Impact of Unmet Need at

COSUAA Institutions
Susan O'Flaherty
Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

March 7, 2002
Brownsville, TX
Components of a Financial Aid
Package
Cost of Attendance
- Federal Aid
- State Aid
- Institutional Aid
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Unmet Need
 Calculated Unmet Need at COSUAA Institutions

$4,500
NCES estimate used in Access Denied:
$4,000 Unmet Need = $3,800
$4,070
$3,800
$3,500 $3,617
$3,291
$3,000

$2,500

$2,000

$1,500

$1,000

$500

$0
Nebraska New Jersey New York* Pennsylvania

* Institutional estimate
Flagship Four-Year Public Institutions
 Impact of Institutional Resources on Lowering Unmet Need

$5,500

$5,000
$5,038
NCES estimate used in Access Denied:
$4,500
Unmet Need = $3,800
$4,000

$3,500

$3,000 $3,235

$2,500
$2,542
$2,000 $2,235

$1,500

$1,000

$500

$0
Western Michigan Western Michigan California California without
University University without Institutional Aid
Institutional Aid