H. FINANCIAL AID
 

Common Data Set Financial Aid Definitions
 

 

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1. Enter total dollar amount awarded in the 1998-99 academic year to full-time and part-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, "total degree-seeking" undergraduates) in the following categories. Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Do not include non-need-based athletically related aid or tuition waivers that are personnel benefits. Number of Undergraduates (U): Please provide the number of degree-seeking undergraduates who were awarded aid. Number of First-year students (F) : Please provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who were awarded aid. Include the first-year students in the undergraduate count. Students may be counted in more than one row. Aid that is non-need-based but is used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid.

If data reported are not for AY98-99, what is the AY of reported data? __________

 
 
Need-based aid
Non-need-based aid
  $ #U #F $ #U #F
Scholarships/Grants            
Federal   7,718,123 4,100      
State   8,548,907 4,978       
Other external scholarships/grants administered by college      695,675  604  
Institutional     1,255,500   484  
Total Scholarships/Grants  16,267,630      1,951,175    
Self-Help            
Student loans  17,304,975  4,824   8,041,721  2,399  
Federal Work Study   1,428,980   1,342       
State and other work study/employment        
Total Self-Help 26,775,676          
Parent Loans        3,523,671  595  
 
Note: Some publishers may do a simple calculation with the above dollar amounts and number of recipients in order to calculate average grant award, average loan, etc., made to undergraduates.

H2. If need-based gift aid is awarded based on additional criteria, check off all other criteria used in making award decisions.

 
[X] Academics [  ] Job skills [  ] Religious affiliation
[X] Alumni affiliation [  ] Leadership [ ] State/district residency
[  ] Art [  ] Minority status [  ] Other:
[ ] Athletics [  ] Music/drama  
 
Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid, Fall 1998

H3. List the number of degree-seeking students who applied for and received financial aid. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

 
 
First-time Full-time Freshmen
Full-time Undergrad
Less than Full-time
  a.  Number of degree-seeking students (CDS Item B1) 2,370  10,120   
  • b. Number of students in line a who were financial aid applicants
  • 1,970    7,438 
  • c. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
  • 1,397    5,624
  • Number of students in line c who received any need-based gift aid
  •  1,087   4,562
  • Number of students in line c who received any need-based self-help aid
  •  1,240   5,039
  • Number of students in line c who received any non-need-based gift aid
  •   233    509
  • Number of students in line c who received any non-need-based self-help aid
  •    
  • Number of students in line c whose need was fully met
  •   516   2,365  
  • On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC. 
  •     70       76  
  • The average financial aid package of those in line c. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC.
  •  7,400  7,900  
     
    H4. Percent of 1998 graduating undergraduate class who have borrowed through all loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, etc.): 58 %

    H5. Average per-student cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4: $16,500

    Aid to Undergraduate International Students

    H6. Indicate your institution's policy regarding financial aid for undergraduate international (nonresident alien) students:

    [  ] College-administered need-based financial aid is available for international students
    [  ] College-administered non-need-based financial aid is available for international students
    [X] College-administered financial aid is not available for international students
    If college-administered financial aid is available for undergraduate international students, provide the number of international students who received need- or non-need-based aid in the last academic year: ______
    Average dollar amount awarded to international students in the last academic year: $ ______________
    Total dollar amount awarded to international students in the last academic year: $ ______________

    Process for First-Year/freshman Students

    H7. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:

    [X] FAFSA
    [  ] Institution's own financial aid form
    [  ] CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
    [  ] State aid form
    [  ] Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's Statement
    [  ] Business/Farm Supplement
    [  ] Other: _______________________________________ ______________________________________________________
    H8. Check off all financial aid forms international (non-resident alien) first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
    [  ] Institution's own financial aid form
    [  ] CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
    [  ] Foreign Student's Financial Aid Application
    [  ] Foreign Student's Certification of Finances
    [  ] Other: ______________________________________________
    H9.Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:
     
    Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: 4/19
    Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:
    No deadline for filing required forms 
    (applications processed on a rolling basis):
     
    H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students:
    Students notified on or about (date): _____________
    Students notified on a rolling basis:  [X] Yes  [  ] No
    If yes, starting date: 3/15

    H11. Indicate reply dates:
    Students must reply by (date): ____ or within 2 weeks of notification.

    Types of Aid Available

    Please check off all types of aid available at your institution:

    H12. Loans

    FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
    [  ] Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    [  ] Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    [  ] Direct PLUS Loans
    [  ] Direct Consolidation Loans
    FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)
    [X] FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
    [X] FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    [X] FFEL PLUS Loans
    [X] FFEL Consolidation Loans
    [X] Federal Perkins Loans
    [  ] Federal Nursing Loans
    [X] State Loans
    [X] College/university loans from institutional funds
    [  ] Other (specify):
    H13. Scholarships and Grants
    Need-based:
    [X] Federal Pell
    [X] SEOG
    [X] State scholarships/grants
    [X] Private
    [X] College/university gift aid from institutional
    [  ] United Negro College
    [  ] Federal Nursing
    [  ] Other (specify):
    Non-need based (college-administered):
    [  ] State
    [X] Academic
    [  ] Creative arts/performance
    [  ] Special achievements
    [  ] Special characteristics
    [X] Athletic
    [  ] ROTC
    [  ] Other (specify):


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