Types of Aid
Financial aid is money that helps you pay for college. Financial aid can be a combination of scholarships, grants, loans and work study.
- Scholarships and grants are “free money” that you do not need to repay.
- Loans need to be paid back when you enroll less than half-time or you graduate.
- A part-time job can also help you pay for school and living expenses.
By submitting a financial aid application and a scholarship application, you are reviewed for all the types of financial aid that you are eligible for. Remember: each student is eligible for different kinds of financial aid. The types of financial aid you are offered is based on the data provided on your financial aid and/or scholarship application. Financial aid is either need-based or non-need based. Financial need, and need-based aid eligibility, is determined by subtracting the EFC from the COA. Students are not allowed to receive aid that exceeds their Cost of Attendance.
Cost of Attendance (COA)
Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
Financial Need
Additional Aid for Graduate Students Only
Federal School Code: 003661