1. National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey:04 Findings at SUNY: Do these numbers pass the laugh test? SUNY Fall Directors Meeting Herkimer Community College December 7, 2005

2. Average for Recipients: Tuition and Fees Cost of Attendance Percent on Aid (excludes PLUS only) 2-Year4-YearCampuses $3,233$5,690 $10,614$15,165 66.5%79.9% NPSAS:04 Basic SUNY Data Full-time, full-year students 2003-04

3. NPSAS:04 Basic SUNY Data Full-time, full-year students 2003-04 Average for Recipients: All Aid (excludes PLUS) All Grants All Loans (excludes PLUS) 2-Year4-YearCampuses $5,244$9,219 $3,377$4,014 $3,921$5,598

4. NPSAS:04 Basic SUNY Data Percent of Aid Recipients: Receiving Federal Grants Receiving State Grants Receiving Institutional Grants 2-Year4-YearCampuses 28.2%26.4% 25.3%44.4% 3.0%10.8%

5. NPSAS:04 Basic SUNY Data Average for Recipients: Federal Grants State Grants Institutional Grants 2-Year4-YearCampuses $2,284$2,972 $1,196$2,019 $1,802$2,526

6. NPSAS:04 Basic SUNY Data Average for Recipients: Student Loans Alternative Loans Aggregate Alternative Loans Percent of Students Borrowing Alt Loans 2-Year4-YearCampuses Low n$6,424 Low n$4,587 Low n $52,709,570 Low n 9.1%