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Thursday 3.18.2010

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Skidmore College

Skidmore College
815 N. Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Official telephone: (518) 580-5000
Fax number: (518) 580-5936
Website: www.skidmore.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010

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

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Robert D. Shorb,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 518 580-5750
518 580-5752 (fax)
finaid@skidmore.edu
FAFSA number: 002814
CSS/PROFILE number: 2815

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $38,114; $38,114 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $774
Book fees: $1,085
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,250
Other expenses: transportation and other expenses
Combined room and board expenses: $10,377

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoJanuary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoJanuary 15
State Aid FormN/AnoJanuary 15

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
54% of first-year students
48% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
81% of first-year students
87% 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:
94% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
94% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
39% of first-year students
19% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
86% of first-year students
85% 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):
84% for first-year students
97% for full-time undergraduates
0% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$31,770 for first-year students
$33,195 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$29,699 for first-year students
$29,205 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,698 for first-year students
$5,119 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,574 for first-year students
$3,861 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-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
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
$10,000 for first-year students
$10,000 for full-time undergraduates
$0 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

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 46%
Average student debt upon graduation: $19,163
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)
  • ROTC scholarships
  • music and math/science scholarships/grants.
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%