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Vassar College

Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

Official telephone: (845) 437-7000
Fax number: (845) 437-7187
Website: www.vassar.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: Jessica Bernier,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 845 437-5320
845 437-5325 (fax)
FAFSA number: 002895

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $52,320; $52,320 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $770
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,250
Other expenses: Books, personal, and transportation expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,400

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15noN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 15noN/A
State Aid FormN/AnoN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementFebruary 15noN/A

Date award notification begins: in early April
Applied for financial aid:
76% of first-year students
66% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% of first-year students
90% 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:
98% 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:
23% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
11664% of first-year students
3469% 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
0% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$45,358 for first-year students
$45,109 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$4,796 for first-year students
$5,247 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,493 for first-year students
$3,148 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,860 for first-year students
$3,479 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: 76%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $1 - $3,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $1 - $5,500
Types of payment plans:
  • Nelnet.
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)
  • private scholarships/grants.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $252 - $67,992
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $252 - $67,992
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 79%

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