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Oglethorpe University

Oglethorpe University
4484 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30319-2797

Official telephone: (404) 261-1441
Toll-free telephone: (800) 428-4484
Fax number: (404) 364-8500
Website: www.oglethorpe.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: Chris Summers,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 404 364-8356
404 364-8500 (fax)
finaid@oglethorpe.edu
FAFSA number: 001586

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $35,000; $35,000 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $425
Book fees: $1,100
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,750
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,710

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
88% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
53% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
92% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
95% 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
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
75% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
16% of first-year students
13% 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):
18% of first-year students
15% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
78% for first-year students
72% for full-time undergraduates
27% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$31,595 for first-year students
$28,986 for full-time undergraduates
$7,335 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$27,004 for first-year students
$24,206 for full-time undergraduates
$5,410 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,734 for first-year students
$4,603 for full-time undergraduates
$4,039 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,325 for first-year students
$4,259 for full-time undergraduates
$4,039 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
19% of first-year students
30% of full-time undergraduates
49% 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):
$17,939 for first-year students
$17,571 for full-time undergraduates
$904 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

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 68%
Average student debt upon graduation: $23,212
Types of payment plans:
  • family tuition reduction
  • 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
  • United Negro College Fund
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • special achievements/activities
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $500 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 (full tuition)

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