California State University San Marcos (CSUSM)
 
Estimated Cost
stiatedCostofttendance
/yr
Tuitionandfees $
Housingandmeals
Booksandsupplies
Transportation
Othereducationcosts
Grantsandscholarshipstopayforcollege
otalGrantsandcholarships(GiftAid;norepaymentneeded)
/yr
Grantsandscholarshipsfromyourschool $
FederalPellGrant
Grantsfromyourstate
Otherscholarshipsyoucanuse
Whatwillyoupayforcollege
etCosts
/yr
(Costofattendanceminustotalgrantsandscholarships)
Optionstopaynetcosts
Workoptions
WorkStudy(Federal,state,orinstitutional) $
LoanOptions*
FederalDirectSubsidizedLoan
$
FederalDirectUnsubsidizedLoan
*Recommendedamountsshownhere.Youmaybeeligibleforadifferentamount.Contactyourfinancialaidoffice.
Otheroptions
ailyContriution
/yr
(AscalculatedbytheinstitutionusinginformationreportedontheFAFSAortoyourinstitution.)
Paymentplanofferedbytheinstitution Militaryand/orNationalServicebenefits
ParentorGraduatePLUSLoans NonFederalprivateeducationloan
AmericanOpportunityTaxCredit*
*Parentsorstudentsmayualifytoreceiveupto$2,500byclaimingtheAmericanOpportunityTaxCreditontheirtaxreturn
duringthefollowingcalendaryear.
                       
                       
               
Graduationate
Percentageoffulltime
studentswhograduate
within6years

edianorrowing
Studentswhoborrowat
UUStypicallytakeout
$inFederalloans for
theirundergraduate study.
TheFederalloan payment
over10yearsfor this
amountis approximately
$per month.Your
borrowingmay bedifferent.
epayingyourloans
Tolearnaboutloanrepaymentchoices
andworkoutyourFederalLoan
monthlypayment,goto:
http://studentaid.ed.gov/repay
loans/understand/plans
ororeinforationandnetsteps
CSUSM
inancialid Scolarsis Office
     
 ,
Telephone:()
Email:finaid@.edu
epayentate
Percentageofborrowers
enteringintorepayment
within3yearsofleaving
school

hisinstitution

ational
erage
0
Glossary
CostofttendanceCOThetotalamount(notincludinggrantsandscholarships)thatitwillcostyoutogotoschoolduringthe2017–18schoolyear.
COAincludestuitionandfees;housingandmeals;andallowancesforbooks,supplies,transportation,loanfees,anddependentcare.Italsoincludes
miscellaneousandpersonalexpenses,suchasanallowancefortherentalorpurchaseofapersonalcomputer;costsrelatedtoadisability;andreasonable
costsforeligiblestudyabroadprograms.Forstudentsattendinglessthanhalftime,theCOAincludestuitionandfees;anallowanceforbooks,supplies,and
transportation;anddependentcareexpenses.
otalGrantsandcholarshipsStudentaidfundsthatdonothavetoberepaid.Grantsareoftenneedbased,whilescholarshipsareusuallymeritbased.
Occasionallyyoumighthavetopaybackpartorallofagrantif,forexample,youwithdrawfromschoolbeforefinishingasemester.
etCostsAnestimateoftheactualcoststhatyouoryourfamilywillneedtopayduringthe2017–18schoolyeartocovereducationexpensesataparticular
school.Netcostsaredeterminedbytakingtheinstitution'scostofattendanceandsubtractingyourgrantsandscholarships.
WorktudyAfederalstudentaidprogramthatprovidesparttimeemploymentwhileyouareenrolledinschooltohelppayyoureducationexpenses.
LoansBorrowedmoneythatmustberepaidwithinterest.Loansfromthefederalgovernmenttypicallyhavealowerinterestratethanloansfromprivate
lenders.Federalloans,listedfrommostadvantageoustoleastadvantageous,arecalledFederalPerkinsLoans,DirectSubsidizedLoans,DirectUnsubsidized
Loans,andDirectPLUSLoans.YoucanfindmoreinformationaboutfederalloansatStudentAid.gov.
ailyContriutionalsoreferredtoaspectedailyContriutionAnumberusedbyaschooltocalculatehowmuchfinancialaidyouare
eligibletoreceive,ifany.It’sbasedonthefinancialinformationyouprovidedinyourFreeApplicationforFederalStudentAid(FAFSA).It’snottheamountof
moneyyourfamilywillhavetopayforcollege,norisittheamountoffederalstudentaidyouwillreceive.Thefamilycontributionisreportedtoyouonyour
StudentAidReport,alsoknownastheSAR.
GraduationateThegraduationrateafter150%ofnormalprogramcompletiontimehaselapsed.Forschoolsthatawardpredominatelybachelor’s(four
year)degrees,thisisaftersixyears,andforstudentsseekinganassociate’s(twoyear)degree,thisisafterthreeyears.Forstudentsseekingacertificate,the
lengthoftimedependsonthecertificatesought,forexample,foraoneyearcertificate,after18months.Theseratesareonlyforfulltimestudentsenrolledfor
thefirsttime.
epayentateTheshareofstudentswhohaverepaidatleast$1oftheprincipalbalanceontheirfederalloanswithin3yearsofleavingschool.
edianorrowingThemedianfederaldebtofundergraduateborrowerswhocompleted.Thisfigureincludesonlyfederalloans;itexcludesprivatestudent
loansandparentPLUSloans.