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Common Data Set

Common Data Set: 1999-2000

H. FINANCIAL AID

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates
H1. Enter total dollar amounts awarded to full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Questions B1, "total degree-seeking" undergraduates) in the following categories. Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based columns.
1999-00	Need-based aid	Non-need based aid
	$	$
Scholarships/Grants
Federal	1,403,680	0
State	4,833,642	0
Other External scholarships/grants administered by college	652,277	144,798
Institutional	5,887,507	2,746,725
Total Scholarships/Grants	12,777,106	2,891,523
Self Help
Student Loans	9,530,719	1,426,703
Federal Work Study (not available yet)	NA	0
States and other work (not offered)
Study/Employment (not offered)
Total Self-Help	9,530,719	1,426,703
Parent Loans	5,199,581	1,710,718
Tuition waivers	326,132	407,574
Athletic awards	726,731	431,778

Number of Enrolled Students Receiving Aid
H2. List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and received financial aid. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1.
Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.
Need-based awards	First-time Full-time Freshmen	Full-time Undergrad (inc. fresh)	Less than Full-time Undergrad
a) Number of degree-seeking students	666	2,536	120
b) Number of students in line a who were financial aid applicants	649	2,375	101
c) Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need	416	1,604	55
d) Number of students in line c who received any need-based gift aid	398	1,448	29
e) Number of students in line c who received any need-based self-help aid	330	1,359	47
f) Number of students in line c who received any non-need based gift aid	218	813	56
g) Number of students in line c who received any non-need based self-help aid
h) Number of students in line c whose need was fully met	100	328	7
I) On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC.	76	74	64.4
j) The average financial aid package of those in line c. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC.	9,476.74	7,795.65	7,892.93
k) Average need-based gift award of those in line e	9,616.73	8329.35	7892.93
l) Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f	3975.07	5049.09	5042.17
m) Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who received a need-based loan.	2992.04	4192.02	4109.23
n) Number of students in line a who had no financial need who received non-need-based aid (exclude those receiving athletic awards and tuition benefits	208	665	12
o) Average award to students in line (n)	8597.79	8073.09	6606.17
p) Number of students in line a who received non-need-based athletic award	9	54	0
q) Average non-need-based athletic award to those in line (p)	6710.33	7995.89	0

H3. Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?	FM
H4. Percent of 1999 graduating undergraduate class who have borrowed through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private, etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution.	72%
H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4; do not include money borrowed at other institutions	19,180.71

Process for First-Year/Freshman Students
H7. List all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:
FAFSA
Institution's own financial aid form
H8. List all financial aid forms international (nonresident alien) first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
Institution's own financial aid form
H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:	02-Mar
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms	01-Jul
H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students:
Students notified on a rolling basis	Starting March 1
H11. Indicate reply dates:
Students must reply within 3 weeks of notification.

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.
Non-need	Need-based		Non-need	Need-based
X		Academic	X		Leadership
		Alumni affiliation	X		Minority status
		Art	X		Music/drama
X		Athletics	X		Religious affiliation
		Job skills		X	State/district residency
X		ROTC