Annual College Costs ( Fall 2006 )

Financial Aid Statistics

• Full-time freshman enrollment: 940
• Number who applied for need-based aid: 673
• Number who were judged to have need: 501
• Number who were offered aid: 497
• Number who had full need met: 150

• Average percent of need met: 69%
• Average financial aid package: $17,929
• Average need-based loan: $3,484
• Average need-based scholarship or grant award: $13,151
• Average non-need based aid: $11,803
• Average indebtedness at graduation: $25,081

Financial Aid Distribution

• Scholarships / grants: 57%
• Loans / jobs: 43%

University Fellow Scholarship; $15,000 annual grant/computer/research stipend; awarded to students in top 5% of class with high SAT scores; admission application with writing sample required by December 1. Presidential Scholarship; $12,000 annual grant/research stipend; awarded to students in top 10% of class and with high SAT scores. Dean's Scholarship; $10,000 annual grant; for students in top 20% of class. Approximately 100-160 total scholarships available.

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

Contact Information

Financial Aid Office phone: (203) 254-4125

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