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Claremont McKenna College

Claremont McKenna College
500 East Ninth Street
Claremont, CA 91711

Official telephone: (909) 621-8088
Fax number: (909) 621-8790
Website: www.claremontmckenna.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: Georgette R. DeVeres,
Associate Vice President of Admission and Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 909 621-8356
909 607-0661 (fax)
finaid@cmc.edu
FAFSA number: 001170
CSS/PROFILE number: 4054

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $50,945; $50,945 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $245
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,500
Other expenses: Personal, transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $13,485 - $16,850

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoMarch 1
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILENovember 1noJanuary 1
State Aid FormN/AnoN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoN/A
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
55% of first-year students
53% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
74% of first-year students
75% 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
97% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
94% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
45% of first-year students
46% 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
92% 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):
$41,971 for first-year students
$43,315 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$39,775 for first-year students
$40,781 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,797 for first-year students
$3,915 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,987 for first-year students
$4,222 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):
$15,713 for first-year students
$16,059 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 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
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 22%
Average student debt upon graduation: $25,462
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
  • ROTC scholarships
  • leadership scholarships/grants.

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