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Berry College

Berry College
2277 Martha Berry Highway, NW
Mount Berry, GA 30149

Official telephone: (706) 232-5374
Fax number: (706) 236-2248
Website: www.berry.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: Donna Childres,
Director of Student Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 706 236-1714
800 682-3779 (toll free)
706 290-2160 (fax)
financialaid@berry.edu
FAFSA number: 001554

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $33,330; $33,330 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $1,111 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $1,111 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $226
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,198
Other expenses: Transportation, personal expenses, and loan fees.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,730

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A
State Aid FormMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
91% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
73% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
78% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
91% 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
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
76% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
90% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
24% of first-year students
21% 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):
29% of first-year students
28% 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):
84% for first-year students
83% for full-time undergraduates
48% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$26,059 for first-year students
$26,539 for full-time undergraduates
$8,339 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$22,244 for first-year students
$21,918 for full-time undergraduates
$5,853 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,028 for first-year students
$5,769 for full-time undergraduates
$3,412 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,092 for first-year students
$4,841 for full-time undergraduates
$3,412 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
29% of first-year students
29% of full-time undergraduates
13% 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):
$13,562 for first-year students
$12,728 for full-time undergraduates
$4,104 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: 88%

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
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 64%
Average student debt upon graduation: $24,612
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • 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
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities

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