| Screen last updated on: October 1, 2007 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007-08 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
Carol Williams,
Associate Vice President of Financial Planning |
| Contacting the office: |
478 301-2670
800 637-2378 (toll free)
478 301-2671 (fax) |
| FAFSA number: |
001580 |
| Financial aid homepage: |
www.merceraid.com/ |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$26,760; $26,760 out-of-state |
| Additional required fees: |
$200 |
| Book fees: |
$900 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$1,601 |
| Other expenses: |
personal, transportation |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$8,015 - $8,015 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | April 1 | yes | N/A |
| Institution's own financial aid form | April 1 | yes | N/A |
| State Aid Form | April 1 | yes | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
March 15 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 86% | of first-year students |
| 78% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 47% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 79% | of first-year students |
| 82% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 89% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 100% | of first-year students |
| 100% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 88% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid: |
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| 100% | of first-year students |
| 100% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 76% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 59% | of first-year students |
| 64% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 67% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 36% | of first-year students |
| 29% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 61% | of first-year students |
| 50% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 5% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 96% | for first-year students |
| 89% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 27% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $26,194 | for first-year students |
| $24,969 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $9,111 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $17,758 | for first-year students |
| $15,497 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,155 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $5,833 | for first-year students |
| $8,185 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $7,168 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $5,021 | for first-year students |
| $7,381 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $7,168 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| 31% | of first-year students |
| 33% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 28% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| $16,945 | for first-year students |
| $16,275 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $7,156 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 8% | of first-year students |
| 7% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 2% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $11,456 | for first-year students |
| $14,956 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $11,070 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: |
yes |
| Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: |
28% |
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| Types of loans available: |
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- Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct PLUS Loans
- Federal Perkins Loans
- Federal Nursing Loans
- College/University Loans
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
no |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
63% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$11,075 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- deferred payment plan
- school's own payment plan(s)
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| Need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- need-based (general)
- Federal Pell Grants
- SEOG
- state scholarships/grants
- college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
- Federal Nursing Scholarships
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| Non-need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- non-need-based (general)
- state scholarships/grants
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- creative arts/performance
- special achievements/activities
- special characteristics
- athletic scholarships
- ROTC scholarships
- religious affiliation scholarships/grants.
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| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
0% |
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