460-1328 (toll free)
214 333-5586 (fax)
finaid@dbu.edu
FAFSA number: 003560

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $25,380; $25,380 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $846 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $846 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $800
Book fees: $1,260
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,916
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $7,533

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 15yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 15yesN/A

Applied for financial aid:
86% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
72% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
77% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
64% of first-year students
66% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
82% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
81% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
94% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
40% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
40% of first-year students
38% of full-time undergraduates
13% 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):
63% for first-year students
59% for full-time undergraduates
33% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$14,419 for first-year students
$14,972 for full-time undergraduates
$6,949 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,032 for first-year students
$4,025 for full-time undergraduates
$2,822 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,519 for first-year students
$4,288 for full-time undergraduates
$3,973 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,377 for first-year students
$4,162 for full-time undergraduates
$3,967 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
24% of first-year students
21% of full-time undergraduates
9% 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):
$9,203 for first-year students
$8,570 for full-time undergraduates
$4,234 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
6% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$16,647 for first-year students
$17,315 for full-time undergraduates
$18,467 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 4%

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
  • State Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 80%
Average student debt upon graduation: $23,811
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • 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
  • university scholarship/grants.

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