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Whittier College

Whittier College
13406 East Philadelphia Street, PO Box 634
Whittier, CA 90608

Official telephone: (562) 907-4200
Fax number: (562) 698-4067

Website: www.whittier.edu



Screen last updated on: April 27, 2010

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2009-10 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: David Carnevale,
Director of Student Financing
Contacting the office: 562 907-4285
562 907-4870 (fax)
fao@whittier.edu
FAFSA number: 001342
CSS/PROFILE number: 4952

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $35,222
Additional required fees: $320
Book fees: $1,638
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,250
Other expenses: personal
Combined room and board expenses: $10,502

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 1noMarch 2
Institution's own financial aid formFebruary 1noN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 1yesN/A
State Aid FormN/AnoMarch 1

Applied for financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
83% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
68% of first-year students
67% of full-time undergraduates
27% 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
75% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
82% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
97% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
82% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
67% 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
28% 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):
90% for first-year students
91% for full-time undergraduates
81% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$31,833 for first-year students
$31,869 for full-time undergraduates
$31,363 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$12,240 for first-year students
$12,320 for full-time undergraduates
$11,363 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,887 for first-year students
$11,445 for full-time undergraduates
$11,667 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,182 for first-year students
$10,021 for full-time undergraduates
$9,750 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
27% of first-year students
25% of full-time undergraduates
22% 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):
$14,166 for first-year students
$12,670 for full-time undergraduates
$7,863 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: 72%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 73%
Average student debt upon graduation: $40,862
Types of payment plans:
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
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
  • creative arts/performance
  • ROTC scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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