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Grinnell College

Grinnell College
1103 Park Street
Grinnell, IA 50112

Official telephone: (641) 269-4000
Fax number: (641) 269-4800
Website: www.grinnell.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: Brad Lindberg,
Director of Student Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 641 269-3250
800 247-0113 (toll free)
641 269-4937 (fax)
finaid@grinnell.edu
FAFSA number: 001868
CSS/PROFILE number: 6252

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $48,322; $48,322 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $416
Book fees: $900
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,200
Other expenses: Transportation, personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,980

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/AnoFebruary 1

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
82% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
57% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
100% 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:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
50% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
83% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
75% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
16% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
25% of part-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
100% 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):
100% for first-year students
100% for full-time undergraduates
100% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$43,745 for first-year students
$45,009 for full-time undergraduates
$7,239 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$37,426 for first-year students
$38,612 for full-time undergraduates
$2,711 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,069 for first-year students
$6,388 for full-time undergraduates
$7,401 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,979 for first-year students
$5,022 for full-time undergraduates
$6,618 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
18% of first-year students
19% of full-time undergraduates
29% 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):
$16,475 for first-year students
$17,533 for full-time undergraduates
$11,100 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
  • 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: 59%
Average student debt upon graduation: $15,982
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
  • 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

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