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Murray State University

Murray State University
113 Sparks Hall
Murray, KY 42071

Official telephone: (270) 809-3011
Toll-free telephone: (800) 272-4678
Fax number: (270) 809-3050

Website: www.murraystate.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: Lori Mitchum,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 270 809-2546
800 272-4678 (toll free)
270 809-3050 (fax)
FAFSA number: 001977

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,264; $17,040 out-of-state
Tuition notes: Tuition is lower for students from Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Tennessee.
Book fees: $990
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,500

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAApril 1yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formApril 1yesN/A

Applied for financial aid:
86% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
77% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
95% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
90% of first-year students
67% of full-time undergraduates
31% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
51% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
36% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
52% of first-year students
50% of full-time undergraduates
6% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
91% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,110 for first-year students
$5,825 for full-time undergraduates
$4,809 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$2,912 for first-year students
$2,738 for full-time undergraduates
$1,827 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,606 for first-year students
$3,087 for full-time undergraduates
$2,404 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,044 for first-year students
$2,446 for full-time undergraduates
$2,068 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
36% of first-year students
35% of full-time undergraduates
16% 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):
$2,275 for first-year students
$2,306 for full-time undergraduates
$1,633 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$8,884 for first-year students
$8,884 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: 21%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 65%
Average student debt upon graduation: $18,000
Types of payment plans:
  • 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)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

 
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