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West Virginia University

West Virginia University
PO Box 6201
Morgantown, WV 26506

Official telephone: (304) 293-0111
Fax number: (304) 293-3080
Website: https://www.wvu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2023 academic year.

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $8,256; $25,968 out-of-state
Book fees: $900
Combined room and board expenses: $13,020

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoMarch 1

Applied for financial aid:
90% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
67% of first-year students
66% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
69% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
46% of first-year students
39% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
13% of first-year students
11% of full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,737 for first-year students
$7,488 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$6,190 for first-year students
$5,812 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,301 for first-year students
$3,320 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,155 for first-year students
$4,225 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
21% of first-year students
16% of full-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):
$5,475 for first-year students
$4,737 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • athletic scholarships

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