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Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053

Official telephone: (408) 554-4000
Website: www.scu.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: Richard Toomey,
Dean of University Financial Aid Services
Contacting the office: 408 554-4505
408 554-2154 (fax)
financialaid@scu.edu
FAFSA number: 001326
CSS/PROFILE number: 4851

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $47,112; $47,112 out-of-state
Book fees: $5,000
Other expenses: Transportation and miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $13,965

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 1noN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
60% of first-year students
60% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
68% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
96% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
84% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
49% of first-year students
56% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
45% of first-year students
40% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
44% of first-year students
39% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
81% for first-year students
75% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,666 for first-year students
$32,052 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$26,964 for first-year students
$24,937 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,853 for first-year students
$5,397 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,394 for first-year students
$5,121 for full-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
27% of full-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):
$14,523 for first-year students
$13,832 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
5% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$32,101 for first-year students
$50,236 for full-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 PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 46%
Average student debt upon graduation: $21,052
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
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
  • special achievements/activities
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
  • alumni affiliation scholarships/grants.

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