The Survey of Financial Aid Officers, 2000 Edition
The 2000 edition of The Survey of Financial Aid Officers offers updated data on loans and scholarships, work study and 
graduate assistantships, financial aid staff, technology used in financial aid offices and more

TABLE OF CONTENTS

METHODOLOGY

SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS

SECTION I - FINANCIAL AID

Mean Amount Of Institutional Aid Given To Students During The 1998-1999 Academic Year (In Dollars)

Mean Estimated Amount Of Institutional Aid Given To Students During The 1999-2000 Academic Year (In Dollars)

Mean Percentage Of Total Tuition Payments That Were In Effect Returned To Incoming Students Through Financial Aid During The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of Total Tuition Payments That Will In Effect Be Returned To Incoming Students Through Financial Aid During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Percentage Of Incoming Students That Received Financial Aid From The Colleges For the 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of Incoming Students That Will Receive Financial Aid From The Colleges For the 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Percentage Of Students That Received Reductions Of More Than 15% Off The Tuition "Sticker Price" For the 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of Students That Received Reductions Of More Than 15% Off The Tuition "Sticker Price" For the 1999-2000 Academic Year

SECTION II - SCHOLARSHIPS

Mean Number Of Students That Were Offered Full Scholarships For the 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Number Of Students That Were Offered Full Scholarships For The 1998-1999 Academic Year That Chose To Attend The Colleges

Mean Number Of Students That Were Offered Full Scholarships For the 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Number Of Students That Were Offered Full Scholarships For The 1999-2000 Academic Year That Chose To Attend The Colleges

Mean Number Of Partial Scholarships That Were Offered To Students For The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Number Of Students Who Were Offered Partial Scholarships For The 1998-1999 Academic Year That Chose To Attend The Colleges

Mean Estimated Number Of Partial Scholarships That Were Offered To Students For The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Number Of Students That Were Offered Partial Scholarships For The 1999-2000 Academic Year That Attended The Colleges

Mean Number Of Athletic Scholarships That The Colleges Offered To New Students For The 199-1999 Academic Year

Mean Percentage Of Athletic Scholarships Offered During The 1998-1999 Academic Year That Gave Full Tuition

Mean Percentage Of Athletic Scholarships Offered During The 1998-1999 Academic Year That Were Given To Women

Mean Estimated Number Of Athletic Scholarships Offered During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of Athletic Scholarships Offered During The 1999-2000 Academic Year That Gave Full Tuition

Mean Estimated Percentage Of Athletic Scholarships Offered During The 1999-2000 Academic Year That Were Given To Women

SECTION III - WORK STUDY & GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS

Mean Percentage Of Incoming Students That Received Work Study Assistance For The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of Incoming Students That Received Work Study Assistance For The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Spending On Work Study Programs During The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Spending On Work Study Programs The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Percentage Of Students That Received Work-Study Assistance That Were Assigned To Work In The Colleges’ Departmental Offices

Mean Percentage Of Students That Received Work-Study Assistance That Were Assigned To Work In The Colleges' Administrative Offices

Mean Percentage Of Students That Received Work Study Assistance That Were Assigned To Work In The Colleges’ Food Services

Mean Percentage Of Students That Received Work Study Assistance That Were Assigned To Work In Community Service Programs, Not Directly Related To The Colleges

Mean Percentage Of Students That Received Work Study Assistance That Were Assigned To Work In Positions Other Than Those Listed

Mean Percentage Of Graduate Students That Received Assistantships During The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of Graduate Students That Received Assistantships During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Spending On Graduate Assistantships During The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Spending On Graduate Assistantships During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

SECTION IV - LOANS

Mean Percentage Of The Total Number Of Students Per College That Received Federally Subsidized Student Loans For The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of The Total Number Of Students That Received Federally Subsidized Student Loans During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Dollar Amount Of Federally Subsidized Loans Given To Students During The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Amount Of Federally Subsidized Loans Given To Students During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Assigned Default Rate On Federal Loans For The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Assigned Default Rate On Federal Loans For The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Actual Default Rate On Federal Loans For The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Actual Default Rate On Federal Loans For The 1999-2000 Academic Year

SECTION V - NEGOTIATIONS

Mean Percentage Of Students That Disputed The Colleges’ Initial Financial Aid Offers

