Section H: Financial Aid

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates

H1. Enter total dollar amount awarded to full-time and less than full-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). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid columns. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the definitions section.)

Indicate academic year for which data are reported:
          98–99 actual
          98–99 estimated
          97–98 actual

  Need-based
$
Non-need-based
$
Scholarships/Grants
  Federal    
  State    
  Institutional (endowment, alumni, or other institutional awards) and external funds awarded by the college excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below)    
  Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g., Kiwanis, NMSQT) not awarded by the college    
Total Scholarships/Grants    
 
Self-Help
  Student loans from all sources    
  Federal Work-Study   –––
  State and other work-study/employment    
Total Self-Help    
 
Parent Loans    
 
Tuition Waivers    
 
Athletic Awards    


Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid

H2. List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and received financial aid. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1.


Need-based Awards
First-time Full-time Freshmen Full-time Undergrad
(inc. Fresh)
Less than Full-time Undergrad
a) Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1) if reporting on Fall 1998 cohort) 2,131 10,990 950
b) Number of students in line a who were financial aid applicants (include applicants for all types of aid)      
c) Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need      
d) Number of students in line c who received any financial aid      
e) Number of students in line d who received any need-based gift aid      
f) Number of students in line d who received any need-based self-help aid      
g) Number of students in line d who received any non-need-based gift aid      
h) Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans and private alternative loans)      
i) 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 (PLUS loans and private alternative loans).      
j) The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans and private alternative loans.)      
k) Average need-based gift award of those in line d      
l) Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans) of those in line d      
m) Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans) of those in line d      
n) Number of students in line a who had no financial need who received non-need-based aid (exclude those receiving athletic awards and tuition benefits)      
o) Average award to students in line n      
p) Number of students in line a who received a non-need-based athletic award      
q) Average non-need-based athletic award to those in line p      

H3. Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?

  Federal methodology (FM)
 
  Institutional methodology (IM)
 
  Both FM and IM

H4. Percent of 1998 graduating undergraduate class who have borrowed through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private, etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.    ________ %

H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4; do not include money borrowed at other institutions:   $________


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 undergraduate international students
  College-administered non-need-based financial aid is available for undergraduate international students
  College-administered financial aid is not available for undergraduate international students

  If college-administered financial aid is available for undergraduate international students, provide the number of undergraduate international students who received need- or non-need-based aid:           
 
  Average dollar amount awarded to undergraduate international students:     $      
 
  Total dollar amount of financial aid awarded from all sources awarded to all undergraduate international students:     $      


Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

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

  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:  
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: yes\no
   If Yes, starting date:  

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date):               or within               weeks of notification.


Types of Aid Available

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

H12. Loans

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)
    Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Direct PLUS Loans
 
FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)
    FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
    FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    FFEL PLUS Loans
 
    Federal Perkins Loans
    Federal Nursing Loans
    State Loans
    College/university loans from institutional funds
    Other (specify):

H13. Scholarships and Grants

NEED-BASED
    Federal Pell
    SEOG
    State scholarships/grants
    Private scholarships
    College/university gift aid from institutional funds
    United Negro College Fund
    Federal Nursing Scholarship
    Other (specify):

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.

Non-Need Need-Based  
    Academics
    Alumni affiliation
    Art
    Athletics
    Job skills
    ROTC
    Leadership
    Minority status
    Music/drama
    Religious affiliation
    State/district residency


Section A: General Information Section B: Enrollment & Persistence Section C: First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) 

	Admission
Section D: Transfer Admission Section E: Academic Offerings & Policies Section F: Student Life Section G: Annual Expenses Section H: Financial Aid
Financial Aid Definitions Common Data Set Definitions


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