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Macalester College

Macalester College
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

Official telephone: (651) 696-6000
Fax number: (651) 696-6689
Website: www.macalester.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Brian Lindeman,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 651 696-6214
800 231-7974 (toll free)
651 696-6866 (fax)
finaid@macalester.edu
FAFSA number: 002358
CSS/PROFILE number: 6390

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $36,304; $36,304 out-of-state
Comprehensive tuition/room/board fees: $44,976
Tuition notes: comprehensive tuition/room/board fees
Additional required fees: $200
Book fees: $900
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,310
Combined room and board expenses: $8,472

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 8noApril 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 8noApril 15
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementFebruary 8noApril 15

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
75% of first-year students
73% of full-time undergraduates
31% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
87% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
73% 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:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
99% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
1% of first-year students
1% 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
100% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$28,298 for first-year students
$28,508 for full-time undergraduates
$19,627 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$24,674 for first-year students
$23,467 for full-time undergraduates
$16,825 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,770 for first-year students
$4,653 for full-time undergraduates
$2,802 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,811 for first-year students
$3,561 for full-time undergraduates
$2,629 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
5% of first-year students
27% of full-time undergraduates
11% 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):
$4,168 for first-year students
$5,282 for full-time undergraduates
$2,140 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: 85%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $1,000 - $4,250
Undergraduate loan package range: $2,500 - $5,750
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 70%
Average student debt upon graduation: $18,849
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: $1,000 - $44,000
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1,000 - $44,000
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%