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Emerson College

Emerson College
120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116-4624

Official telephone: (617) 824-8500
Fax number: (617) 824-8511
Website: www.emerson.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: James Olick,
Director Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 617 824-8655
617 824-8619 (fax)
finaid@emerson.edu
FAFSA number: 002146
CSS/PROFILE number: 3367

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $40,320; $40,320 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $732
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,336
Other expenses: Transportation, personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $15,700

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 1noN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEMarch 1noN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementMarch 1noN/A
Business/Farm SupplementMarch 1noN/A
tax returnsMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
76% of first-year students
65% of full-time undergraduates
53% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
68% of first-year students
82% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
96% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
94% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
12% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
5% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
12% of first-year students
10% 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):
62% for first-year students
56% for full-time undergraduates
44% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$24,051 for first-year students
$21,254 for full-time undergraduates
$10,404 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$20,145 for first-year students
$17,927 for full-time undergraduates
$7,691 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,193 for first-year students
$4,907 for full-time undergraduates
$5,000 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,989 for first-year students
$4,834 for full-time undergraduates
$4,525 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
13% of first-year students
8% of full-time undergraduates
2% 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):
$15,280 for first-year students
$15,503 for full-time undergraduates
$3,500 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: 14%

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
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 73%
Average student debt upon graduation: $22,495
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
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
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $5,000 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $5,000 (full tuition)

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