Admissions
Financial Aid
What to Consider When Financing Your Education
Students seeking financial aid in the form of loans and scholarships at the University of Florida College of Dentistry are required to fill out two applications - the online FAFSA and the UFCD Financial Aid Application. In late spring, the College of Dentistry Financial Aid Comittee meets to make decisions using information from both of these applications. Entering students are notified of the decisions in late spring or early summer.
Please note: Federal financial aid policies limit the amount students can borrow through educational loans to the total cost of attendance (TCA). The TCA is the total cost for a student to attend school and includes tuition, fees, books, instrument costs, and living expenses like housing, food, transportation, etc. The TCA is set by the school (not the student). Students cannot borrow more than the TCA through federal educational loans, even if a student's personal costs are greater than the school's TCA.
Students who are married and/or have children must understand that federal financial aid is designed to help pay for the costs for one student to attend school, not to support other family members. The sole exception to this that, under some circumstances, families with children may receive additional financial aid for daycare costs. For questions regarding these federal policies or other financial aid issues, contact our financial aid officer, Tom Kolb, at 352.273.5999 or tomkolb@ufl.edu. Please be aware of these federal policies and plan accordingly.
