Contact Us

Office of Financial Aid
Gettysburg College
Campus Box 438
300 North Washington Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Phone: (717)337-6611
FAX: (717) 337-8555
Office Email Address: finaid@gettysburg.edu
Office Hours: M-F 8:30-5:00 (Academic Year), 8:00-4:30 (Summer)

Important Dates

April 15
The deadline date for continuing students to submit financial aid forms, either the FAFSA, Verification Worksheet and federal tax returns or the International Student Financial Aid Application and Certification of Finances Form.

June 1
Financial aid notifications begin to be mailed to continuing students.

ALL FORMS SHOULD BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN APRIL 15.

Students interested in receiving aid from Gettysburg College for the 2008-2009 academic year must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  The application should be completed online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.  In order to complete the form online both students and parents must have a PIN number.   You may use the same PIN from last year. If you need to obtain a number or duplicate you can do so by going to http://www.pin.ed.gov/. 

All students applying for aid must go through the verification process, ensuring their eligibility, prior to receiving their award package.  In order to complete this process the financial aid office must receive the following documents:

• Signed copy of parent(s) 2007 federal tax return and W-2 forms
• Signed copy of student's 2007 federal tax return and W-2 forms
• Verification Worksheet
• Income Reduction/Unusual Circumstance(s) Form - if applicable

NOTE: The Financial Aid PROFILE is no longer required.

In addition, there is a new PDF version of the 2008-2009 FAFSA that can be submitted for processing. The form is available on various federal aid websites such as http://www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov/.  If using this version, students will need to print out their completed form, sign it, and mail it to the address listed on the form.

For loans first disbursed:

• July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 = 6%
• July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 = 5.6%
• July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 = 4.5%
• July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012 = 3.4%