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Macalester College

Macalester College
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

Official telephone: (651) 696-6000
Fax number: (651) 696-6689
Website: www.macalester.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: Brian Lindeman,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 651 696-6214
800 231-7974 (toll free)
651 696-6866 (fax)
finaid@macalester.edu
FAFSA number: 002358
CSS/PROFILE number: 6390

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $50,418; $50,418 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,123
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,567
Other expenses: Transportation, other expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,266

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 8noN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 8noN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementFebruary 8noN/A
federal tax returns and W2 formsMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
78% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
88% of first-year students
92% 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:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
89% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
6% of first-year students
5% 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
100% 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):
$42,779 for first-year students
$42,348 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$37,273 for first-year students
$35,887 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,577 for first-year students
$6,752 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,849 for first-year students
$4,849 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
10% of first-year students
10% 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):
$14,600 for first-year students
$12,957 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 75%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $1,000 - $6,000
Undergraduate loan package range: $1,000 - $7,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 69%
Average student debt upon graduation: $21,937
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
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
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 - $55,000
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 - $55,000

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