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Messiah College

Messiah College
1 College Avenue
Grantham, PA 17027-0800

Official telephone: (717) 766-2511
Fax number: (717) 691-6025

Website: www.messiah.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: Greg Gearhart,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 717 691-6007
717 796-5374 (fax)
finaid@messiah.edu
FAFSA number: 003298

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $23,710; $23,710 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $710
Book fees: $900
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,830
Other expenses: transportation and other expenses
Combined room and board expenses: $7,340 - $7,340

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
82% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
23% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
80% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
92% 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
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
88% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
82% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
89% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
94% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
64% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
27% of first-year students
27% of full-time undergraduates
9% 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):
66% for first-year students
66% for full-time undergraduates
50% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$13,826 for first-year students
$14,069 for full-time undergraduates
$6,476 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$10,544 for first-year students
$9,183 for full-time undergraduates
$3,082 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,863 for first-year students
$4,506 for full-time undergraduates
$2,959 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,269 for first-year students
$3,374 for full-time undergraduates
$2,959 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
26% of first-year students
26% of full-time undergraduates
38% 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):
$6,890 for first-year students
$5,894 for full-time undergraduates
$2,198 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: 47%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 77%
Average student debt upon graduation: $30,677
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • family tuition reduction
  • school's own payment plan(s)
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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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