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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - AMHERST
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Whitmore, 181 President's Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-9313

Official telephone: (413) 545-0111

Website: www.umass.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 14, 2006

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2006 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Kenneth W. Burnham,
Director of Financial Aid Services
Contacting the office: 413 545-0801
FAFSA number: 002221
CSS/PROFILE number: 3917

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $1,714; $9,937 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $8,234
Combined room and board expenses: $6,989 - $6,989

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
68% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
56% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
65% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
97% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
80% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
92% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
4% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
9% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
16% of first-year students
26% of full-time undergraduates
34% 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
87% for full-time undergraduates
86% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$10,179 for first-year students
$11,276 for full-time undergraduates
$10,225 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,633 for first-year students
$7,158 for full-time undergraduates
$6,491 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,576 for first-year students
$4,805 for full-time undergraduates
$4,422 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,883 for first-year students
$4,007 for full-time undergraduates
$3,898 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
1% of first-year students
2% 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):
$3,177 for first-year students
$4,796 for full-time undergraduates
$2,688 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$13,456 for first-year students
$13,369 for full-time undergraduates
$2,500 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 38%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
  • William D.Ford Federal Direct Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $3,851 - $8,419
Undergraduate loan package range: $8,7804748
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 61%
Average student debt upon graduation: $14,672
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
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $5,896 - $6,728
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $7,026 - $7,175
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 26%



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