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Whitman College

Whitman College
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA 99362-2083

Official telephone: (509) 527-5111
Fax number: (509) 527-5859
Website: www.whitman.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: Marilyn Ponti,
Director of Financial Aid Services
Contacting the office: 509 527-5178
finaid@whitman.edu
FAFSA number: 003803
CSS/PROFILE number: 4951

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $47,490; $47,490 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $372
Book fees: $1,400
Combined room and board expenses: $11,910

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 1
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILENovember 15noFebruary 1

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
65% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
77% of first-year students
54% of full-time undergraduates
38% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
78% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
83% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
37% of first-year students
42% of full-time undergraduates
33% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
49% of first-year students
42% of full-time undergraduates
33% 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):
96% for first-year students
89% for full-time undergraduates
94% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$38,265 for first-year students
$36,130 for full-time undergraduates
$37,135 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$33,224 for first-year students
$30,721 for full-time undergraduates
$31,053 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,110 for first-year students
$6,687 for full-time undergraduates
$6,523 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,453 for first-year students
$5,031 for full-time undergraduates
$5,250 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
25% of first-year students
30% of full-time undergraduates
41% 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):
$9,751 for first-year students
$9,595 for full-time undergraduates
$8,929 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 40%

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
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 47%
Average student debt upon graduation: $21,192
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • 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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $575 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 (full tuition)
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 64%

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