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Bates College

Bates College
2 Andrews Road
Lewiston, ME 04240

Official telephone: (207) 786-6255
Fax number: (207) 786-6025
Website: www.bates.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Wendy Glass,
Director of Student Financial Services
Contacting the office: 207 786-6096
207 786-8350 (fax)
finaid@bates.edu
FAFSA number: 002036
CSS/PROFILE number: 3076

EXPENSES
Comprehensive tuition/room/board fees: $64,500
Tuition notes: comprehensive tuition/room/board fees
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,050
Other expenses: Travel.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 15
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 15

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
49% of first-year students
47% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% for first-year students
100% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$44,352 for first-year students
$43,568 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$41,230 for first-year students
$39,933 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,151 for first-year students
$3,688 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,197 for first-year students
$3,016 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 39%
Average student debt upon graduation: $19,917
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants

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