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Pitzer College

Pitzer College
1050 North Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-6101

Official telephone: (909) 621-8000
Fax number: (909) 621-8770

Website: www.pitzer.edu



Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011

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

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Margaret Carothers,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 909 621-8208
909 607-1205 (fax)
financial_aid@pitzer.edu
FAFSA number: 001172
CSS/PROFILE number: 4619

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $37,520; $37,520 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $3,610
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,300
Other expenses: Personal, transportation, and lab/art fees.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,950 - $12,462

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 1
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 1
State Aid FormN/AnoMarch 2
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoMarch 1
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoMarch 1

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
51% of first-year students
44% of full-time undergraduates
58% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
80% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
100% 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:
100% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
95% of first-year students
96% of full-time undergraduates
88% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
0% of first-year students
0% 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
0% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$37,361 for first-year students
$36,872 for full-time undergraduates
$19,894 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$32,831 for first-year students
$33,872 for full-time undergraduates
$16,625 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,759 for first-year students
$5,735 for full-time undergraduates
$3,720 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,614 for first-year students
$3,647 for full-time undergraduates
$3,612 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
4% of first-year students
5% 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):
$5,000 for first-year students
$5,000 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
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 87%

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
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 45%
Average student debt upon graduation: $20,448
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
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $33,872 - $36,498
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $32,831 - $37,361



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