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Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University
ASU Box 32004
Boone, NC 28608

Official telephone: (828) 262-2000
Fax number: (828) 262-3296
Website: www.appstate.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: Lori Townsend,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 828 262-2190
828 262-2585 (fax)
financialaid@appstate.edu
FAFSA number: 002906

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $4,159; $18,675 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $2,682
Book fees: $700
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,900
Other expenses: Transportation, personal, and miscellaneous expenses.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AyesN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
81% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
50% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
66% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
83% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
92% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
79% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
77% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
61% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
5% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
2% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
16% of first-year students
17% of full-time undergraduates
12% 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):
68% for first-year students
71% for full-time undergraduates
58% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,177 for first-year students
$9,759 for full-time undergraduates
$5,624 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$8,447 for first-year students
$8,238 for full-time undergraduates
$3,849 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,238 for first-year students
$4,156 for full-time undergraduates
$3,665 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,291 for first-year students
$4,201 for full-time undergraduates
$3,665 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
3% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
1% 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):
$3,648 for first-year students
$2,806 for full-time undergraduates
$993 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$9,984 for first-year students
$13,949 for full-time undergraduates
$9,011 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 2%

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: yes
First-year loan package range: $100 (full tuition)
Undergraduate loan package range: $100 (full tuition)
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 56%
Average student debt upon graduation: $22,696
Types of payment plans:
  • TuitionPay.
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
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
  • job skills, leadership, alumni affiliation, religious affiliation, minority status, academic scholarships/grants.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $200 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $200 (full tuition)
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 9%

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