Comparing Offers

Comparing Your Financial Aid Awards:

Making Award Comparison User Friendly

If you think that comparing your various financial aid offers is a simple process, think again! What is a “financial aid gap?” Which is better, a scholarship or a grant? Do you know the difference between a subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford Loan? What is the difference between self-help and gift financial aid? These and other questions can be answered by using our Financial Aid Comparison Calculator Program below and by calling David Stoffer at (800)-526-7331 for telephone consultation or by e-mailing him at

Download the Excel Calculator
(Right-Click on link above and select the ‘Save Target As’ action)

Note: You must have Microsoft Excel for this spreadsheet tool to work on your computer.