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Colorado College

Colorado College
14 East Cache La Poudre Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Official telephone: (719) 389-6000
Fax number: (719) 389-6256
Website: www.coloradocollege.edu
Screen last updated on: March 2018

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

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Jim Swanson,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 719 389-6651
800 260-6458 (toll free)
719 389-6173 (fax)
financialaid@
coloradocollege.edu
FAFSA number: 001347
CSS/PROFILE number: 4072

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $50,472; $50,472 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $420
Book fees: $1,248
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,592
Other expenses: Transportation and personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,668

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
federal 1040 tax forms, W-2s for parents and studentN/AnoFebruary 15

Date award notification begins: in mid-March
Applied for financial aid:
50% of first-year students
42% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
78% of first-year students
83% 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:
98% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
71% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
32% of first-year students
19% 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
99% 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):
$50,369 for first-year students
$46,707 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$45,232 for first-year students
$40,539 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,513 for first-year students
$5,255 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,563 for first-year students
$4,547 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
7% of first-year students
8% 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):
$9,490 for first-year students
$9,360 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$44,790 for first-year students
$47,889 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 26%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $500 - $5,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $500 - $7,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 37%
Average student debt upon graduation: $22,068
Types of payment plans:
  • Sallie Mae TuitionPay.
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
  • athletic scholarships
  • leadership scholarship/grants.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $200 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 (full tuition)
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 73%

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