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UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
University of West Alabama
Station 18
Livingston, AL 35470

Official telephone: (205) 652-3400
Toll-free telephone: (800) 621-8044
Fax number: (205) 652-3522

Website: www.uwa.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: Don Rainer,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 205 652-3576
800-621-7742 (in-state); 800 621-8044 (out-of-state) (toll free)
205 652-3847 (fax)
drainer@uwa.edu
FAFSA number: 001024

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $5,060; $10,120 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $211 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $422 per credit hour for 24 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $360
Book fees: $900
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,200
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $3,468 - $6,206

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Applied for financial aid:
71% of first-year students
64% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
99% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
72% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
93% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
81% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
78% of first-year students
44% of full-time undergraduates
14% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
77% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
77% of first-year students
68% of full-time undergraduates
78% 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):
77% for first-year students
68% for full-time undergraduates
77% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$3,243 for first-year students
$3,729 for full-time undergraduates
$4,279 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,651 for first-year students
$1,649 for full-time undergraduates
$1,516 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,556 for first-year students
$2,961 for full-time undergraduates
$4,279 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
15% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
4% 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):
$1,894 for first-year students
$1,739 for full-time undergraduates
$1,662 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
8% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$4,868 for first-year students
$5,328 for full-time undergraduates
$3,750 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 7%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 54%
Average student debt upon graduation: $32,860
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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