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George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030

Official telephone: (703) 993-1000
Fax number: (703) 993-8707

Website: www.gmu.edu

Screen last updated on: January 2009

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2006 academic year.

Financial Aid OfficeTOP

Financial aid officer:

Jevita de Freitas,
Director of Financial Aid

Contacting the office:

703 993-2353
703 993-2350 (fax)
finaid@gmu.edu

FAFSA number:

003749

ExpensesTOP

Tuition notes:

in-state tuition based on $313 per credit hour for 1 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $936 per credit hour for 1 hrs/yr

Applying for AidTOP

Required form	Priority date	Rolling?	Closing date
FAFSA	March 1	yes	N/A

Date award notification begins:

April 1

Applied for financial aid:


66%	of first-year students
53%	of full-time undergraduates
34%	of part-time undergraduates

Determined to have financial need:


64%	of first-year students
71%	of full-time undergraduates
73%	of part-time undergraduates

Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:


95%	of first-year students
97%	of full-time undergraduates
90%	of part-time undergraduates

Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:


79%	of first-year students
77%	of full-time undergraduates
69%	of part-time undergraduates

Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:


76%	of first-year students
82%	of full-time undergraduates
91%	of part-time undergraduates

Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:


30%	of first-year students
15%	of full-time undergraduates
3%	of part-time undergraduates

Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):


17%	of first-year students
16%	of full-time undergraduates
16%	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):


69%	for first-year students
66%	for full-time undergraduates
50%	for part-time undergraduates

Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):


$9,735	for first-year students
$9,260	for full-time undergraduates
$5,873	for part-time undergraduates

Average need-based gift award:


$5,799	for first-year students
$5,344	for full-time undergraduates
$2,912	for part-time undergraduates

Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):


$3,597	for first-year students
$4,589	for full-time undergraduates
$4,334	for part-time undergraduates

Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):


$3,393	for first-year students
$4,307	for full-time undergraduates
$4,265	for part-time undergraduates

Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):


4%	of first-year students
2%	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):


$6,278	for first-year students
$5,414	for full-time undergraduates
$1,676	for part-time undergraduates

Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:


2%	of first-year students
2%	of full-time undergraduates
0%	of part-time undergraduates

Average non-need-based athletic award:


$12,604	for first-year students
$12,534	for full-time undergraduates
$3,275	for part-time undergraduates

School participates in Federal Work-Study Program:

yes

Types of Aid AvailableTOP

Types of loans available:

FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
FFEL PLUS Loans
Federal Perkins Loans
Federal Nursing Loans

Parent loans packaged to meet need:

First-year loan package range:

$2,471 - $3,388

Undergraduate loan package range:

$3,766 - $3,893

Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs:

49%

Average student debt upon graduation:

$16,705

Types of payment plans:

Academic Management Services (AMS)
deferred payment plan

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)
state scholarships/grants
academic merit scholarships/grants
athletic scholarships
ROTC scholarships

First-year scholarship/grant award range:

$3,444 - $5,728

Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range:

$3,841 - $5,925

Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students:

20%

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