Evaluating Financial Aid Award Letters Quick Reference Guide

Provide the percentage of the class (defined above) who borrowed at any time through federal loan programs--Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include

loan programs (Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, state, institutional, private loans that were certified by the institution, etc.; exclude parent

(SEOG) Programs, and/or Federal Direct Loans (Stafford subsidized and unsubsidized, Plus Loans, and the Perkins Loan program). All students seeking federal financial aid benefits

Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan Grad PLUS Loan for graduate and professional students Consolidation Loan Perkins Loan Private Loans Alternative

The Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Work Study, Federal Perkins Loan and Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan are “needs based”

Federal Loan Programs Federal Direct Stafford Student Loan Program Federal Direct Stafford Loan Borrowing Limits Federal Perkins Student Loan Program Federal Direct PLUS Loans

The term “Title IV aid” refers to the following Federal financial aid programs: Unsubsidized Federal Stafford loans, Subsidized Federal Stafford loans, Federal Perkins loans,

The term “Title IV aid” refers to the following Federal financial aid programs: Unsubsidized Federal Stafford loans, Subsidized Federal Stafford loans, Federal Perkins loans, Federal