
Financial Aid
We want you at Harrisburg University, and we’re committed to helping you find the right financial aid options. Schedule a financial planning session where we can walk you through the process, or check out the options below.
2024-2025 FAFSA WILL BE AVAILABLE DECEMBER 31, 2023!
The 2023-2024 FAFSA is still available for this academic year. Please visit www.studentaid.gov to complete your FAFSA!

Emergency Funding CARES Act
Harrisburg University has signed and returned to the U.S. Department of Education the Certification and Agreement, and will use no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to its students. The CARES Act provides Harrisburg University specifically with a generous grant in the amount of 768,293 intended to directly benefit its students.

Scholarships and Grants
Scholarships
Every first-year student is automatically considered for a university-funded scholarship of at least $11,000. Transfer student scholarships start at $6,000.
Grants
Each year millions of dollars are awarded to our students through grants supplied by both the federal government and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Financial Aid Options Net Price Calculator
The Net Price Calculator is part of a carefully designed program that can help guide a prospective student through estimating their financial aid options.
The average time to complete a full estimate is between 3-5 minutes.

PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT REVIEWS
If you or your family have experienced a financial hardship, wage reduction/loss, or have any other special or unusual circumstances that are impacting your financial situation (including student dependency overrides), we can perform a Professional Judgement Review. It is possible, but not guaranteed, that you could qualify for additional financial aid based on our review. Contact us at financialaid@harrisburgu.edu to see if you qualify!
Financial Aid Announcements
2024-2025 FAFSA Changes
You may have heard about some big changes coming to the FAFSA for 2024-2025. If you haven’t yet, here is…
Loan Payments to Resume
The Department of Education’s three-year loan pause is ending August 31, 2023 and payments will resume starting September 1, 2023….
Make an Impact on HU Giving Day 2023
Giving Day 2023 is fast approaching, and we need your support to ensure its success. On June 7th, we invite…