Transfer Students Financial Aid

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Ready to transfer? We鈥檒l help you go full speed ahead.

Once you鈥檝e decided to transfer to 海角黑料, we鈥檙e here to guide you through the financial aid process. 

A 海角黑料 financial aid advisor will work with you throughout your time on the hilltop. They鈥檒l answer questions, present financial options and make sure you鈥檙e taking advantage of all resources available to you.

We鈥檙e committed to helping transfer students find their place here, with scholarships and financial aid packages that meet their needs. To help you get started with applying for financial aid, we鈥檝e distilled it down to the following three steps:

 1. Apply for Admission

When you apply for admission before the priority deadline, you鈥檒l be automatically considered for the most scholarships

Priority Application Deadline: April 15

 2. Complete the FAFSA

The  asks questions about a family鈥檚 income and assets to determine an (EFC). Make sure to list the 海角黑料 federal school code, 003621, in the school release section, so the university gets your results. After completing the FAFSA, you will receive an email acknowledgment from the Department of Education.* When you complete the FAFSA before the priority deadline, we鈥檒l review your file for additional financial aid, including federal and state grants, other grants offered by 海角黑料 and low-interest student loans. 

FAFSA Priority Deadline: May 1
For a spring start date, the FAFSA priority deadline is November 1

3. Log into myHilltop

After you鈥檙e admitted and have provided all the required documents, you鈥檒l receive a financial aid offer letter in the mail. Financial aid offers are also displayed in . You鈥檒l be asked to go to myHilltop to accept the aid offer and complete any additional requirements to secure your aid offer.

All Other Financial Paperwork Due: July 1
For a spring start date, all other financial-aid paperwork is due Dec. 1

 

New Transfer students can try Our Net Price Calculator to get an estimated aid offer. 

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Using GI Bill庐 and/or Department of Defense Education Funding

Active duty military, veterans, and spouses/dependents of veterans may be eligible to use GI Bill庐  benefits or funding from DOD to assist in their St. Edward's education cost. All student eligibility is determined by the VA/DOD. Students can apply for GI Bill庐 benefits at .

Our Veterans Affairs Office manages all GI Bill庐/DOD education funding, please contact us at (512) 492-3193, or dnoll@stedwards.edu. You can find more information on our Veterans Affairs site.

Please note that The is for all public universities in the state of Texas. St. Edward's is a private university and cannot participate in the Hazlewood Act.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) (H.R. 1) (鈥淏BB鈥) Impact

On July 4, 2025, the President signed into law the final version of the . We are closely reviewing the impact of this legislation and are awaiting further guidance from the U.S. Department of Education in many areas. While it is too early to determine all of the effects, the University is focused on understanding how the legislation will affect students, particularly in terms of new limits on graduate and parent borrowing.  The changes impacting financial aid are scheduled to go into effect starting July 1, 2026 unless otherwise stated. The below updates are based on the most recent Reimagining Innovative Student Engagement Committee (RISE) negotiated rulemaking sessions.

Pell Grant Eligibility-Maintained traditional 12-credit/semester;
-Continued access for part-time students
-Ineligible to receive if cost of attendance is already covered by other non-federal grants
Max Pell GrantAmount remains unchanged
Parent PLUS Loan Limits-$20,000 academic year/$65K lifetime per dependent student
Student Loan ProrationBorrowers enrolled less than full-time (12 hours) will only be able to borrow a prorated maximum loan offer based on enrolled hours.
Repayment Plans- Implemented new and simplified Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) with rates 1% to 10% of discretionary income
- Eliminated SAVE plan
- Extended forgiveness
periods to 30 years
- Introduced minimum monthly payments
-All loans must be repaid on the same plan, so if you borrow before and after July 1, 2026 you will be limited to the standard or RAP plans
-If you do not borrow new loans after July 1, 2026 you will be

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St. Edward's University
3001 S Congress Ave
Austin, Texas 78704