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Friday 3.19.2010

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Menlo College

Menlo College
1000 El Camino Real
Atherton, CA 94027

Toll-free telephone: (800) 556-3656
Fax number: (650) 543-4496
Website: www.menlo.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010

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

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Anne K. Heaton-Dunlap,
Financial Aid Director
Contacting the office: 650 543-3880
800 556-3656 (toll free)
650 543-4103 (fax)
finaid@menlo.edu
FAFSA number: 001236

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $31,720; $31,720 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $400
Book fees: $1,566
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,214
Combined room and board expenses: $11,000 - $11,330

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 2yesN/A
State Aid FormMarch 2noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 10
Applied for financial aid:
60% of first-year students
62% of full-time undergraduates
45% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
92% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
83% 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
55% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
86% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
8% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
10% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
8% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
15% 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):
71% for first-year students
71% for full-time undergraduates
41% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$21,472 for first-year students
$21,294 for full-time undergraduates
$6,576 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$19,128 for first-year students
$17,870 for full-time undergraduates
$4,335 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,973 for first-year students
$4,206 for full-time undergraduates
$4,335 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,376 for first-year students
$3,557 for full-time undergraduates
$4,276 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
32% of first-year students
29% of full-time undergraduates
23% 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):
$9,759 for first-year students
$10,880 for full-time undergraduates
$6,850 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: 6%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $500 - $40,000
Undergraduate loan package range: $500 - $40,000
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 60%
Average student debt upon graduation: $17,625
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $400 - $28,000
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $400 - $28,000
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%