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Clark University

Clark University
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610-1477

Official telephone: (508) 793-7711
Fax number: (508) 793-8821
Website: https://www.clarku.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2024 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid homepage: https://www.clarku.edu/
offices/financial-aid/
prospective-students/
u-s-students/
net-price-calculator/

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $57,440; $57,440 out-of-state
Book fees: $900
Miscellaneous expenses: $250
Other expenses: Estimated expense of transportation for residents.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,500

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAJanuary 15noJanuary 15
Institution's own financial aid formN/AnoN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoN/A
State Aid FormN/AnoN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoN/A
Business/Farm SupplementN/AnoN/A
Noncustodial PROFILEN/AnoN/A

Date award notification begins: March 31
Applied for financial aid:
88% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
80% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
79% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
12% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
20% of first-year students
22% 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):
86% for first-year students
84% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$44,951 for first-year students
$42,659 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$39,677 for first-year students
$35,829 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,183 for first-year students
$5,853 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,469 for first-year students
$4,291 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
28% of first-year students
32% 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):
$21,097 for first-year students
$20,757 for full-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
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
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)

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