Washington University in St. Louis - Financial Aid

National College Match Scholarship Package

These numbers reflect estimated student expenses for the 2024-2025 school year. Amounts will change slightly from year to year, but as the cost of college increases, the scholarship packages will correspondingly increase. Your official financial aid award will be included in a letter directly from WashU.

Annual Cost

Annual Cost of Attendance

Tuition

$64,500

Housing & Food

$21,854

Books & Supplies

$1,304

Travel

$0 - $972

Personal

$2,603

Fees

$1,290

Health Insurance

$0 - $2,580

Total

$91,551 - $95,103

How Annual Costs Are Covered

Scholarship and Grants

$89,051 - $92,603

Federal Work-Study

$2,500

Student Summer Work Contribution

Parent Contribution

Student Savings

Varies

Student Loan

Total

$91,551 - $95,103

Policy on Outside Funding

Outside funding will first reduce Federal Work-Study. Your WashU Scholarship will only be reduced if the total of all scholarships and grants, from all sources, exceeds your annual cost of attendance.

Policy on Health Insurance

WashU requires all students to have health insurance. If you are not covered by a parental plan or your request for a waiver from WashU is denied, the WashU grant will be increased to cover the amount of health insurance.

Policy on Student Contribution

Your contribution from savings varies based on the amount of assets. Typically, students are expected to contribute 20% of their assets during each of the four years of undergraduate enrollment. For example, a student with $5,000 in assets would be expected to contribute $1,000 toward each year of enrollment.

Students are typically expected to work during the summer to earn money to use for college expenses for the upcoming academic year. The summer work contribution is often used to pay for travel costs to campus or for personal expenses during the academic year. However, as part of WashU’s commitment to QuestBridge National College Match students, this expectation has been waived for you.

Requirements Associated with Maintaining this Award

Students are eligible to receive scholarship assistance for the equivalent of 8 full-time semesters of attendance. Students must maintain satisfactory academic progress and meet university academic regulations to receive this offer. See the Undergraduate Catalog for additional information. Annual submission of both the FAFSA and CSS Profile is required. You are expected to meet application deadlines in order to ensure eligibility for all need-based aid.