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Whittier College

Whittier College
13406 East Philadelphia Street
Whittier, CA 90608

Official telephone: (562) 907-4200
Fax number: (562) 698-4067
Website: www.whittier.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: Julie Aldama,
Director of Student Financing
Contacting the office: 562 907-4285
fao@whittier.edu
FAFSA number: 001342
CSS/PROFILE number: 4952

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $44,184; $44,184 out-of-state
Book fees: $800
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,349
Other expenses: Personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,472

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noJune 30

Date award notification begins: February 15
Applied for financial aid:
90% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
43% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
89% of first-year students
92% 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
99% of full-time undergraduates
91% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
83% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
80% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
70% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
17% of first-year students
11% of full-time undergraduates
20% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
22% of first-year students
16% of full-time undergraduates
20% 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):
79% for first-year students
77% for full-time undergraduates
54% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$35,803 for first-year students
$34,585 for full-time undergraduates
$23,576 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$33,748 for first-year students
$31,278 for full-time undergraduates
$22,332 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,530 for first-year students
$7,439 for full-time undergraduates
$4,278 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,772 for first-year students
$5,519 for full-time undergraduates
$3,571 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
14% of first-year students
18% of full-time undergraduates
13% 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):
$24,341 for first-year students
$21,921 for full-time undergraduates
$19,623 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 72%

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
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 79%
Average student debt upon graduation: $33,323
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
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
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1 (full tuition)

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