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Pitzer College

Pitzer College
1050 North Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-6101

Official telephone: (909) 621-8000
Fax number: (909) 621-8770
Website: www.pitzer.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: Robin Thompson,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 909 621-8208
909 607-1205 (fax)
financial_aid@pitzer.edu
FAFSA number: 001172
CSS/PROFILE number: 4619

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $50,160; $50,160 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $270
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,000
Other expenses: Personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $15,762

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 1
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 1
State Aid FormN/AnoFebruary 1
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 1
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoFebruary 1

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
56% of first-year students
49% of full-time undergraduates
56% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
73% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
83% 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:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
90% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
87% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
7% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
$46,651 for first-year students
$45,042 for full-time undergraduates
$25,570 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$42,479 for first-year students
$40,220 for full-time undergraduates
$21,553 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,640 for first-year students
$5,621 for full-time undergraduates
$3,538 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,631 for first-year students
$3,499 for full-time undergraduates
$3,538 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
3% 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):
$5,000 for first-year students
$4,808 for full-time undergraduates
$5,000 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 87%

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
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $2,100 - $3,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $2,100 - $5,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 34%
Average student debt upon graduation: $15,743
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
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $840 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $3,290 (full tuition)

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