How does financial aid work?
Financial aid
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- Bluffton is in the Top 10 Percent in financial aid given among private four-year colleges and universities in our state and...
- Tuition is below the average amount in those same schools.
Bluffton University Financial Aid staff
Contact us by email at:
finaid@bluffton.edu for general financial aid questions
loans@bluffton.edu for student and parent loan questions
campusjobs@bluffton.edu for Learn & Earn campus job questions
Or, by phone at:
419-358-3266
Office hours
Monday-Friday
8 a.m.-noon; 1-5 p.m.
Financial Aid Office
Spring Street
Award letter explained
Once you have filed the FAFSA as an accepted Bluffton student, you’ll receive a financial aid award letter. The chart will clarify the types and amounts of financial aid offered.
Federal Student Aid resources:
Need-based student financial aid is determined based on information gathered through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.)
If you have general questions about the financial aid process, or specific questions
about completing the FAFSA, you can also call the Federal Student Aid Information
Center hotline:
1-800-4FEDAID (1-800-433-3243) (available daytime, evenings and weekends)
Questions?
Our financial aid staff is committed to answering your questions and connecting you with the resources available to meet your goals. Feel free to ask us questions specific to Bluffton or general questions about financial aid. Topics may include federal and state issues, the financial aid application process, grant and loan issues and any other questions you may have.
Financial aid links
The FSA ID - a username and password - has replaced the Federal Student Aid PIN and must be used to log in to certain U.S. Department of Education websites, including the FAFSA. Your FSA ID confirms your identity when you access your financial aid information and electronically sign Federal Student Aid documents. If you do not already have an FSA ID, you can create one by logging in to Create an FSA ID.
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online.
If you are a first-time Federal Direct Loan borrower you must complete the MPN before your loan funds can be released.
Parents applying for a PLUS Loan are required to complete both an application and an MPN. Returning Parent PLUS borrowers must complete a new application each academic year. The MPN is an agreement to repay loan funds the parent borrows on behalf of the student.
Complete the mandatory loan entrance counseling session online at any time.
Students that graduate, withdraw, transfer or otherwise cease attendance at Bluffton must complete the mandatory loan exit counseling session. Students will be contacted by the financial aid office with further instructions.
Information on this site is useful in your search to make higher education affordable for both parents and students.
The National Center for Education Statistics opened this new Web site with hundreds of pages of student aid information. Students can read about the application process for financial aid and use a calculator to determine how much they need to save for college.
Financial aid links
FSA ID
The FSA ID - a username and password - has replaced the Federal Student Aid PIN and
must be used to log in to certain U.S. Department of Education websites, including
the FAFSA. Your FSA ID confirms your identity when you access your financial aid
information and electronically sign Federal Student Aid documents. If you do not
already have an FSA ID, you can create one by logging in to Create an FSA ID.
FAFSA on the Web
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online.
Federal Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN)
If you are a first-time Federal Direct Loan borrower you must complete the MPN before
your loan funds can be released.
Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan Application and Master Promissory Note (MPN)
Parents applying for a PLUS Loan are required to complete both an application and
an MPN. Returning Parent PLUS borrowers must complete a new application each academic
year. The MPN is an agreement to repay loan funds the parent borrows on behalf of
the student.
Entrance loan counseling
Complete the mandatory loan entrance counseling session online at any time.
Exit loan counseling
Students that graduate, withdraw, transfer or otherwise cease attendance at Bluffton
must complete the mandatory loan exit counseling session. Students will be contacted
by the financial aid office with further instructions.
OASFAA Financial Aid Resource Page
Information on this site is useful in your search to make higher education affordable
for both parents and students.
Student Aid on the Web
The National Center for Education Statistics opened this new Web site with hundreds
of pages of student aid information. Students can read about the application process
for financial aid and use a calculator to determine how much they need to save for
college.
How does financial aid work?