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Harvard University

Harvard University
86 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Official telephone: (617) 495-1000
Website: www.harvard.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: Janet Irons,
Associate Director
Contacting the office: 617 495-1581
617 496-0256 (fax)
FAFSA number: E00468

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $43,280; $43,280 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $3,794
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,875
Combined room and board expenses: $15,951

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
62% of first-year students
61% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
84% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-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
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
71% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-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
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
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$50,402 for first-year students
$49,212 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$48,671 for first-year students
$46,409 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,579 for first-year students
$3,332 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,544 for first-year students
$4,392 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
0% of first-year students
0% of full-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):
$33,075 for first-year students
$24,686 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 9%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct 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: 24%
Average student debt upon graduation: $16,723
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
  • Tuition prepayment option.
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)
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1 - $60,000
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1 - $60,000
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 89%

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