How does financial aid work?
Financial aid
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- Bluffton is in the Top 10 Percent in financial aid given among private four-year colleges and universities in our state and...
- Tuition is below the average amount in those same schools.
Award letter explained
Once you have filed the FAFSA as an accepted Bluffton student, you’ll receive a financial aid award letter. The chart will clarify the types and amounts of financial aid offered.
Federal Student Aid resources:
Need-based student financial aid is determined based on information gathered through
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.)
Following the debacle of the 2024-25 FASFA rollout, the U.S. Department of Education
completed several rounds of beta testing for 2025-26. The simplified Better FAFSA
will be open for submission on Dec. 1, 2024. Since Oct. 1, more than 14,000 students
have submitted their FAFSA forms through the beta program, with records successfully
processed and sent to colleges.
If you have general questions about the financial aid process, or specific questions
about completing the FAFSA, you can also call the Federal Student Aid Information
Center hotline:
1-800-4FEDAID (1-800-433-3243) (available daytime, evenings and weekends)
Questions?
Our financial aid staff is committed to answering your questions and connecting you with the resources available to meet your goals. Feel free to ask us questions specific to Bluffton or general questions about financial aid. Topics may include federal and state issues, the financial aid application process, grant and loan issues and any other questions you may have.
You do not have to be a current or
potential student to use this service.
This service is open to everyone!
Contact us by e-mail at:
finaid@bluffton.edu for general financial aid questions
loans@bluffton.edu for student and parent loan questions
campusjobs@bluffton.edu for Learn & Earn campus job questions
Or, by phone at:
419-358-3266
Bluffton University Financial Aid staff
Office hours
Monday-Friday
8 a.m.-noon; 1-5 p.m.
Financial Aid Office
Spring Street
How does financial aid work?