Percentage Of Disputed Financial Aid Offers Negotiated By The Colleges

Mean Percentage Of Disputed Financial Aid Offers That The Colleges Change

Men Percentage Of Students That Disputed Initial Financial Aid Offers That Attend The Colleges After The Colleges Change The Offers

Mean Percentage Of Disputed Financial Aid Offers In Which The Colleges Increase The Loan Amounts

Mean Percentage Of Disputed Financial Aid Offers In Which The Colleges Increase The Amount Of Work Study Dollars

Mean Percentage Of Disputed Financial Aid Offers In Which The Colleges Increase The Amount of Grant Dollars

Mean Percent Increase In Aid In Altered Financial Aid Packages

SECTION VI - AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Percentage Of Colleges That Responded That State Or Local Laws Mandate Any Kind Of Preference For Any Group Of Applicants

Percentage Of Colleges That Allocate Funds To Attract Students Of African-American Ancestry

Percentage Of Colleges That Allocate Funds To Attract Students Of Hispanic-American Ancestry

Percentage Of Schools That Allocate Money To Attract Students Of Indian, Eskimo, Or Polynesian Ancestry

Percentage Of Colleges That Allocate Funds To Attract Students Of Asian Ancestry

Percentage Of Colleges That Allocate Funds To Attract Female Students

Percentage Of Colleges That Allocate Funds To Attract Handicapped Students

Percentage Of Colleges That Allocate Funds To Attract Students Over The Age Of 50

Percentage Of Colleges That Allocate Funds To Attract Individuals From Geographic

Parts Of The USA That Might Be Under-Represented In The General School Population

SECTION VII - SOFTWARE & HARDWARE

Mean Number Of Personal And Laptop Computers In The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices

Mean Number Of Personal And Laptop Computers In The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices That Were Purchased Within The Past Year

Me an Spending On Personal And Laptop Computers For The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices During The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Spending On Personal And Laptop Computers For The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Percentage Of Financial Aid Offices That Have Use Software Designed Specifically For Processing Financial Aid Applications

Percentage Of Financial Aid Offices That Have Their Computer Systems Networked To The Rest Of The Campus

SECTION VIII - THE WEB

Percentage Of Financial Aid Offices That Have Web Pages

Percentage Of Colleges That Enable Students To Check The Status Of Their Financial Aid On The Web

Percentage Of Financial Aid Offices That Offer Loan Counseling Through Their Web Pages

Percentage Of Colleges Whose Web-based Loan Counseling Satisfies The Department Of Education’s Requirement That Students Must Be Counseled Before Receiving Loans, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Offer Counseling Through The Web

SECTION IX - STAFF

Mean Number Of Staff In The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices During The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Number Of Staff In The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Percentage Of The Total Financial Aid Staff That Were Part-time During The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of The Total Financial Aid Staff That Were Part-time During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Percentage Of The Total Financial Aid Staff That Were Full-time During The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of The Total Financial Aid Staff That Were Full-time During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Number Of Students Employed By The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Number Of Students Employed By The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Percentage Of Student Workers That Were Part-time During The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of Student Workers That Were Full-time During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of Student Workers That Were Part-time During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of Student Workers That Were Full-time During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Percentage Of The Colleges’ Total Financial Aid Staff That Were Considered Professional-Level Employees During the 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Percentage Of The Colleges’ Total Financial Aid Staff That Were Considered Support Staff During the 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of The Colleges’ Total Financial Aid Staff That Were Considered Professional-Level Employees During the 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Percentage Of The Colleges’ Total Financial Aid Staff That Were Considered Support Staff During The 1999-2000 Academic Year

Mean Number Of Staff Members The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices Decreased By During The Summer Months Before The 1998-1999 Academic Year

Mean Estimated Number Of Staff Members The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices Decreased By During The Summer Months Before The 1999-2000 Academic Year

APPENDIX

Types Of Community Service Positions To Which The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices Assign Students In Order To Remain In Compliance With The Law Stating That 5% Of Federal Work Study Dollars Be Spent On Community Service Programs

Software Used In The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices

Services Or Information Offered On The Financial Aid Offices’ Web Pages

Titles Of The Persons To Whom The Directors Of Financial Aid Report

Best Management Decisions Made By The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices In The Past Year

Best Purchases Made By The Colleges’ Financial Aid Offices In The Past Year

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