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Roanoke College

Roanoke College
221 College Lane
Salem, VA 24153-3794

Official telephone: (540) 375-2500
Fax number: (540) 375-2267
Website: www.roanoke.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: Thomas Blair,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 540 375-2235
800 200-9221 (toll free)
540 375-2267 (fax)
finaid@roanoke.edu
FAFSA number: 003736

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $39,720; $39,720 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,584
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,250
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,810

APPLYING FOR AID

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

Date award notification begins: October 15
Applied for financial aid:
90% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
61% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
91% 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
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
99% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
77% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
82% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
98% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
24% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
25% of first-year students
22% 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
43% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$32,012 for first-year students
$31,176 for full-time undergraduates
$13,725 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$27,462 for first-year students
$25,547 for full-time undergraduates
$2,017 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,069 for first-year students
$5,742 for full-time undergraduates
$3,808 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,270 for first-year students
$4,853 for full-time undergraduates
$3,701 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
23% of first-year students
25% of full-time undergraduates
61% 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):
$17,224 for first-year students
$16,880 for full-time undergraduates
$1,844 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: 22%

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
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $500 - $42,071
Undergraduate loan package range: $500 - $42,071
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 75%
Average student debt upon graduation: $35,974
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
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $500 - $50,772
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 - $50,772
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 46%

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