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Gordon College

Gordon College
255 Grapevine Road
Wenham, MA 01984

Official telephone: (978) 927-2300
Fax number: (978) 867-4650
Website: www.gordon.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: Daniel O'Connell,
Senior Director of Student Financial Services
Contacting the office: 978 867-4246
800 343-1379 (toll free)
888 889-5784 (fax)
sfs@gordon.edu
FAFSA number: 002153
CSS/PROFILE number: 3417

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $34,528; $34,528 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,532
Book fees: $800
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,400
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $10,412

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: February 15
Applied for financial aid:
86% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
50% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
84% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
80% 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:
84% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
81% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
14% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
6% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
16% of first-year students
15% of full-time undergraduates
25% 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):
74% for first-year students
69% for full-time undergraduates
63% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$25,952 for first-year students
$23,819 for full-time undergraduates
$14,229 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$22,952 for first-year students
$18,906 for full-time undergraduates
$10,010 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,611 for first-year students
$5,726 for full-time undergraduates
$5,191 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,624 for first-year students
$4,805 for full-time undergraduates
$4,630 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
27% of first-year students
31% of full-time undergraduates
42% 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):
$14,051 for first-year students
$14,330 for full-time undergraduates
$7,826 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 73%

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: 88%
Average student debt upon graduation: $38,750
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)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1 - $35,386
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1 - $35,386
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 69%

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