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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive
Hattiesburg, MS 39406


Website: www.usm.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: David Williamson,
Interim Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 601 266-4774
601 266-5769 (fax)
financial.aid@usm.edu
FAFSA number: 002441

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $5,096; $12,746 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $402
Book fees: $1,400
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,314
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $6,200

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 15noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 15noN/A

Applied for financial aid:
82% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
56% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
82% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
81% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
65% of first-year students
66% of full-time undergraduates
66% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
78% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
59% of first-year students
46% of full-time undergraduates
16% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
27% of first-year students
27% of full-time undergraduates
20% 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):
84% for first-year students
82% for full-time undergraduates
70% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,433 for first-year students
$9,018 for full-time undergraduates
$5,909 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,771 for first-year students
$3,978 for full-time undergraduates
$2,658 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,119 for first-year students
$4,934 for full-time undergraduates
$4,475 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,057 for first-year students
$4,878 for full-time undergraduates
$4,463 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
12% of first-year students
8% 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):
$4,310 for first-year students
$3,585 for full-time undergraduates
$1,030 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
4% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$5,759 for first-year students
$6,642 for full-time undergraduates
$4,136 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $2,874 - $2,998
Undergraduate loan package range: $3,978 - $4,305
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 63%
Average student debt upon graduation: $19,915
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
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $3,312 - $3,567
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $2,894 - $2,997
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 13%



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