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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

Official telephone: (617) 253-1000
Fax number: (617) 253-8000

Website: web.mit.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Elizabeth Hicks,
Director of Student Financial Services
Contacting the office: 617 253-4971
617 258-8301 (fax)
finaid@mit.edu
FAFSA number: 002178

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $34,750; $34,750 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $236
Book fees: $1,114
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,700
Other expenses: personal expenses
Combined room and board expenses: $10,400 - $10,400

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15noFebruary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 1yesN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementFebruary 8yesN/A
Business/Farm SupplementFebruary 8noN/A
tax forms, other financial documentationFebruary 8noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 15
Applied for financial aid:
84% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
83% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
83% 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:
100% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
97% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
70% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
63% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-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
100% 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):
100% for first-year students
100% for full-time undergraduates
100% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$31,331 for first-year students
$29,519 for full-time undergraduates
$25,634 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$28,997 for first-year students
$26,673 for full-time undergraduates
$24,670 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,444 for first-year students
$4,136 for full-time undergraduates
$3,383 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,174 for first-year students
$2,553 for full-time undergraduates
$2,500 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):
$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
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: 17%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 45%
Average student debt upon graduation: $17,956
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)
  • 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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