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Berea College

Berea College
CPO Box 2182
Berea, KY 40404

Official telephone: (859) 985-3000
Fax number: (859) 985-3917
Website: www.berea.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Theresa Lowder,
Director of Student Financial Aid Services
Contacting the office: 859 985-3310
859 985-3914 (fax)
finaid@berea.edu
FAFSA number: 001955

EXPENSES
Tuition notes: $24,900 tuition paid by the college.
Additional required fees: $570
Book fees: $700
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,400
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $6,472

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 1noMay 1

Date award notification begins: April 15
Applied for financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
100% 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
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
100% of first-year students
100% 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):
0% of first-year students
0% 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):
94% for first-year students
91% for full-time undergraduates
0% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$31,547 for first-year students
$30,448 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$29,921 for first-year students
$28,182 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,626 for first-year students
$2,267 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$40 for first-year students
$181 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-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):
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-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
$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: 100%

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
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 64%
Average student debt upon graduation: $6,186
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

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