Get Financial Aid - Getting Started - Freshman Admissions

GETTING FINANCIAL AID

Here is what you need to do:

► EXPLORE YOUR FINANCIAL AID OPTIONS

A substantial amount of student aid comes from scholarships and grants available directly through Utica College. For example, in Fall 2010, the average financial aid package for incoming freshman students, including:

Grants
Scholarships
Student employment
Federal loans

...was $29,875. That amount exceeded the cost of tuition at UC in the 2009-10 academic year.

Explore UC scholarships, grants, and awards

► SUBMIT YOUR FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA)

Apply now at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

[Utica College's federal school code is 002883]

Use this application to apply for all kinds of federal student aid, including

Pell Grants,
various types of student loans, and
student employment aid.

Submitting your FAFSA also begins the process of determining your eligibility for receiving
direct aid from Utica College.

What you will need for your FAFSA:

Utica College's federal school code: 002883
Your social security number and your parents’ social security numbers (if needed)
Your driver’s license (if you have one)
Your alien registration number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
Last year’s federal income tax forms, information about untaxed income (such as Social Security, TANF, or veterans benefits), and information about savings, investments and farm assets for yourself, your spouse (if you’re married), and your parents (if you’re including parent information)