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Wayland Baptist University

Wayland Baptist University
1900 West Seventh Street
Plainview, TX 79072

Official telephone: (806) 291-1000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 588-1928
Fax number: (806) 291-1960
Website: www.wbu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Karen LaQuey,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 806 291-3520
806 291-1956 (fax)
FAFSA number: 003663

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $17,850; $17,850 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,260
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,256
Other expenses: Transportation, personal, and miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $3,488 - $7,296

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMay 1yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMay 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
85% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
62% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
91% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
91% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
99% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
75% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
77% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
81% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
7% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
7% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
2% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
56% for first-year students
59% for full-time undergraduates
30% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$13,616 for first-year students
$13,254 for full-time undergraduates
$6,874 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$10,962 for first-year students
$10,070 for full-time undergraduates
$4,462 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,592 for first-year students
$4,444 for full-time undergraduates
$4,338 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,487 for first-year students
$4,154 for full-time undergraduates
$4,312 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
10% of first-year students
13% of full-time undergraduates
2% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$5,500 for first-year students
$5,374 for full-time undergraduates
$2,180 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
10% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$7,988 for first-year students
$9,303 for full-time undergraduates
$7,406 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $3,500 - $5,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $3,500 - $10,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 81%
Average student debt upon graduation: $30,036
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $100 - $4,189
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $100 - $5,078

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