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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - BOSTON

University of Massachusetts - Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125-3393

Official telephone: (617) 287-5000
Fax number: (617) 265-7173

Website: www.umb.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: Judy Keyes,
Director, Financial Aid Services
Contacting the office: 617 287-6300
617 287-6323 (fax)
bos.finaid@umb.edu
FAFSA number: 002222

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $1,714; $9,758 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on per credit hour, out-of-state tuition based on per credit hour
Book fees: $800
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,340
Other expenses: personal and other expenses

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
87% of first-year students
71% of full-time undergraduates
45% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
84% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
91% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
97% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
91% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
77% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
93% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
2% of first-year students
2% 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):
41% of first-year students
57% of full-time undergraduates
55% 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):
81% for first-year students
87% for full-time undergraduates
86% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,566 for first-year students
$11,190 for full-time undergraduates
$7,924 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,391 for first-year students
$6,442 for full-time undergraduates
$3,371 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,184 for first-year students
$6,086 for full-time undergraduates
$6,001 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,353 for first-year students
$4,300 for full-time undergraduates
$4,951 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
$2,333 for first-year students
$3,015 for full-time undergraduates
$1,572 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 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: 11%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 84%
Average student debt upon graduation: $14,805
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
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
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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