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Oberlin College

Oberlin College
173 West Lorain Street
Oberlin, OH 44074

Official telephone: (440) 775-8121
Fax number: (440) 775-8886
Website: www.oberlin.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: Rob Reddy,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 440 775-8142
800 693-3173 (toll free)
440 775-8249 (fax)
financial.aid@oberlin.edu
FAFSA number: 003086
CSS/PROFILE number: 1587

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $51,324; $51,324 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $678
Book fees: $930
Miscellaneous expenses: $978
Other expenses: Health insurance, personal, and transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,614 - $15,290

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoJanuary 15
Institution's own financial aid formN/AnoJanuary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoJanuary 15
State Aid FormN/AnoJanuary 15
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoJanuary 15
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoJanuary 15

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
59% of first-year students
55% of full-time undergraduates
35% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
84% 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:
99% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
85% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
71% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
87% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
57% 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):
$39,217 for first-year students
$39,414 for full-time undergraduates
$29,068 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$33,033 for first-year students
$34,557 for full-time undergraduates
$25,708 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,337 for first-year students
$5,346 for full-time undergraduates
$4,032 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,154 for first-year students
$3,322 for full-time undergraduates
$2,832 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
36% of first-year students
37% of full-time undergraduates
50% 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):
$13,425 for first-year students
$13,671 for full-time undergraduates
$13,900 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
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL 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: 41%
Average student debt upon graduation: $24,926
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • 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
  • creative arts/performance

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