Financial Aid & Affordability

If you are a new student in the traditional program, we estimate your out-of-pocket expense on the financial aid notification, but you will also get an official statement from the Business Office before the semester starts. PLEASE REMEMBER the College does bill by semester, so you will receive a billing statement for each semester you are enrolled. If you are a returning student to the traditional program or a student in the Simpson Online and Graduate programs, you will get a statement from the Business Office. You can always run a statement of account from the Business Office in SC Connect.

The cost of attendance is the estimated cost of attending Simpson for one academic year. This amount includes both indirect and direct costs. These are only estimates and are different than what you are billed. For more information, please refer to the financial aid handbook.

If you are interested in taking classes in the summer and using financial aid, there is a separate summer financial aid form that needs to be completed. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid for a form or find the form on the website under FA forms.

Generally, not until 6-months after you graduate or drop to less than half-time.

No, once you complete both forms you will not have to complete them again as long as you remain concurrently enrolled at Simpson.

No, when a student files the FAFSA we automatically offer that student federal loans. If you choose not to take those loans, you will need to reach out to the Office of Financial Aid and ask them to remove the loans from your account.

Unsubsidized is a federal loan that will accrue interest as soon as it disburses onto your account, and will continue to accrue interest while you are in school regardless of enrollment status.

Subsidized is a federal loan that does not accrue interest while the student is enrolled in school. Once the student graduates or drops less than half-time and goes through the 6-month grace period, the subsidized loan will start accruing interest.

This depends on and is based off your credits and your dependency status. If you are a freshman, dependent student you can receive max overall $5,500 and a max subsidized loan of $3,500. Independent freshmen students may borrow an additional $4,000 unsubsidized loan. If you are a sophomore, dependent student you can receive max overall $6,500 and a max subsidized of $4,500. Independent sophomore students may borrow an additional $4,000 unsubsidized loan. If you are a junior/senior, dependent student you can receive max overall $7,500 and a max subsidized loan of $5,500. Independent junior and senior students may borrow an additional $5,000 unsubsidized loan.

The subsidized loan is what we call a “need-based” loan. It is based upon the amount of financial need the student has and is calculated from the information on the FAFSA.

Yes, you absolutely can! Please understand any payments made while in school will not count towards qualifying payments in a loan forgiveness program. You will also want to make sure your lender knows you are still registered full-time. Some lenders require extra documentation to prove enrollment when a student decides to start paying off loans while they are in school.