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Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1089, 1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Official telephone: (314) 935-5000
Website: www.wustl.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: Michael Runiewicz,
Director of Student Financial Services
Contacting the office: 314 935-5900
888 547-6670 (toll free)
314 935-4037 (fax)
financial@wustl.edu
FAFSA number: 002520
CSS/PROFILE number: 6929

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $48,950; $48,950 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $820
Book fees: $980
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,132
Combined room and board expenses: $15,596

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 1
Institution's own financial aid formN/AnoFebruary 1
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 1
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoFebruary 1
Finalized FAFSA using IRS Data Retrieval ToolN/AnoN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
50% of first-year students
48% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
79% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
96% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
74% of first-year students
64% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
10% of first-year students
6% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% for first-year students
100% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$42,389 for first-year students
$40,466 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$40,752 for first-year students
$37,617 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,996 for first-year students
$5,589 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,926 for first-year students
$5,850 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
11% of first-year students
11% of full-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):
$14,355 for first-year students
$6,813 for full-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
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 29%
Average student debt upon graduation: $24,243
Types of payment plans:
  • guaranteed tuition
  • school's own payment plan(s)
  • Higher One.
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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • ROTC scholarships

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