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Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University
P.O. Box 7373, Reynolds Station
Winston Salem, NC 27109

Official telephone: (336) 758-5000
Website: www.wfu.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: William T. Wells,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 336 758-5154
336 758-4924 (fax)
financial-aid@wfu.edu
FAFSA number: 002978
CSS/PROFILE number: 5885

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $48,746; $48,746 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $562
Book fees: $1,400
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,400
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $14,748

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15noMarch 1
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEFebruary 15noMarch 1
State Aid FormFebruary 15noMarch 1
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementFebruary 15noMarch 1

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
45% of first-year students
38% of full-time undergraduates
21% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
77% of first-year students
86% of full-time undergraduates
69% 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:
93% of first-year students
95% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
90% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
89% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
55% of first-year students
54% of full-time undergraduates
78% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% 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):
100% for first-year students
100% for full-time undergraduates
100% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$44,598 for first-year students
$44,843 for full-time undergraduates
$33,148 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$42,212 for first-year students
$40,740 for full-time undergraduates
$27,176 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$9,755 for first-year students
$10,973 for full-time undergraduates
$8,313 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,521 for first-year students
$9,867 for full-time undergraduates
$7,604 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
2% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
5% 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):
$29,718 for first-year students
$14,516 for full-time undergraduates
$8 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
5% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$49,236 for first-year students
$47,567 for full-time undergraduates
$20,147 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
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 39%
Average student debt upon graduation: $36,546
Types of payment plans:
  • FACTS Tuition Management.
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
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships

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