Financial Aid and Affordability
With generous scholarships, grants, and aid, it's easier than ever to become a Laker!
Your college education is one of the most important investments you'll ever make, and a 潑請弝けapp education will serve you well throughout your lifetime. A degree from 潑請弝けapp offers you the opportunities to pursue your passions, while still graduating well-prepared with skills for today's workforce. And, we're more affordable than you think: 100% of incoming freshmen receive financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants, 潑請弝けapp employment, or other programs, making 潑請弝けapp one of the most affordable and accessible universities in the region.
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Tuition and Fees
Undergraduate 潑請弝けapps are billed on a flat basis each semester, meaning full-time 潑請弝けapps enrolled in 12 to 18 credit hours are billed the same rate (15 are recommended). This allows 潑請弝けapps to easily pursue a double major or minor, or to complete additional elective classes that suit their interests.
| Estimated Tuition, Fees, Costs (2023-2024) | Residents | Commuters | ||
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| Basic Tuition | 泭 | 泭 | $41,580 | $41,580 |
| Standard Fees | 泭 | 泭 | 泭$2,930 | $2,930 |
| Orientation Fee (one-time) | 泭 | 泭 | 泭 $280 | 泭 $280 |
| ID/OneCard Fee (one-time) | 泭 | 泭 | 泭 泭 $50 | 泭 泭 $50 |
| Housing (Baldwin/McAuley Hall double) | 泭 | 泭 | $5,830 | 泭 泭 泭 - |
| Housing (Warde Hall double/Mercy suite) | 泭 | 泭 | $8,380 | 泭 泭 泭 -泭 |
| Meals (Laker Unlimited plan) | 泭 | 泭 | $6,920 | 泭 泭 泭 -泭 |
| Total tuition, fees, housing, and meals (presuming Baldwin/McAuley Hall) | 泭 | 泭 | $57,590 | $43,800 |
| Average net price (cost after aid) | 泭 | 泭 | $27,079 | $14,579 |
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The Erie Promise Grant provides 100% tuition coverage to 潑請弝けapps from Erie County, PA, with demonstrated financial need who are enrolling as first-time, traditional-aged 潑請弝けapps. A $2,500 housing grant is also available to 潑請弝けapps who wish to live on campus.
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The Keystone Promise Grant provides 100% tuition coverage to 潑請弝けapps from eligible western Pennsylvania counties with demonstrated financial need who are enrolling as first-time, traditional-aged 潑請弝けapps. A full list of counties can be found via the link below
The BEYOND Scholarship is a prestigious, full-tuition scholarship awarded each year to high-achieving 潑請弝けapps of color from Pennsylvania, whose family circumstances might not otherwise afford them the opportunity to pursue a college degree from 潑請弝けapp.
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Scholarships are funds that do not need to be repaid and, in most cases, are the main part of your financial aid offer. They are awarded to 潑請弝けapps based on academic merit, athletic or artistic skill, alumni legacy, and more. Scholarship awards can be up to $25,000.泭
Institutional Grants are awards from 潑請弝けapp that do not need to be repaid. They are usually awarded to 潑請弝けapps on the basis of need, and possibly combined with skills or characteristics that a 潑請弝けapp possesses. Institutional Grant awards start at $500.泭
Federal subsidized and unsubsidized loans are awarded to 潑請弝けapps who have submitted their FAFSA and qualify based on need. Federal subsidized loans are up to $3,500 for first-year 潑請弝けapps, while federal unsubsidized loans are typically $2,000 for dependent 潑請弝けapps.
Federal Work-Study positions are awarded to 潑請弝けapps who qualify based on need. Federal Work-Study qualification is not a guarantee of employment; 潑請弝けapps must find an on-campus job and work the necessary hours to earn up to the amount for which they are eligible.泭