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Rhode Island College

Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908

Official telephone: (401) 456-8000
Website: www.ric.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: Kenneth Ferus,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 401 456-8033
401 456-8686 (fax)
joconnor@ric.edu
FAFSA number: 003407

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $8,206; $19,868 out-of-state
Tuition notes: $11,765 (select CT, MA, and NY residents).
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,440
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $10,794 - $11,841

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
94% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
70% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
79% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
95% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
86% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
79% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
85% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
3% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
14% of first-year students
21% of full-time undergraduates
16% 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):
69% for first-year students
68% for full-time undergraduates
53% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,963 for first-year students
$9,009 for full-time undergraduates
$5,946 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$7,702 for first-year students
$6,525 for full-time undergraduates
$3,414 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,853 for first-year students
$4,053 for full-time undergraduates
$3,988 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,486 for first-year students
$3,928 for full-time undergraduates
$4,061 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
4% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
$2,655 for first-year students
$2,356 for full-time undergraduates
$1,500 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
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 18%

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
  • State Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 73%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,624
Types of payment plans:
  • 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
  • special achievements/activities
  • ROTC scholarships

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