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ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY
Alvernia University
400 St. Bernardine Street
Reading, PA 19607-1799

Official telephone: (610) 796-8200
Toll-free telephone: (888) 258-3764
Fax number: (610) 796-8336

Website: www.alvernia.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: Christine Saadi,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 610 796-8356
888 258-3764 (toll free)
610 796-8336 (fax)
financialaid@alvernia.edu
FAFSA number: 003233

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $24,980; $24,980 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $450
Book fees: $1,500
Combined room and board expenses: $9,242

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMay 1yesN/A
State Aid FormMay 1noN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoN/A

Applied for financial aid:
95% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
97% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
89% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
91% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
7% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
7% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
18% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
12% 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):
75% for first-year students
74% for full-time undergraduates
69% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$17,942 for first-year students
$17,212 for full-time undergraduates
$17,685 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$11,728 for first-year students
$10,900 for full-time undergraduates
$11,086 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,826 for first-year students
$7,110 for full-time undergraduates
$7,808 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,698 for first-year students
$6,218 for full-time undergraduates
$7,042 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
11% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
9% 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):
$5,660 for first-year students
$5,700 for full-time undergraduates
$7,568 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:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • nursing and health professions loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 96%
Average student debt upon graduation: $31,075
Types of payment plans:
  • Key Education Resources (formerly Knight Tuition 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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • High School Partnership Awards.
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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