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UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT

University of Bridgeport
126 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604

Official telephone: (203) 576-4000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 392-3582
Fax number: (203) 576-4941

Website: www.bridgeport.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: Kathleen A. Gailor,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 203 576-4568
800 392-3582 (toll free)
203 576-4941 (fax)
FAFSA number: 001416

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $21,150; $21,150 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,710
Book fees: $1,500
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,000
Combined room and board expenses: $10,000 - $10,000

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
82% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
98% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
91% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
49% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
92% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
83% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
97% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
8% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
8% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
4% 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):
52% for first-year students
52% for full-time undergraduates
23% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$20,453 for first-year students
$19,830 for full-time undergraduates
$4,257 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,536 for first-year students
$7,574 for full-time undergraduates
$1,786 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,994 for first-year students
$6,541 for full-time undergraduates
$3,666 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,078 for first-year students
$5,077 for full-time undergraduates
$3,630 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
20% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
3% 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):
$13,448 for first-year students
$13,748 for full-time undergraduates
$3,810 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
9% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$14,905 for first-year students
$13,195 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: 17%

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: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 0%
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
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
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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