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SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
Suffolk University
8 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108

Official telephone: (617) 573-8000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 6-SUFFOL
Fax number: (617) 573-8353

Website: www.suffolk.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2009 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Chris Perry,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 617 573-8470
617 720-3579 (fax)
finaid@suffolk.edu
FAFSA number: 002218

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $28,414; $28,414 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $112
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,100
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $13,814 - $16,404

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoMarch 1
Institution's own financial aid formN/AnoMarch 1

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
81% of first-year students
71% of full-time undergraduates
45% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
86% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
95% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
82% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
95% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
27% of first-year students
33% of full-time undergraduates
19% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
11% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
13% 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):
72% for first-year students
70% for full-time undergraduates
51% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$20,415 for first-year students
$19,274 for full-time undergraduates
$10,384 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$13,201 for first-year students
$11,574 for full-time undergraduates
$6,105 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,595 for first-year students
$6,068 for full-time undergraduates
$5,129 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,466 for first-year students
$4,603 for full-time undergraduates
$4,582 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
6% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
4% 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):
$7,047 for first-year students
$8,195 for full-time undergraduates
$2,014 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
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 49%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $1,000 - $46,202
Undergraduate loan package range: $51 - $47,000
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 73%
Average student debt upon graduation: $29,790
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
  • deferred payment plan
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 - $46,202
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $234 - $5,057
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 29%



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