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Kent State University
Award Estimator
2007-2008 KSU Award Estimator
The Award Estimator program was designed by the Student Financial Aid Office at Kent State University to provide students and families with an idea of what types of federal, state, and some institutional aid the student may be eligible to receive. We hope this will assist you and your family in estimating your out-of-pocket financial obligations for one academic year at Kent State University.

It is important to remember that this program will only provide you with an estimate of your potential financial aid eligibility and that estimate is based on the 2007-2008 academic year. This is not an application for financial aid and the estimated awards that will be listed at the end are in no way a guarantee or official notification of financial aid. This program assumes that you will apply for federal student aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (available on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov) after January 1, of each year and that you will meet Kent State University's priority processing deadline of March 1.



What is the student's expected enrollment?
  Undergraduate Graduate
Full Time 12+ hours 8+ hours
3/4 Time 9 to 11 hours 6 or 7 hours
Half Time 6 to 8 hours 4 or 5 hours
Less than Half Time 1 to 5 hours 1 to 3 hours
Which campus will the student attend?

Kent Campus - Kent, OH Salem
Ashtabula Stark
East Liverpool Trumbull
Geauga Tuscarawas
Where will the student live while in school? On Campus - Living in residence halls
Off Campus - Not living with parents
Living with parents
What is the student's official state of residence?

What will the student's class level be?

Freshmen (Never attended)
Freshmen (Less than 30 hours)
Sophomore (30 to 59 hours)
Junior (60 to 89 hours)
Senior (90 hours or more)
Graduate
When did you first enroll in higher education? First enrolled in higher education prior to summer 2006
First enrolled in higher education in summer of 2006 or later
Would you like this estimate to include Federal Work Study?
Yes
No 		Click here to learn more about the Federal Work Study program.
Enter the amount of all of the student's other aid.
Other aid includes any outside scholarships (high school, community, etc.), grants, fee waivers, veteran's education benefits, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation benefits, JTPA, or other aid sources that you expect to receive during the 2007-2008 award year.
What is the student's Expected Familiy Contribution (EFC)?

Enter the EFC amount from the top right of the student's Student Aid Report or estimate your EFC and enter that amount
Note: The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is the primary indicator used in determininig your student financial aid. The estimation of aid will be inaccurate if the EFC is not correct.
What is student's or spouse's Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)?
FAFSA or SAR line 35; IRS Form 1040-line 37; 1040A-line 21; 1040EZ-line 4
What is student's or spouse's Earned Income Tax Credit or other benefits received?

FAFSA or SAR line 40 or total from FAFSA worksheet A.
or
Complete our Online Student Worksheet A to estimate

For more information on EITC click here
What is student's or spouse's untaxed income?
FAFSA or SAR line-41
-or-
Complete our Online Student Worksheet B to estimate
What is the student's Dependency status?
Dependent
Independent
 Is the student an independent student or dependent student ?
How many dependents are claimed?
None
One
Two
 Three
Four
Five+

If you are a dependent student- How many dependents does the student's parent claim? (must be atleast one)

If you are an independent student- How many dependents does the student claim?


Dependent Students Only
Is student more than 19 years old and attending college for the first time? No
Yes
What is the student's earned income from work?
FAFSA or SAR line 38; W-2 form; IRS Form 1040-lines 7+12+18; 1040A-line 7; or 1040EZ-line 1
What is the parent's Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)?
FAFSA or SAR line 73; IRS Form 1040-line 37; 1040A-line 21; 1040EZ-line 4
What is the parent's Earned Income Tax Credit or other benefits received?

FAFSA or SAR line 78 or total from FAFSA worksheet A.
or
Complete our Online Parent Worksheet A to estimate

For more information on EITC click here
What is the parent's untaxed income?

FAFSA or SAR line 79 or total from FAFSA worksheet B.
or
Complete our Online Parent Worksheet B to estimate