Annual College Costs ( Fall 2006 )

Financial Aid Statistics

• Full-time freshman enrollment: 230
• Number who applied for need-based aid: 220
• Number who were judged to have need: 207
• Number who were offered aid: 207
• Number who had full need met: 145

• Average percent of need met: 95.9%
• Average financial aid package: $18,587
• Average need-based loan: $3,820
• Average need-based scholarship or grant award: $13,712
• Average non-need based aid: $8,110
• Average indebtedness at graduation: $27,441

Financial Aid Distribution

• Scholarships / grants: 56%
• Loans / jobs: 44%

Academic distinction scholarship; tuition equalization scholarship plus $1,000; minimum 3.5 GPA, 25 ACT or 1140 SAT. Academic honors scholarship; tuition equalization scholarship plus $2,000; minimum 27 ACT or 1220 SAT. SAT scores exclusive of Writing. Tuition equalization is the difference between tuition and fees at Bluffton and the average tuition and fees at selected four-year public institutions in Ohio during the previous year.

Financial Aid Forms

Domestic first-year financial aid applicants must submit the following forms, if applicable:

• FAFSA

Contact Information

Financial Aid Office phone: (419) 358-3266

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