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Tufts University

Tufts University
2 The Green
Medford, MA 02155

Official telephone: (617) 628-5000
Website: www.tufts.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: Patricia Reilly,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 617 627-2000
617 627-3848 (fax)
undergraduate.admissions@
tufts.edu
FAFSA number: 002219
CSS/PROFILE number: 3901

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $51,304; $51,304 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,126
Book fees: $800
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,404
Other expenses: Personal.

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 15
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 15
tax formsN/AnoMarch 1
Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
53% of first-year students
45% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
80% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
96% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
87% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
5% of first-year students
5% 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):
$42,770 for first-year students
$40,168 for full-time undergraduates
$50,323 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$40,300 for first-year students
$37,147 for full-time undergraduates
$44,223 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,900 for first-year students
$5,489 for full-time undergraduates
$7,625 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,813 for first-year students
$3,869 for full-time undergraduates
$7,625 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
2% of first-year students
2% 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):
$500 for first-year students
$500 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

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: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 40%
Average student debt upon graduation: $26,616
Types of payment plans:
  • Sallie Mae TuitionPay.
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)
  • ROTC scholarships
  • National Merit scholarships.

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