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Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Wesleyan University
1584 Wesleyan Drive
Norfolk, VA 23502-5599

Official telephone: (757) 455-3200
Toll-free telephone: (800) 737-8684
Fax number: (757) 461-5238
Website: www.vwc.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: Teresa Rhyne,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 757 455-3345
757 455-6779 (fax)
finaid@vwc.edu
FAFSA number: 003767

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $34,960; $34,960 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $650
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,000
Other expenses: Parking decal, transportation, and other expenses; $120 additional budgeted for students living with family.
Combined room and board expenses: $8,768

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
State Aid FormJuly 31noN/A

Date award notification begins: February 15
Applied for financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
69% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
91% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
60% 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
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
76% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
79% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
12% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
18% of first-year students
16% 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):
70% for first-year students
68% for full-time undergraduates
35% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$24,510 for first-year students
$23,622 for full-time undergraduates
$7,083 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$21,369 for first-year students
$20,073 for full-time undergraduates
$3,246 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,057 for first-year students
$7,864 for full-time undergraduates
$8,497 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,356 for first-year students
$7,715 for full-time undergraduates
$9,582 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
9% of first-year students
16% of full-time undergraduates
21% 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):
$16,023 for first-year students
$19,257 for full-time undergraduates
$5,296 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: 13%

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
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 86%
Average student debt upon graduation: $38,107
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
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 characteristics
  • ROTC scholarships
  • religious affiliation scholarships/grants; Army ROTC scholarships/grants through affiliation with Old Dominion U.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $1 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1 (full tuition)
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 25%

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