by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at University of Washington-Seattle Campus can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does UW Seattle deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from University of Washington-Seattle Campus.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at University of Washington-Seattle Campus, 56% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind approximately 3906 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 43% | $16,156 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 40% | $8,656 |
| Federal Pell grants | 18% | $5,613 |
| State/local grants | 26% | $9,069 |
| Federal student loans | 18% | $4,775 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Here, around 38% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $16,147 (across roughly 15079 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 38% | $16,147 |
| Federal Pell grants | 15% | $5,721 |
| Federal student loans | 15% | $5,782 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $18,355.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $6,496 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $7,185 |
| Over $75,000 | $24,920 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $14,091 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $13,485 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit UW Seattle’s online cost calculator: www.washington.edu/financialaid/getting-started/net-price-calculator/.
A typical borrower at UW Seattle leaves with $12,375 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $12,375 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $14,615 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $154.94/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at UW Seattle.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,122 |
| 25th percentile | $6,037 |
| 75th percentile | $21,566 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $28,000 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $12,184 |
| Middle income | $11,667 |
| High income | $12,851 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,055 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $11,696 |
| Independent students | $14,204 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for UW Seattle.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at UW Seattle:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 94760 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $2,417,917,439 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 720 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $13,139,324 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $18,249 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 24 |
| Total DoD amount | $64,824 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,701 |
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