1. Personal Finance
Paying for College

2. COST 2015-2016 St. Cloud State Univ Univ of MN Twin Cities Mayville
St. Cloud State Univ
Univ of MN
Twin Cities
Mayville
*little less if ND Res
MSUM
*Tuition Freeze
NDSU
*little less ND Res
UND M
State
Concordia
Tuition + Fees
$7,910
$14,224
$6,861
$8,117
$9,158
$8,938
$5,328
$36,878
Residence + Food Plan
$8,230
$9,058
$7,830
$8,076
$7,918
$7,856
$7,810
Books + Supplies
$1,200
$1,000
$1000+
Total
$17,340
$24,282
$14,691
$17,393
$18,276
$17,794
$7,328
$45,688

3. How Can I Afford This??? Concurrent & AP classes in high school Fafsa-
Grants
Work-Study
Loans
Savings
Scholarships
Consider being an RA (resident assistant)

4. Concurrent & AP Concurrent AP College Classes in the High School
Mstate
MN Resident: $ X 3=
NDSU
MN Resident: $ X 3= $1,113.75
ND Resident: X 3= 1,012.25
UND
MN Resident $ X 3 = $1,093.75
ND Resident $ X 3=$967.62 AP
Class all year
May take a test score of 1-5
Most schools award credit for a score of 3+
AP Credit Search

5. FAFSA Fill out as soon as you can after October 1st
Parents need to have their taxes done
FAFSA night in October
Grant- FREE money you do not have to pay this back!
Work-Study- money earned by a student through a job on or near campus- do NOT have to pay back
Loans-HAVE to pay back
Subsidized-Gov’t pays interest
Unsubsidized-YOU pay interest from day 1

6. Savings Work and SAVE up now!
Put money away into college funds or mutual funds etc… (some place where you will earn interest)

7. Scholarships FREE MONEY
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