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Eckerd College

Eckerd College
4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711

Official telephone: (727) 867-1166
Toll-free telephone: (800) 456-9009
Fax number: (727) 866-2304
Website: www.eckerd.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: Patricia Watkins,
Director, Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 727 864-8334
727 864-2304 (fax)
finaid@eckerd.edu
FAFSA number: 001487

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $41,192; $41,192 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $346
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,150
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: February 15
Applied for financial aid:
80% of first-year students
67% of full-time undergraduates
57% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
79% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
74% 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
100% 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:
82% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
36% of first-year students
32% of full-time undergraduates
28% 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):
84% for first-year students
83% for full-time undergraduates
81% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$31,285 for first-year students
$31,820 for full-time undergraduates
$29,748 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$23,934 for first-year students
$23,726 for full-time undergraduates
$21,876 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,684 for first-year students
$6,115 for full-time undergraduates
$6,833 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,265 for first-year students
$4,536 for full-time undergraduates
$5,139 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
34% of first-year students
37% of full-time undergraduates
42% 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):
$15,937 for first-year students
$15,393 for full-time undergraduates
$12,349 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$20,085 for first-year students
$28,721 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-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
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 60%
Average student debt upon graduation: $32,387
Types of payment plans:
  • SallieMae 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
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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