Annual College Costs ( Fall 2006 )

Financial Aid Statistics

• Full-time freshman enrollment: 648
• Number who applied for need-based aid: 422
• Number who were judged to have need: 330
• Number who were offered aid: 322
• Number who had full need met: 267

• Average percent of need met: 99%
• Average financial aid package: $27,977
• Average need-based loan: $3,628
• Average need-based scholarship or grant award: $22,575
• Average non-need based aid: $10,973
• Average indebtedness at graduation: $20,982

Financial Aid Distribution

• Scholarships / grants: 75%
• Loans / jobs: 25%

John Dickinson and Benjamin Rush Scholarships: awarded to most academically competitive students; additional Engage the World Fellowship for selected John Dickinson Scholarship winners. Stafford Scholarships: for life sciences, fund research support. John Montgomery Scholarship: awarded to first-year students who possess strong credentials, talent in the arts, or competency in 2 foreign languages in addition to English. Scholars must also demonstrate strong leadership in high school and community.

Financial Aid Forms

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

• Business/farm supplement
• CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
• FAFSA
• Noncustodial (divorced/separated) Parents Statement
• State aid form

Contact Information

Financial Aid Office phone: (717) 245-1308

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