| Screen last updated on: September 2025 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2025 academic year.
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| Financial aid homepage: |
https://dsu.edu/
admissions/
calculator.html |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$7,836; $11,028 out-of-state |
| Book fees: |
$800 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$2,694 |
| Other expenses: |
Estimated expense of transportation for residents. |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$8,506 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | March 1 | no | N/A |
| institutional scholarship application form | N/A | no | N/A |
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| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 86% | of first-year students |
| 74% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 64% | of first-year students |
| 73% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 98% | of first-year students |
| 97% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 71% | of first-year students |
| 75% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 85% | of first-year students |
| 63% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 11% | of first-year students |
| 11% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 58% | for first-year students |
| 54% | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $10,217 | for first-year students |
| $10,492 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $5,297 | for first-year students |
| $5,501 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $3,643 | for first-year students |
| $4,432 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $3,096 | for first-year students |
| $4,015 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| 38% | of first-year students |
| 28% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| $5,121 | for first-year students |
| $5,470 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: |
yes |
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| Types of loans available: |
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- Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct PLUS Loans
- Federal Nursing Loans
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| Need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- need-based (general)
- Federal Pell Grants
- SEOG
- state scholarships/grants
- college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
- private scholarships/grants
- Agency Assistance (Veteran Benefits/ Department of Labor)
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| Non-need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- non-need-based (general)
- state scholarships/grants
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- special characteristics
- athletic scholarships
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