Bemidji State Ranked Nationally for Student Work-Study Support

September 15, 2017

Sophomore, Kristen Petron a biology major from Rice, Minn.

Bemidji State University has been recognized as one of the nation’s leaders in the use of federal work-study funds to support its students.

The website StudentLoans.net ranked Bemidji State 117th out of 200 ranked four-year public institutions. The website said 278 BSU students employed in federal work-study programs earned an average of $1,624 during the 2015-16 academic year.

To assemble its list, StudentLoans.net examined 730 public and private colleges offering federal work-study programs, removing two-year and private institutions and any school offering fewer than 200 work-study jobs.

The federal work-study program was developed by Congress as a part of the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act to help students with financial need be able to afford college and to help avoid debt.

Bemidji State offers numerous federal work-study positions that are available by searching student employment on the Bemidji State page or under the Student Life tab under the support services link.

Student payroll at Bemidji State totals over $2.3 million annually with about $800,000 from need-based federal or state work-study programs. To be eligible for work-study programs, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) prior to the Jan. 1 priority deadline and answer work-study-related questions on the form.

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Bemidji State University, located amid the lakes and forests of northern Minnesota, occupies a wooded campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. Enrolling more than 5,100 students, Bemidji State offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and eight graduate degrees encompassing arts, sciences and select professional programs. BSU is a member of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities and has a faculty and staff of more than 550. The university’s Shared Fundamental Values include environmental stewardship, civic engagement and international and multicultural understanding.

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