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Samuel Merritt University

Samuel Merritt University
3100 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609-3108

Official telephone: (510) 869-6511
Fax number: (510) 869-6525
Website: https://www.samuelmerritt.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2024 academic year.

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $58,122; $58,122 out-of-state

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 2noN/A

Applied for financial aid:
91% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
98% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
98% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
0% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
0% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
19% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$11,861 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$13,002 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,420 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,110 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships

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