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SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY
Sacred Heart University
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, CT 06825

Official telephone: (203) 371-7999
Fax number: (203) 365-7607

Website: www.sacredheart.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: Julie Savino,
Dean of Student Financial Assistance
Contacting the office: 203 371-7980
203 365-7608 (fax)
sfa@sacredheart.edu
FAFSA number: 001403
CSS/PROFILE number: 3780

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $31,224; $30,090 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $208
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,000
Other expenses: Computer, transportation, personal.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15yesN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 15noMarch 15

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
89% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
29% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
79% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
82% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
99% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
85% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
13% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
9% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
2% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
13% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
11% 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):
65% for first-year students
65% for full-time undergraduates
40% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$19,074 for first-year students
$18,782 for full-time undergraduates
$4,872 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$15,411 for first-year students
$14,508 for full-time undergraduates
$2,999 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,434 for first-year students
$5,172 for full-time undergraduates
$3,260 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,498 for first-year students
$4,527 for full-time undergraduates
$3,248 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
19% of first-year students
16% of full-time undergraduates
1% 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):
$6,470 for first-year students
$5,541 for full-time undergraduates
$3,676 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
7% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$16,844 for first-year students
$19,301 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
  • alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Average student debt upon graduation: $18,819
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • 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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1,500 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1,500 (full tuition)



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