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Dartmouth College

For students with family incomes below $75,000, the college awards a grant equivalent to tuition. After the family covers the EFC, the college covers the remaining student budget with work study and additional grant aid if the grant to cover tuition was insufficient to cover remaining need.
For students with family incomes below $75,000. . .   2009-10 Estimated Student Budget
  After the family covers the EFC, the college covers the remaining student budget with work study and additional grant aid if the grant to cover tuition was insufficient to cover remaining need.
Tuition & Fees $38,679
Books & Supplies $1,618
Room & Board $11,295
Transportation & Personal Expenses $1,381
Total Expenses:     $52,973   


For all other students, after the family covers the EFC, the college covers the remaining student budget with grant aid and work study.

For all other students. . .   2009-10 Estimated Student Budget
  After the family covers the EFC, the college covers the remaining student budget with grant aid and work study.
Tuition & Fees $38,679
Books & Supplies $1,618
Room & Board $11,295
Transportation & Personal Expenses $1,381
Total Expenses:    $52,973   

About the Financial Aid Pledge (2009-10):

Who qualifies for the pledge (in addition to common requirements)?
All students.

How is EFC determined and used?
Institutional Methodology. The EFC includes an estimated $2,700 student contribution.

How much academic year work and/or need-based loans are included?
No loans and an estimated $2,450 in work.

Does the offer account for the full student budget?
Yes.

How are outside scholarships handled?
Outside scholarships reduce the work burden.

Note:
Starting with incoming freshmen in 2011-12, the college will re-introduce loans of $2,500 to $5,500 per year for students with family incomes above $75,000. See "Dartmouth Board of Trustees approves measures to close $100 million budget gap."

For more information:
Dartmouth Announces new Financial Aid Initiative

About the Institution (2007-08):

    Location: Hanover, NH
    Type: Private 4-year
    Undergraduate enrollment: 4,600
    Pell Grant recipients (a measure of low-income enrollment): 14%
    Proportion of graduating seniors with student debt: 52%
    Average debt: $22,126

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