Tuition and fees pay the balance. Friends of the University have made additional funds available for financial assistance, which is granted on the basis of both merit and need. The University has available scholarships, grants, work opportunities and loans to assist worthy students in meeting financial needs for their college education. Information is available from the Financial Aid Office about the different programs SU offers to help families pay educational expenses.
Financial aid is disbursed on a similar schedule.
For summer school financial aid, which includes May and June terms, students must complete the Request for Financial Aid for Summer form, which is available in the Financial Aid Office. No SU scholarships or grants are available for the summer terms. Students mainly rely upon student loans to fund educational costs for these terms. As a family's financial circumstances change, so does the family's eligibility for need-based financial aid. If the family's financial circumstances remain the same from year to year, then the financial assistance a family receives should remain at the same level.