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FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE

Fitchburg State College
160 Pearl Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420-2697

Official telephone: (978) 345-2151
Fax number: (978) 665-3693

Website: www.fsc.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: Pamela McCafferty,
Dean of Enrollment Management
Contacting the office: 978 665-3156
978 665-3559 (fax)
finaid@fsc.edu
FAFSA number: 002184

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $970; $7,050 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $5,022
Book fees: $600
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,930
Other expenses: other expenses
Combined room and board expenses: $6,632 - $6,632

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A

Applied for financial aid:
91% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
57% of first-year students
57% of full-time undergraduates
54% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
97% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
80% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
94% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
38% of first-year students
24% of full-time undergraduates
18% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
94% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
97% 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):
94% for first-year students
94% for full-time undergraduates
97% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,811 for first-year students
$7,173 for full-time undergraduates
$4,852 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$3,769 for first-year students
$3,710 for full-time undergraduates
$1,998 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,403 for first-year students
$3,064 for full-time undergraduates
$2,888 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,975 for first-year students
$2,790 for full-time undergraduates
$2,801 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
3% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
$1,330 for first-year students
$1,980 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 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
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • State Loans
First-year loan package range: $4,297 - $6,531
Undergraduate loan package range: $5,666 - $8,331
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 28%
Average student debt upon graduation: $13,228
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
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)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $3,718 - $4,798
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $3,672 - $4,592
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 33%



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