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FINANCIAL AID CALCULATOR

This calculator is a tool created to help you estimate your family contribution and determine the amount of need-based aid for which you may be eligible.


TRANSFER STUDENTS: FEES AND PACKAGES

While there are as many different financial aid awards at Trinity as there are students receiving aid, they all have one thing in common: each admitted student qualifying for aid receives a package that fully meets his or her calculated need.

An average financial aid award for a first year student for the 2009-2010 academic year would be as follows:

 '09-'10 Cost of Attendance (COA)

Tuition

$38,900

Room & board

$10,560

Personal expenses

$    900

General fee

$ 1,940

Books and supplies

$ 1,000

Total cost                      

$53,300

Family Contribution (FC)

Parent contribution

$ 8,500

Student asset contribution

$    200

Student income contribution

$ 1,700

Total family contribution

$10,400


Financial Need (COA minus FC)

                                     

$42,900


Financial Aid Award

Federal Work-Study

$  1,900

Student loans

$  3,500

Grant assistance

$ 37,500

Total aid award                     

$ 42,900

 
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