Hamilton College
Common Data Set 2000

Section H. Financial Aid

H1. Enter total dollar amounts awarded to full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, "total degree-seeking" undergraduates) in the following categories. Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid columns. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the entry for "non-need-based gift aid" on the last page of the definitions section.)

Indicate academic year for which data are reported: 2000-2001 estimated X     1999-2000 final __

	Need-based	Non-need-based
	$	$
Scholarships/Grants
Federal	554,900
State	764,605	1,727
Institutional (endowment, alumni, or other institutional awards) and external funds awarded by the college excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below)	13,314,203	105,440
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g., Kiwanis, NMSQT) not awarded by the college	499,453	20,366
Total Scholarships/Grants	15,133,161	127,533
Self-Help
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)	3,381,240	6,000
Federal Work-Study	1,238,155
State and other work-study/employment
Total Self-Help	4,619,395	6,000
Parent Loans	n/a	n/a
Tuition waivers	444,919	n/a
Athletic awards	n/a	n/a

H2. List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and received financial aid. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

Need-based awards	First-time Full-time Freshmen	Full-time Undergrad (inc. fresh)	Less than full-time undergrad
a) Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2000 cohort)	465	1,746	19
b) Number of students in line a who were financial aid applicants (include applicants for all types of aid)	298	1,019
c) Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need	253	929
d) Number of students in line c who received any financial aid	253	929
e) Number of students in line d who received any need-based gift aid	246	904
f) Number of students in line d who received any need-based self-help aid	200	739
g) Number of students in line d who received any non-need-based gift aid	1	5
h) Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans and private alternative loans)	253	929
i) On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)	99	99
j) The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)	21,263	20,524
k) Average need-based gift award of those in line e	17,767	16,740
l) Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f	3,680	4,588
m) Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who received a need-based loan	2,502	3,571

H2A. Number of Enrolled Student Receiving Non-need-based Grants and Scholarships: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who received non-need-based gift aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort receiving the dollars reported in H1. Note: in the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

Non-need-based awards	First-time Full-time Freshmen	Full-time Undergrad Inc. fresh.	Less than Full-time undergrad
n) Number of students in line a who had no financial need who received non-need-based gift aid (exclude those receiving athletic awards and tuition benefits)	14	19
o) Average dollar amount of non-need-based gift aid awarded to students in line n	5,837	5,549
p) Number of students in line a who received a non-need-based athletic grant or scholarship	n/a	n/a
q) Average dollar amount of non-need-based athletic grants or scholarships awarded to students in line p	n/a	n/a

H3: Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?

___ Federal methodology (FM)

___ Institutional methodology (IM)

_X_ Both FM and IM

H4. Percent of the 2000 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000 and borrowed through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution. __77.6%__

H5. Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4. Do not include money borrowed at other institutions: __$16,711__

H6.Indicate your institution's policy regarding financial aid for undergraduate degree-seeking international (nonresident alien) students:

College-administered need-based financial aid is available

College-administered non-need-based financial aid is available

College-administered financial aid is not available

 

If college-administered financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking international students, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking international students who received need-based or non-need-based aid: __56

 

Average dollar amount awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking international students: __$24,521__

 

Total dollar amount of financial aid from all sources awarded to all undergraduate degree-seeking international students: __$1,373,180

H7. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:

FAFSA

Institution's own financial aid form

CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE

State aid form

Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's Statement

Business/Farm Supplement

Other:

H8. Check off all financial aid forms international (non-resident alien) first-year financial aid applicants must submit:

Institution's own financial aid form

CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE

Foreign Student's Financial Aid Application

Foreign Student's Certification of Finances

Other:

H9. Indicate filing dates for first-year (freshman) students:

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: ______________

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms: __February 1__

No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis): ______________

H10. Indicate notification dates for first-year (freshman) students (answer a or b):

a. Students notified on or about (date): __April 1__

b. Students notified on a rolling basis: ___________

H11. Indicate reply dates:

Students must reply by (date): _May 1_ or within ___2___ weeks of notification.

Please check off all types of aid available to undergraduates at your institution

H12. Loans

FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM (DIRECT LOAN)

Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans

Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans

Direct PLUS Loans

 

FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM (FFEL)

FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans

FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans

FFEL PLUS Loans

 

Federal Perkins Loans

Federal Nursing Loans

State Loans

College/university loans from institutional funds

Other (specify):

H13. Scholarships and Grants

NEED-BASED

Federal Pell

SEOG

State scholarships/grants

Private scholarships

College/university gift aid from institutional funds

United Negro College Fund

Federal Nursing Scholarship

Other (specify):

H14. Check off criteria used in awarding institutional aid. Check all that apply.

Non-need	Need-based		Non-need	Need-based
X	X	Academics			Leadership
		Alumni affiliation			Minority status
		Art			Music/drama
		Athletics			Religious affiliation
		Job skills			State/district residency
		ROTC