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Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue
Swarthmore, PA 19081

Official telephone: (610) 328-8000
Fax number: (610) 328-8673
Website: www.swarthmore.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2013 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Laura Talbot,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 610 328-8358
finaid@swarthmore.edu
FAFSA number: 003370
CSS/PROFILE number: 2821

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $47,070; $47,070 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $372
Book fees: $1,230
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,210
Other expenses: Other expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $13,958

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 15
Institution's own financial aid formN/Anoin mid-February
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/Anoin mid-February
State Aid FormN/Anoin mid-February
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/Anoin mid-February
Business/Farm SupplementN/Anoin mid-February
Federal tax return, W2 statements, year-end paycheck stubN/Anoin mid-February

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
69% of first-year students
59% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
75% of first-year students
86% 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:
98% of first-year students
98% 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):
100% of first-year students
100% 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
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$41,766 for first-year students
$40,340 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$40,076 for first-year students
$38,701 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,690 for first-year students
$1,639 for full-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
1% 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
$36,734 for full-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
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 91%

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
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 36%
Average student debt upon graduation: $19,338
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
  • United Negro College Fund
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 - $58,000
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 - $58,000

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