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Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & Clark College
0615 South West Palatine Hill Road
Portland, OR 97219-7899

Official telephone: (503) 768-7000
Fax number: (503) 768-7205
Website: www.lclark.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: Anastacia Dillon,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 503 768-7090
503 768-7074 (fax)
fao@lclark.edu
FAFSA number: 003197
CSS/PROFILE number: 4384

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $46,534; $46,534 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $360
Book fees: $1,050
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,052
Other expenses: Transportation and personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $9,214 - $13,456

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15yesN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
79% of first-year students
71% of full-time undergraduates
43% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
76% of first-year students
85% 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:
98% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
89% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
10% of first-year students
6% 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):
28% of first-year students
22% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
90% for first-year students
89% for full-time undergraduates
74% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$41,863 for first-year students
$42,467 for full-time undergraduates
$31,229 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$29,808 for first-year students
$29,836 for full-time undergraduates
$10,663 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,165 for first-year students
$9,982 for full-time undergraduates
$9,900 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,568 for first-year students
$8,024 for full-time undergraduates
$7,500 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
33% of first-year students
30% of full-time undergraduates
14% 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):
$15,836 for first-year students
$14,571 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 52%

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
First-year loan package range: $500 - $44,424
Undergraduate loan package range: $500 - $47,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 57%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,257
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • family tuition reduction
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
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $500 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 (full tuition)

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