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HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Harvard University
Undergraduate Admissions Office, Byerly Hall, 8 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Official telephone: (617) 495-1000

Website: www.harvard.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 1, 2006

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2006 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Sarah C. Donahue,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 617 495-1581
617 496-0256 (fax)
FAFSA number: E00468

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $30,275; $30,275 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $3,434
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,795
Other expenses: Books, transportation, and personal expenses
Combined room and board expenses: $9,946 - $9,946

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 1yesN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 1noN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementFebruary 1noN/A
Business/Farm SupplementFebruary 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
64% of first-year students
55% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
82% of first-year students
90% 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:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
72% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
0% of first-year students
0% 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
0% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$32,009 for first-year students
$30,715 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$29,950 for first-year students
$28,004 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,058 for first-year students
$3,369 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,816 for first-year students
$3,439 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
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
$0 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
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:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 48%
Average student debt upon graduation: $8,769
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
  • Tuition Prepayment Option
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)
  • ROTC scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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