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Wheeling University

Wheeling University
316 Washington Avenue
Wheeling, WV 26003

Official telephone: (304) 243-2000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 624-6992
Fax number: (304) 243-4349
Website: www.wju.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: Christie Tomczyk,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 304 243-2304
800 624-6992 (toll free)
304 243-4397 (fax)
finaid@wju.edu
FAFSA number: 003831
CSS/PROFILE number: 2909

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $27,000; $27,000 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $1,110
Book fees: $1,300
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,800
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $7,796

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesAugust 1

Date award notification begins: March 10
Applied for financial aid:
86% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
88% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
54% 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:
88% of first-year students
71% of full-time undergraduates
64% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
75% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
86% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
98% 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):
52% of first-year students
12% of full-time undergraduates
282% 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):
93% for first-year students
91% for full-time undergraduates
63% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$26,899 for first-year students
$25,293 for full-time undergraduates
$3,146 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$9,997 for first-year students
$8,415 for full-time undergraduates
$1,179 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,809 for first-year students
$4,977 for full-time undergraduates
$2,774 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,457 for first-year students
$4,720 for full-time undergraduates
$2,774 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
24% of first-year students
26% of full-time undergraduates
59% 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):
$12,895 for first-year students
$12,432 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
34% of first-year students
33% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$7,061 for first-year students
$8,815 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: 26%

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: 75%
Average student debt upon graduation: $35,355
Types of payment plans:
  • ECSI
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
  • athletic scholarships
  • religious scholarships/grants.
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $500 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $500 (full tuition)
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 65%

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