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Wheaton College

Wheaton College
501 College Avenue
Wheaton, IL 60187

Official telephone: (630) 752-5000
Fax number: (630) 752-5555
Website: www.wheaton.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: Karen Belling,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 630 752-5021
800 362-2674 (toll free)
630 752-5413 (fax)
finaid@wheaton.edu
FAFSA number: 001781
CSS/PROFILE number: 1905

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $34,050; $34,050 out-of-state
Book fees: $800
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,900
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $9,560

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAJanuary 10noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formJanuary 10noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
75% of first-year students
63% of full-time undergraduates
34% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
78% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
82% of part-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
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
75% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
35% of first-year students
32% of full-time undergraduates
22% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
26% of first-year students
26% of full-time undergraduates
11% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
88% for first-year students
87% for full-time undergraduates
76% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$26,102 for first-year students
$25,676 for full-time undergraduates
$17,650 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$22,035 for first-year students
$21,380 for full-time undergraduates
$14,586 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,981 for first-year students
$5,153 for full-time undergraduates
$4,593 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,923 for first-year students
$5,083 for full-time undergraduates
$4,343 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
22% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
5% of part-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):
$5,593 for first-year students
$6,228 for full-time undergraduates
$3,000 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 8%

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
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $5,500 - $7,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $5,500 - $12,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 58%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,593
Types of payment plans:
  • 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
  • creative arts/performance
  • special characteristics
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $750 - $46,800
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $300 - $47,200
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 70%

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