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Wilkes University

Wilkes University
84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766

Official telephone: (570) 408-5000

Fax number: (570) 408-7800
Website: www.wilkes.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: Chanel Greene,
Executive Director of Student Financial Services
Contacting the office: 570 408-2000
800 WilkesU (toll free)
570 408-4004 (fax)
financialaid@wilkes.edu
FAFSA number: 003394

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $33,570; $33,570 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,500
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,000
Other expenses: Transportation, miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $13,632

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A

Applied for financial aid:
95% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
66% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
92% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
82% 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
91% 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
83% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
93% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
74% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
82% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
28% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
10% of first-year students
11% of full-time undergraduates
4% 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):
76% for first-year students
72% for full-time undergraduates
41% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$26,796 for first-year students
$24,966 for full-time undergraduates
$13,812 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$22,578 for first-year students
$19,400 for full-time undergraduates
$8,943 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,809 for first-year students
$6,439 for full-time undergraduates
$5,809 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,045 for first-year students
$4,901 for full-time undergraduates
$4,701 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
7% of first-year students
4% of full-time undergraduates
3% 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):
$14,624 for first-year students
$13,011 for full-time undergraduates
$7,117 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

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
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 84%
Average student debt upon graduation: $38,049
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
  • ROTC scholarships

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