| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
Trina Orr,
Director of Student Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
828 227-7290
828 227-7042 (fax)
finaid@email.wcu.edu |
| FAFSA number: |
002981 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$3,779; $14,172 out-of-state |
| Additional required fees: |
$3,124 |
| Book fees: |
$753 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$2,510 |
| Other expenses: |
Transportation and personal expenses. |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | March 15 | yes | N/A |
| Institution's own financial aid form | March 15 | yes | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
April 1 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 91% | of first-year students |
| 83% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 52% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 77% | of first-year students |
| 82% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 81% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 98% | of first-year students |
| 98% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 87% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid: |
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| 96% | of first-year students |
| 94% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 88% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 80% | of first-year students |
| 82% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 59% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 3% | of first-year students |
| 2% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 13% | of first-year students |
| 12% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 9% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
| |
| 64% | for first-year students |
| 66% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 48% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $11,048 | for first-year students |
| $11,557 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $6,135 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $6,371 | for first-year students |
| $6,224 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,058 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $5,507 | for first-year students |
| $6,451 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $5,777 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
| |
| $5,403 | for first-year students |
| $6,303 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $5,774 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
| |
| 4% | of first-year students |
| 4% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 1% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| $3,104 | for first-year students |
| $2,339 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $1,369 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 1% | of first-year students |
| 1% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $8,375 | for first-year students |
| $8,633 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $8,603 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: |
yes |
| Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: |
19% |
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| Types of loans available: |
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- 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
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
yes |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
69% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$26,578 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- Tuition Management Systems
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| Need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- need-based (general)
- Federal Pell Grants
- SEOG
- state scholarships/grants
- college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
- private scholarships/grants
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| Non-need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- non-need-based (general)
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- creative arts/performance
- athletic scholarships
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| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
7% |
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