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Lafayette College

Lafayette College
730 High Street
Easton, PA 18042

Official telephone: (610) 330-5000
Fax number: (610) 330-5355
Website: www.lafayette.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: Ashley Bianchi,
Director of Student Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 610 330-5055
610 330-5758 (fax)
FAFSA number: 003284
CSS/PROFILE number: 2361

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $48,450; $48,450 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,185
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,000
Other expenses: Transportation, personal.
Combined room and board expenses: $14,470

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAJanuary 15noMarch 1
Institution's own financial aid formJanuary 15noMarch 1
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEJanuary 15noMarch 1
State Aid FormJanuary 15noMarch 1
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementJanuary 15noMarch 1
Business/Farm SupplementJanuary 15noMarch 1

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
58% of first-year students
52% of full-time undergraduates
57% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
52% of first-year students
61% of full-time undergraduates
12% 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:
95% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
88% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
33% of first-year students
23% 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):
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% 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):
100% for first-year students
100% for full-time undergraduates
100% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$44,604 for first-year students
$43,569 for full-time undergraduates
$2,750 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$39,316 for first-year students
$37,495 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,413 for first-year students
$5,981 for full-time undergraduates
$2,750 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,438 for first-year students
$4,872 for full-time undergraduates
$2,750 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
7% of first-year students
9% 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):
$26,145 for first-year students
$24,770 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
9% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$35,438 for first-year students
$38,001 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 28%

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
  • institutional HELP loan for parents.
First-year loan package range: $1,000 - $6,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $1,000 - $6,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 55%
Average student debt upon graduation: $31,154
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
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
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 (full tuition)

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