Our Commitment to Financial Aid Shows:

• Hollins awards $18 million annually in financial aid and scholarships
• 98% of Hollins students receive some form of financial aid.
• The family income of students receiving need-based aid ranges from $5,000 to $150,000.
• Hollins, like most private colleges and universities, distributes larger financial aid awards than public universities.
• Our students graduate in an average 4.1 years instead of five or six years (the norm at many universities), saving thousands of dollars in college fees and debt after graduation. Click here to view a worksheet that allows you to compare the cost of education with all available financial assistance so you can determine how much you will ultimately pay through graduation at the colleges you are considering.

Want More Information?

• General: www.finaid.org covers EFC Estimator, Title IV codes, loan and tuition payment plans; federal financial aid is covered at:
  http://www.ed.gov (click on “Financial Aid”)
• Scholarships: www.fastweb.com or www.srnexpress.com
• FAFSA on the Web: www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Loan payment calculator: www.ed.gov/DirectLoan/RepayCalc/dlentry1.html
• International and Minority Students:
  Hispanic Scholarship Fund: www.hsf.net
  Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute: www.chci.org
  Hispanic College Fund: www.hispanicfund.org
  Gates Millennium Scholars: www.gmsp.org
  Minority On-line Information Service: www.sciencewise.com
• Direct Loans: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DirectLoan/faq.html covers facts and answers questions
  
  
  

Public or Private?
Four reasons a private school can be just as affordable:

• Privates have more money to give
• They meet a bigger percentage of need
• They're more willing to consider special circumstances
• Your child may graduate sooner
  
  From Smart Money (July 7, 2007)

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