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Carleton College

Carleton College
1 North College Street
Northfield, MN 55057

Official telephone: (507) 222-4000
Fax number: (507) 222-4242
Website: www.carleton.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: Rodney M. Oto,
Director of Student Financial Services
Contacting the office: 507 222-4138
800 995-2275 (toll free)
507 222-4269 (fax)
financialaid@carleton.edu
FAFSA number: 002340
CSS/PROFILE number: 6081

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $50,580; $50,580 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $294
Book fees: $822
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,597
Other expenses: Transportation, personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $13,197

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
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoFebruary 15

Date award notification begins: March 31
Applied for financial aid:
77% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
71% of first-year students
65% 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:
97% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
10% of first-year students
14% 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):
$43,712 for first-year students
$41,059 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$39,854 for first-year students
$36,482 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,638 for first-year students
$7,076 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,285 for first-year students
$5,343 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
5% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$2,033 for first-year students
$3,078 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 85%

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
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 41%
Average student debt upon graduation: $20,063
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 76%

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