Financial Aid
The Office of Financial Aid is located on the McMinnville campus. The mission of the Office of Financial Aid is to provide financial assistance for students to enroll at and graduate from Linfield University. Over ninety percent of the students attending Linfield receive some form of financial assistance. Seventy percent of the students attending receive financial assistance based on their financial need. Students at Linfield are considered eligible for financial aid regardless of their race, sex, national origin, or marital status in compliance with Title IX requirements. Due to NCAA Division III regulations, athletic participation is not considered in the awarding of any financial aid.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Prospective students who complete the Linfield Application for Admission and are admitted to the university are considered for academic scholarships.
Students applying for need-based financial aid or federal loans must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), available online at studentaid.gov, and release the results to Linfield by listing the Federal school code, 003198.
The Office of Financial Aid utilizes the Student Aid Index (SAI) to determine eligibility for federal, state, and institutional aid. The SAI is a formula-based number that reflects a household's financial circumstances using the information provided in the FAFSA form such as income, assets, and family size among other factors. Eligibility for need-based aid is determined by a simple calculation: Cost of Attendance - Student Aid Index - Other Financial Aid = Remaining Need.
Linfield, the U.S. Government, and the State of Oregon all offer aid sources that Linfield may offer to a student, if they meet all eligibility requirements. Students must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for renewal of award. SAP is explained for each group of students under the appropriate tab at the top of this page.
OFFERS OF FINANCIAL AID AND DISBURSEMENTS
The Office of Financial Aid will mail financial aid offers to new students after the student has been admitted and all required financial aid documents are received. Continuing students will be notified via their Linfield.edu email once their aid offer is available in Self-Service.
Financial aid is disbursed to the student's account during the first week of each semester as long as the student has completed all the necessary requirements and meets eligibility criteria for the aid offered. The Office of Financial Aid monitors undisbursed funds weekly and notifies students with outstanding requirements through Self-Service.
Students enrolled in eligible Online and Continuing Education programs will have their aid disbursed within the first 10 business days of the semester after confirmation of meeting interaction requirements has been received from their instructors.
FINANCIAL AID REFUND POLICY
Refunds for students who withdraw from Linfield before the end of a semester will be determined based on the refund table in the Tuition, Fees, and Refund Policies section of the university catalog. In order for a refund to be processed, students must have submitted all financial aid required documentation and have received financial aid for the semester that they withdrew from. Students who fail to meet the requirements outlined in the Tuition, Fees, and Refund Policies section may impact their ability to receive a refund.
Students who received aid from Title IV aid programs (Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grant, PLUS Loans, and Stafford Loans) and withdrew from their classes or the university, may have a portion or all Title IV aid returned to the U.S. Department of Education. The amount of Title IV aid returned is determined by the federal Return of Title IV calculation. This calculation determines the amount of aid a student earned by the percentage of the semester they completed prior to their withdrawal, the difference between the earned and unearned aid is returned.
Students who withdraw are responsible to pay Linfield for any balance that results from the Return of Title IV calculation or fail to meet the requirements to receive a refund.
RENEWABILITY OF AID
Each year students must submit new applications for financial aid to qualify for any financial assistance program. Currently enrolled McMinnville students requesting renewal of their scholarship, student employment, need-based aid, as well as federal student loans, will need to submit the Linfield Application for Financial Aid (LAFA) on Etrieve, as well as the FAFSA (or ORSAA) annually. The LAFA is not required for students at the Portland campus or those enrolled in Online and Continuing Education degree programs.
Renewal depends on academic performance, the reestablishment of financial need, or both. Aid may be increased or decreased, depending on the annual financial need analysis and meeting prescribed priority dates. A student's ability to receive aid may be withdrawn if they fails to make Satisfactory Academic Progress, fails to report financial aid from sources outside Linfield University, owes a refund on a federal or state grant, or is in default on a student loan.
Priority dates are established by the Office of Financial Aid each year and students will need to meet these dates to ensure the best opportunity for renewal of scholarships and financial assistance.
NURSING UNDERGRADUATES
- First-Degree Students
- Traditional B.S.N.--Portland, On-Campus
- Second-Degree Students
- Accelerated B.S.N.--Portland, On-Campus
- Traditional B.S.N.--Portland, On-Campus
- R.N. to B.S.N. Students
- Accelerated B.S.N.--Online
ONLINE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATES
- Degree-Seeking Students
- Non-Baccalaureate Certificate-only Students
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate-only Students
To be eligible for financial aid, students must be enrolled in a degree seeking program that has been approved for federal student aid programs.
The following endorsement and certificate programs are not eligible for financial aid:
- Graduate ESOL Endorsement
- Graduate Special Educational Generalist Endorsement
- Elementary Education Certificate Program
- Elementary Education with SPED Endorsement Adult Degree Pathway
- Elementary Education plus SPED Endorsement Program
- Secondary Education Certificate Program