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BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY

Bowie State University
14000 Jericho Park Road
Bowie, MD 20715-9465

Official telephone: (301) 860-4000

Website: www.bowiestate.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: Deborah Riley,
Interim Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 301 860-3540
301 860-3549 (fax)
FAFSA number: 002062

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $4,286; $13,976 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $189 per credit hour0, out-of-state tuition based on $589 per credit hour0
Additional required fees: $1,653
Book fees: $1,388
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,164
Combined room and board expenses: $8,934 - $8,934

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: May 1
Applied for financial aid:
79% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
97% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
78% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
72% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
17% of first-year students
13% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
10% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
43% for first-year students
46% for full-time undergraduates
0% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,396 for first-year students
$6,943 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$5,507 for first-year students
$5,281 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,862 for first-year students
$3,654 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,627 for first-year students
$3,548 for full-time undergraduates
$0 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
1% of full-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):
$1,084 for first-year students
$736 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
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: 8%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 66%
Average student debt upon graduation: $8,698
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
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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