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Albright College

Albright College
P.O. Box 15234, 13th and Bern Streets
Reading, PA 19612-5234

Official telephone: (610) 921-2381
Fax number: (610) 921-7530
Website: www.albright.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: Chris Hanlon,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 610 921-7515
finaid@alb.edu
FAFSA number: 003229
CSS/PROFILE number: 2004

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $40,644; $40,644 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $900
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,188

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
94% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
98% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
100% 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
80% of part-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
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
91% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
75% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
7% of first-year students
7% 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):
9% of first-year students
10% 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):
83% for first-year students
77% for full-time undergraduates
31% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$35,460 for first-year students
$32,847 for full-time undergraduates
$7,474 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$28,962 for first-year students
$27,027 for full-time undergraduates
$5,220 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$7,162 for first-year students
$6,441 for full-time undergraduates
$3,000 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,437 for first-year students
$5,113 for full-time undergraduates
$3,000 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
4% of first-year students
7% 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):
$14,354 for first-year students
$14,176 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: 35%

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
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $1 - $12,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $1 - $12,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 84%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,252
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
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
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $500 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 (full tuition)

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