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Southern California Institute of Architecture

Southern California Institute of Architecture
960 East Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Official telephone: (213) 613-2200
Fax number: (213) 613-2260
Website: www.sciarc.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: Christopher Banks,
Finance Director
Contacting the office: 213 356-5376
213 403-6700 (fax)
financialaid@sciarc.edu
FAFSA number: 014073

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $42,900; $42,900 out-of-state
Book fees: $8,076
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,306
Other expenses: Transportation and miscellaneous.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 2yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formJanuary 15noN/A
State Aid FormMarch 2noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
120% of first-year students
102% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
83% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
50% of first-year students
67% of full-time undergraduates
33% 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):
10% for first-year students
15% for full-time undergraduates
5% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$10,030 for first-year students
$10,030 for full-time undergraduates
$5,436 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$3,265 for first-year students
$5,800 for full-time undergraduates
$5,436 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,443 for first-year students
$5,975 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,443 for first-year students
$4,250 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
0% of first-year students
4% 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):
$9,177 for first-year students
$9,350 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 30%

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
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $5,500 (full tuition)
Undergraduate loan package range: $12,500 (full tuition)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • 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

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