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ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY

Alcorn State University
1000 ASU Drive #359
Alcorn State, MS 39096

Official telephone: (601) 877-6100

Fax number: (601) 877-6347

Website: www.alcorn.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Juanita McKenzie-Russell,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 601 877-6190
601 877-6110 (fax)
juanita@alcorn.edu
FAFSA number: 002396

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $4,498; $10,692 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $187 per credit hour, out-of-state tuition based on $445 per credit hour
Book fees: $1,392
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,640
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 1noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formApril 1noN/A

Applied for financial aid:
100% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
84% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
93% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% 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
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
88% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
88% of first-year students
68% of full-time undergraduates
73% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
45% of first-year students
21% of full-time undergraduates
73% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
55% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
69% 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):
82% for first-year students
75% for full-time undergraduates
52% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,798 for first-year students
$8,670 for full-time undergraduates
$9,302 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$3,977 for first-year students
$3,856 for full-time undergraduates
$2,401 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,011 for first-year students
$4,815 for full-time undergraduates
$5,302 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,352 for first-year students
$4,563 for full-time undergraduates
$5,302 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
17% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
5% 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):
$1,340 for first-year students
$1,476 for full-time undergraduates
$1,039 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
11% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$7,390 for first-year students
$7,204 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
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 69%
Average student debt upon graduation: $18,123
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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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