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Westminster College - Pennsylvania

Westminster College - Pennsylvania
319 South Market Street
New Wilmington, PA 16172

Official telephone: (724) 946-8761

Fax number: (724) 946-7171
Website: www.westminster.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: Cheryl Gerber,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 724 946-7102
724 946-6171 (fax)
gerberca@westminster.edu
FAFSA number: 003392
CSS/PROFILE number: 3752

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $33,810; $33,810 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,400
Book fees: $2,250
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,000
Other expenses: Personal, transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $10,690

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMay 1yesN/A

Applied for financial aid:
95% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
43% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
93% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
40% 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:
98% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
74% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
50% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
96% of first-year students
96% 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):
19% of first-year students
18% 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):
81% for first-year students
80% for full-time undergraduates
46% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$27,874 for first-year students
$27,070 for full-time undergraduates
$7,974 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$24,300 for first-year students
$22,294 for full-time undergraduates
$3,506 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,016 for first-year students
$5,350 for full-time undergraduates
$5,500 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,736 for first-year students
$4,769 for full-time undergraduates
$5,500 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
10% of first-year students
16% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
$19,379 for first-year students
$16,647 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
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: 16%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 83%
Average student debt upon graduation: $36,430
Types of payment plans:
  • America's Tuition Assistance Corp. (ATAC)
  • 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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • special characteristics

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