Anticipated Aid, Census Date, and Financial Aid Eligibility

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The Office of Financial Aid initially award students based on anticipated enrollment listed below:  

 

 

Career Anticipated Enrollment per Semester
Undergraduate- Degree Seeking
Full-Time (12 credits)
Graduate Half-Time (6 credits)
Law Day Full-Time (13 credits)
Advanced Professional Degree (APD) Half-Time (6 credits)
Law Day Part-Time Three Quarter-Time (10 credits)
Law Evening Three Quarter-Time (10 credits)
Doctoral

Full-Time (6 credits)

Understanding Anticipated Financial Aid

 

Financial aid that has been awarded but has not been received and credited to your account is listed as anticipated. Anticipated aid includes UBalt scholarships/grants, federal funding, state funding and alternative loans. Also, anticipated aid is listed as estimated amount of how much aid you may receive based on current enrollment.

 
Anticipated aid amounts are determined by your financial aid office and are reflected on your account on Student Center, under Account Summary. The Office of Financial Aid updates anticipated aid information weekly.

Common examples on why accepted aid will NOT be listed as anticipated aid:

  • Missing Loan Paperwork (i.e. the Master Promissory Note (MPN) and/or the Entrance Counseling). The “To Do List” on Student Center will display the missing loan paperwork.
  • Missing Donor Profile Form for UBalt Foundation Scholarships.
  • Insufficient enrollment
  • Loss of eligibility

In general, anticipated aid is a sum of awards that you’ve accepted as part of your financial aid package that is scheduled to disburse based on the Financial Aid Calendar

 

Census Date

In accordance with federal regulations, the Office of Financial Aid will finalize federal, state, and institutional student aid awards based on the enrollment status as of the Census Date . Typically, the Census Date is the next business day after the add/drop period for both Fall and Spring semesters. If a class is added after the Census Date, the credits will count toward financial aid eligibility for Federal Direct Loans only.

**The Census Date for Fall 2025 is February 3, 2025**

If you are not enrolled in your career’s anticipated enrollment in degree-applicable coursework by the end of the add/drop period, you may not be eligible for the financial aid awarded, or you may only be eligible for a portion of the award. Please refer to the specific enrollment requirements for each source of financial aid in the Understanding Anticipated Financial Aid, located above, or University of Baltimore Adjustment to Aid Guide, located below.

University of Baltimore Adjustment to Aid Guide

 

Enrollment

Full-Time (12+ credits)

¾ Time (11-9 credits)

½ Time (8-6 credits)

Less than ½ Time (5-1 credits)

Federal Pell Grant*

100%

92%-75%

67%-50%

42%-8%

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)**

 

100%

50%

50%

Not Eligible

Federal Direct Subsidized Loan

You will receive your eligible award amount less any applicable loan origination fees.

Undergraduate students in their final semester of the program may be subject to a reduction of the amount due to proration regulations.

Not Eligible

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan

You will receive your eligible award amount less any applicable loan origination fees.

Undergraduate students in their final semester of the program may be subject to a reduction of the amount due to proration regulations.

Not Eligible

Federal Work-Study

Students are eligible to earn work funds up to awarded amount.

Not Eligible

Federal Graduate PLUS Loan

You will receive your eligible award amount less any applicable loan origination fees. Loan cannot exceed the total Cost of Attendance minus all other financial assistance.

Not Eligible

Federal Parent PLUS Loan

You will receive your eligible award amount less any applicable loan origination fees. Loan cannot exceed the total Cost of Attendance minus all other financial assistance.

Not Eligible

UBalt Foundation Scholarships

100%

Varies based on scholarship.

Varies based on scholarship.

Varies based on scholarship.

Graduate Merit Scholarships

100%

100%

100%

Not Eligible

Transfer Undergraduate  Merit Scholarships

100%

50%

50%

Not Eligible

First-Year Undergraduate Merit Scholarships

100%

Not Eligible

Not Eligible

Not Eligible

Bob Parsons Scholarship

(Pell Grant Eligible Students ONLY)

Award amount will equal remaining tuition and fees balance after the Pell Grant is awarded.

Award amount will equal remaining tuition and fees balance after the Pell Grant is awarded.

Award amount will equal remaining tuition and fees balance after the Pell Grant is awarded.

Not Eligible

Sam Rose Scholarship (Pell Grant Eligible Students ONLY)

Award amount will equal remaining tuition and fees balance after the Pell Grant is awarded.

Not Eligible

Sam Rose Scholarship (Students NOT Pell Grant Eligible)

100%

50%

50%

Not Eligible

Baltimore City Scholars

50% of Tuition & Fees

50% of Tuition & Fees

50% of Tuition & Fees

Not Eligible

Wilson Presidential Scholarship

100% of In-State Tuition

100% of In-State Tuition

100% of In-State Tuition

Not Eligible

UBalt Grant

100%

50%

50%

Not Eligible

Presidential Scholars Award

Refer to your Financial Aid communication regarding your award.

Refer to your Financial Aid communication regarding your award.

50%

Not Eligible

 

*Additionally, the proration guide may not apply to students who are near or have reached their Pell Grant aggregate limits. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid to confirm your Federal Pell Grant eligibility based on your enrollment in combination with your Student Aid Index (SAI) from the FAFSA.

 

**FSEOG is based off of your eligibility for the Federal Pell Grant. If you become ineligible to receive Federal Pell Grant, your FSEOG will be canceled.