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Roanoke College

Roanoke College
221 College Lane
Salem, VA 24153-3794

Official telephone: (540) 375-2500
Fax number: (540) 375-2267
Website: roanoke.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: Thomas Blair,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 540 375-2235
800 200-9221 (toll free)
540 375-2267 (fax)
finaid@roanoke.edu
FAFSA number: 003736

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $28,734; $28,734 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $850
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,250
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $9,780

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
State Aid FormMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: November 1
Applied for financial aid:
78% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
82% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
54% 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
73% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
71% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
73% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
98% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
35% of first-year students
32% of full-time undergraduates
13% 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):
89% for first-year students
83% for full-time undergraduates
21% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$23,541 for first-year students
$21,838 for full-time undergraduates
$4,392 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$19,390 for first-year students
$17,763 for full-time undergraduates
$2,204 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,091 for first-year students
$5,536 for full-time undergraduates
$4,645 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,958 for first-year students
$4,604 for full-time undergraduates
$4,576 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
34% of first-year students
36% of full-time undergraduates
103% 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):
$11,010 for first-year students
$10,077 for full-time undergraduates
$1,943 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: 12%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
  • alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 68%
Average student debt upon graduation: $25,498
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)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants