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East Carolina University

East Carolina University
East 5th Street
Greenville, NC 27858-4353

Official telephone: (252) 328-6131
Fax number: (252) 328-4155
Website: www.ecu.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: Julie Poorman,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 252 737-6610
252 328-4347 (fax)
faques@ecu.edu
FAFSA number: 002923

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,946; $22,904 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,254
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,309
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $9,319

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
54% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
74% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
93% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
72% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
72% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
86% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
25% of first-year students
17% of full-time undergraduates
5% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
10% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
3% 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):
61% for first-year students
63% for full-time undergraduates
47% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,542 for first-year students
$10,523 for full-time undergraduates
$7,749 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$7,803 for first-year students
$7,807 for full-time undergraduates
$6,111 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,846 for first-year students
$7,049 for full-time undergraduates
$8,666 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,635 for first-year students
$6,886 for full-time undergraduates
$8,630 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
2% 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):
$4,541 for first-year students
$4,158 for full-time undergraduates
$350 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$13,045 for first-year students
$15,274 for full-time undergraduates
$8,078 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 5%

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
  • North Carolina Forgivable Education Loan for Service.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 67%
Average student debt upon graduation: $27,774
Types of payment plans:
  • 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
  • ROTC scholarships
  • alumni affiliation scholarships/grants.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1 (full tuition)

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