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Hamilton College
198 College Hill Road
Clinton, NY 13323

Official telephone: (315) 859-4011
Fax number: (315) 859-4457

Website: www.hamilton.edu


Screen last updated on: January 2010

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.

Financial Aid OfficeTOP

Financial aid officer: Melissa Beneway Rose,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 315 859-4434
800 859-4413 (toll free)
315 859-4457 (fax)
finaid@hamilton.edu
FAFSA number: 002728
CSS/PROFILE number: 2286

ExpensesTOP

Undergraduate tuition: $39,370; $39,370 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $390
Book fees: $500
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,300
Combined room and board expenses: $10,100

Applying for AidTOP


Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAJanuary 1noJanuary 1
Institution's own financial aid formN/AnoFebruary 8
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 8
State Aid FormN/AnoFebruary 8
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 8
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoFebruary 8

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
52% of first-year students
48% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
78% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
86% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
6% of first-year students
8% of full-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
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
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$33,665 for first-year students
$33,037 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$28,647 for first-year students
$27,347 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,734 for first-year students
$3,875 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,714 for first-year students
$3,875 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
0% of first-year students
3% of full-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):
$0 for first-year students
$14,451 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 56%

Types of Aid AvailableTOP

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: 0
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 43%
Average student debt upon graduation: $18,259
Types of payment plans:
  • Sallie Mae TuitionPay Plan
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
  • ROTC scholarships

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