| Screen last updated on: August 25, 2008 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2008-09 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
Ms. Cindy Burnette,
Student Financial Assistance Director |
| Contacting the office: |
270 745-2756
270 745-6586 (fax)
fa.questions@wku.edu |
| FAFSA number: |
002002 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$6,930 |
| Tuition notes: |
in-state tuition based on $289 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr |
| Book fees: |
$800 |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$5,694 - $6,080 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | April 1 | yes | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
April 1 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 79% | of first-year students |
| 74% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 63% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 74% | of first-year students |
| 76% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 87% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 98% | of first-year students |
| 98% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 92% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid: |
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| 59% | of first-year students |
| 60% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 65% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 63% | of first-year students |
| 74% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 81% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 84% | of first-year students |
| 58% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 18% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 31% | of first-year students |
| 35% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 10% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 31% | for first-year students |
| 35% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 10% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $8,737 | for first-year students |
| $9,136 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $6,564 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $4,327 | for first-year students |
| $4,314 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,607 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $2,331 | for first-year students |
| $3,438 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,379 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $2,321 | for first-year students |
| $3,401 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,374 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| 10% | of first-year students |
| 9% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 3% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| $3,677 | for first-year students |
| $3,695 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $1,102 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 3% | of first-year students |
| 3% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $8,556 | for first-year students |
| $8,493 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,619 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: |
yes |
| Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: |
8% |
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| Types of loans available: |
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- FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
- FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- FFEL PLUS Loans
- Federal Perkins Loans
- College/University Loans
- alternative private loans
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
no |
| First-year loan package range: |
$2,314 - $2,363 |
| Undergraduate loan package range: |
$3,350 - $3,692 |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
53% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$13,661 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- Tuition Management Systems
- school's own payment plan(s)
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| Need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- need-based (general)
- Federal Pell Grants
- SEOG
- state scholarships/grants
- college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
- private scholarships/grants
- United Negro College Fund
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| Non-need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- non-need-based (general)
- state scholarships/grants
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- creative arts/performance
- special achievements/activities
- special characteristics
- athletic scholarships
- ROTC scholarships
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| First-year scholarship/grant award range: |
$2,987 - $4,440 |
| Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: |
$3,130 - $4,438 |
| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
19% |
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