Dickinson College
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Twenty percent of the full cost of educating a student at Dickinson, roughly $16,000 per student, is funded from the endowment and alumni and foundation support, lowering the cost to all students. All admitted students who demonstrate financial need and meet application deadlines receive aid. The average total need-based package of grants, loans and work study is nearly $48,000.

Posse Scholars: Dickinson’s partnership with the Posse Foundation provides full scholarships, mentoring and a support group for “Posses” of students from Los Angeles, most of whom have substantial financial need. Dickinson also partners with Heights Philadelphia, College Match, and NJ Seeds, which give qualified, historically underrepresented students the chance to attend institutions like Dickinson.
http://www.dickinson.edu/info/20050/diversity/1389/posse_at_dickinson

Community College Partnership Program: allows students to reduce total educational expenses by attending one of our region’s five top community colleges during their first two years. While there, they participate in an honors program and receive academic advising from Dickinson staff. After successful completion of the program, the students transfer to Dickinson for their final two years and receive a $25,000 scholarship for each of their two remaining years. Partners include two community colleges in Maryland--Howard Community College and Montgomery College--and three in Pennsylvania: Montgomery County Community College, Northampton Community College and Harrisburg Community College.

Curley Scholarship: Two half-tuition scholarships awarded annually. Established in 1993, these scholarships are awarded to students who reside or attend school in Pennsylvania’s Lycoming, Lehigh and Northampton counties.

Dickinson-Sandia Scholarship: Two full-tuition scholarships. The Sandia Foundation was established by Hugh and Helen Kisner Woodward, both class of 1908. This scholarship is awarded to students who reside or attend school in the Southwest (Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico) who have demonstrated community-service or community-leadership experience.

Dickinson-Cumberland County Scholarship: The Dickinson-Cumberland County Scholarship is a four-year, full-tuition scholarship awarded annually to a Cumberland County resident who wishes to make a positive impact in the community.

Dickinson-CET Global Leaders Scholarship: The Dickinson-CET Global Leaders Scholarship is a four-year, full-tuition scholarship awarded annually to a student who shows interest in global issues and has participated in CET high school programs for which Dickinson grants credit. The successful candidate will demonstrate outstanding academic performance, a global mindset, engagement in the community, a drive to confront important international issues and a strong sense of integrity and character.

Reynolds Leadership Scholar Program: The Reynolds Leadership Scholar Program awards recipients with $200,000 ($50,000/year) toward tuition for eight semesters of full-time study at the college (including off-campus study in a Dickinson program or partner program). Recipients are top Maryland residents in a challenging high-school curriculum who have the potential to be leaders at Dickinson, in their communities and around the world.

Yellow Ribbon Program: Dickinson's historic mission of educating engaged citizens and leaders has driven participation in a government program allowing post-9/11 United States veterans--and in some cases, their dependents--to enroll with significantly reduced tuition. Dickinson is one of more than 1,000 colleges and universities participating in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program. This federal effort allows qualifying students to pay no more for their Dickinson tuition than the maximum in-state fees at a state school. They may also receive a stipend for books and supplies. This initiative opens new doors for veterans and provides them with unprecedented access to higher education.

Please see

http://www.dickinson.edu/info/20045/admissions/1046/nontraditional_admissions

Data for Part 2 are taken from Dickinson's 2022-23 Common Data Set: https://www.dickinson.edu/download/downloads/id/14762/cds_2022-2023.pdf

Percentage of entering students that are low-income is based on incoming first-time first-year student Pell Grant recipients: 14.2% - row B4-B21 of Common Data Set.

The graduation/success rate for low-income students is based on the six-year graduation rate for the fall 2016 cohort of Pell Grant recipients: 85% - row B4-B21 of Common Data Set.

The percentage of student financial need met on average is based on full-time undergrads, 98.3% - row H2 of Common Data Set.

The percentage of students graduating with no interest-bearing student loan debt calculated as 100% less the % of students in graduating class of 2022 who took any loans: 37% - row H5 of Common Data Set.

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