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Determining Financial Need of Families

  • Estimating Family Contributions

    This link will connect you to Carleton's Net Price Calculator. This is an estimator only. But can provide an early approximation of what a new first-year, undergraduate student can expect to pay to attend Carleton College. It is not intended for use by graduate, transfer, readmitted, continuing, international or part-time students, who should instead contact the Office of Student Financial Services for more information.
  • Examples

    See the processes the Student Financial Services Office goes through to determine cost, need, and financial aid packages by viewing two illustrations of hypothetical students using 2012-13 data.
  • How is Need Analysis Determined

    This site will explain what The College Board uses to determine the family’s ability to contribute to college expenses.
  • Financial Aid Estimator