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Boston College

Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Official telephone: (617) 552-3100
Fax number: (617) 552-8828
Website: www.bc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Mary McGranahan,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 617 552-3320
617 552-4889 (fax)
studentservices@bc.edu
FAFSA number: 002128

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $50,480; $50,480 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $816
Book fees: $1,250
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,400
Combined room and board expenses: $13,818

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 1noN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 1noN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementFebruary 1noN/A
Business/Farm SupplementFebruary 1noN/A
tax formsFebruary 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
51% of first-year students
47% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
79% of first-year students
88% 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:
88% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
94% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
3% of first-year students
2% 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):
$37,639 for first-year students
$38,533 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$34,324 for first-year students
$34,729 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,445 for first-year students
$6,391 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,502 for first-year students
$4,583 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
2% of first-year students
2% 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):
$20,238 for first-year students
$19,189 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$47,468 for first-year students
$50,154 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 54%
Average student debt upon graduation: $21,099
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
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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