Financial Planning
Business Office
The St. Mary’s Business Office is dedicated to supporting the University community and assisting students with understanding and managing their financial obligations while enrolled at St. Mary’s.
The Business Office offers in-person services at our office, located in the basement of St. Louis Hall.
Financial Aid
St. Mary's University desires to assist all qualified students who seek financial assistance in order to continue their education. Thus the University has established a complete student aid program which includes scholarships, grants, loans, tuition reductions and part-time employment. The allocation of financial assistance is usually related to the student's need. Financial need is the difference between the expense of attending college and the financial resources available to the student and the student's family to meet expenses. It is the basic policy of most colleges to expect that the student's family will make a reasonable effort to assist with the student's college expenses from the family's resources.
The student is also expected to make a contribution from savings and employment. To assure the most equitable distribution of financial assistance, the University uses the financial need analysis information provided by the students and their families on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (i.e. FAFSA) form. The student aid index determines a family’s need and considers the family's resources and factors influencing the use of these resources such as number of dependents, retirement needs, assets, investments, and other special problems which deserve consideration.
Financial assistance from the University must be viewed as supplemental to all other resources (parent's and/or student's expected contribution, percentage of student's savings, student's summer earnings, etc.) available to meet the expenses of attending the University.
For additional information on Financial Assistance, click here to access the Office of Financial Assistance website.