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Occidental College

Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041-3314

Official telephone: (323) 259-2500
Fax number: (323) 259-2907

Website: www.oxy.edu



Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Maureen McRae Levy,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 323 259-2548
323 259-4961 (fax)
finaid@oxy.edu
FAFSA number: 001249
CSS/PROFILE number: 4581

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $37,970; $37,970 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $952
Book fees: $1,054
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,397
Other expenses: Personal expenses, transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $10,780

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 1noFebruary 1
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 1
State Aid FormN/AnoFebruary 1
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 1
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoFebruary 1

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
67% of first-year students
58% of full-time undergraduates
50% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
76% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
80% 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
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
98% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
90% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
10% of first-year students
7% 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
75% 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):
$31,461 for first-year students
$32,991 for full-time undergraduates
$34,549 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$26,104 for first-year students
$26,015 for full-time undergraduates
$23,538 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,446 for first-year students
$7,857 for full-time undergraduates
$11,011 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,590 for first-year students
$6,012 for full-time undergraduates
$8,636 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
31% of first-year students
27% of full-time undergraduates
40% 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):
$11,694 for first-year students
$12,889 for full-time undergraduates
$18,626 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:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 67%
Average student debt upon graduation: $19,695
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
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 - $42,686
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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