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Clark Atlanta University

Clark Atlanta University
223 James P. Brawley Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30314

Official telephone: (404) 880-8000
Fax number: (404) 880-8222

Website: www.cau.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Dolores Davis,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 404 880-8992
800 688-8243 (toll free)
404 880-8070 (fax)
studentfinancialaid@
cau.edu
FAFSA number: 001559

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $15,550; $15,550 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $550
Book fees: $2,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,658
Combined room and board expenses: $7,014 - $6,902

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesMarch 1
State Aid FormN/AnoN/A

Date award notification begins: May 1
Applied for financial aid:
99% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
98% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
83% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
74% 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
97% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
70% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
63% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
100% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
18% of first-year students
42% of full-time undergraduates
3% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
26% of first-year students
17% of full-time undergraduates
30% 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):
25% for first-year students
25% for full-time undergraduates
22% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,709 for first-year students
$9,819 for full-time undergraduates
$2,362 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$3,968 for first-year students
$3,824 for full-time undergraduates
$2,947 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,630 for first-year students
$2,546 for full-time undergraduates
$3,193 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,428 for first-year students
$3,344 for full-time undergraduates
$3,223 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
14% of first-year students
13% 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):
$2,018 for first-year students
$2,474 for full-time undergraduates
$1,375 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
4% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$596 for first-year students
$293 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 6%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 70%
Average student debt upon graduation: $12,900
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • United Negro College Fund
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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