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North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University
1801 Fayetteville Street
Durham, NC 27707

Official telephone: (919) 530-6100
Fax number: (919) 560-5012
Website: www.nccu.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: Sharon J. Oliver,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 919 530-6180
919 530-7959 (fax)
ssa@nccu.edu
FAFSA number: 002950

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $3,655; $16,113 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $2,200
Book fees: $1,500
Combined room and board expenses: $11,415

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
99% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
83% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
95% of first-year students
94% 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
98% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
86% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
57% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
90% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
77% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
22% of first-year students
17% of full-time undergraduates
8% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
5% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
1% 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):
58% for first-year students
58% for full-time undergraduates
41% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$11,665 for first-year students
$11,745 for full-time undergraduates
$8,042 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$8,138 for first-year students
$7,918 for full-time undergraduates
$6,557 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,811 for first-year students
$4,289 for full-time undergraduates
$4,321 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,650 for first-year students
$4,225 for full-time undergraduates
$4,319 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
0% 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):
$6,372 for first-year students
$13,302 for full-time undergraduates
$4,802 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$771 for full-time undergraduates
$0 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
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 96%
Average student debt upon graduation: $35,017
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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships

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