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Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Wheaton College - Massachusetts
26 East Main Street
Norton, MA 02766

Official telephone: (508) 286-8200
Fax number: (508) 286-8270
Website: wheatoncollege.edu/admission/apply
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Robin Randall,
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment and Student Financial Services
Contacting the office: 508 286-8232
800 541-3639 (toll free)
508 286-3787 (fax)
sfs@wheatoncollege.edu
FAFSA number: 002227
CSS/PROFILE number: 3963

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $48,694; $48,694 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $318
Other expenses: Personal, travel, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,500

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 1
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 1
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 1
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoFebruary 1
federal tax forms and W-2sN/AnoFebruary 1

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
80% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% 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
99% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
88% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
6% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
45% of first-year students
43% 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):
93% for first-year students
91% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$40,730 for first-year students
$38,407 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$33,905 for first-year students
$30,394 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,266 for first-year students
$6,116 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,953 for first-year students
$4,588 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
24% of first-year students
25% 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):
$12,906 for first-year students
$11,878 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 36%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 66%
Average student debt upon graduation: $32,344
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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants

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