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Williams College

Williams College
880 Main Street
Williamstown, MA 01267

Official telephone: (413) 597-3131
Fax number: (413) 458-2158
Website: www.williams.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Paul Boyer,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 413 597-4181
413 597-2999 (fax)
finaid@williams.edu
FAFSA number: 002229
CSS/PROFILE number: 3965

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $51,490; $51,490 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $300
Combined room and board expenses: $13,690

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 1
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 1
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoN/A
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
59% of first-year students
56% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
81% of first-year students
88% 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:
100% of first-year students
100% 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):
$47,675 for first-year students
$47,404 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$43,460 for first-year students
$43,689 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,415 for first-year students
$2,955 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,731 for first-year students
$2,965 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
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 34%
Average student debt upon graduation: $12,627
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)

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