Merit-based scholarship decisions are made in the Admissions Office within two weeks of admission and do not require a separate application. In cases where no merit aid has been offered, the Financial Aid Office is occasionally able to take financial aid offers from competing schools into account.

Need-based grants are considered in the Financial Aid Office. If you are receiving an Admissions scholarship of $15,000 or more, due to the size of your award you will only qualify for loans and you will not be considered for need-based grants.

Loans are processed in the Financial Aid Office for all students applying for financial aid.

To determine if you might qualify for need-based grants, we have a simple online questionnaire for admitted students on the Admitted Students Web site. Click on Mail & Money and Financial Aid Instructions to access the questionnaire. If it appears that you may be eligible for need-based grants after completing the questionnaire, we will direct you to complete additional financial aid information on the 2009-2010 Need Access form. This tool assists in determining resources available to a student. Parent information is not required to apply for aid. If you have completed the parent information for another school, we will disregard that data.

Please note non-U.S. citizen students are not eligible for Federal Stafford loans or Grad PLUS, and private loan programs typically require a U.S. cosigner. Our non-U.S. citizen sample loan comparison chart/FAQ (PDF) provides an overview for several lenders.

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