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EWU scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$30,384per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

EWU awards automatic merit on admission. EWU does not publish a GPA or test chart, so you cannot self-calculate the dollars.

Where does your student land?

Verified Jul 2026
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The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. Automatic Freshman Scholarship — Washington Resident$1,000-$3,000 per yearAutomaticRenewable
    Published awardAcademic thresholds

    Automatic Freshman Scholarship — Washington Resident

    $1,000-$3,000 per year

    Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    GPA
    Amount scales with HS GPA: GPA 3.0 = University Scholarship $1,000/yr; GPA 4.0 = Presidential Scholarship $3,000/yr (at least one intermediate named tier exists between these but was not captured this session)
    SAT
    No SAT/ACT required
    ACT
    No SAT/ACT required
    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Automatic Freshman Scholarship — Washington Resident

    Who qualifies

    Must be a first-time entering freshman (fall term, no post-high-school college work), a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen, a Cheney/Spokane (state-support) campus student, and apply for EWU admission by February 1 for the following academic year. Amounts are surfaced only through the on-site calculator; actual award determination is made at time of EWU Admission.

    How to keep it

    Described as a four-year renewable scholarship; specific renewal GPA/credit terms not stated on this page.

    Worth knowing

    EWU publishes these amounts only via a dynamic calculator (no static grid). Verified data points (Washington Resident): GPA 3.0 -> University Scholarship $1,000/yr; GPA 4.0 -> Presidential Scholarship $3,000/yr. Non-resident (WUE and non-WUE) amounts and intermediate GPA tiers were not captured because the calculator triggered a CAPTCHA, which was not solved.

  2. Orland and Bernice Killin Scholarship (Honors Program)Full in-state tuition for four yearsNot automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Orland and Bernice Killin Scholarship (Honors Program)

    Full in-state tuition for four years

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
    Open award details for Orland and Bernice Killin Scholarship (Honors Program)

    Who qualifies

    Each year the EWU Honors Program selects three outstanding applicants; selection considers demonstrated engagement and curiosity and the scholarship's potential to transform the student's experience. Competitive — apply to Honors.

    How to keep it

    Granted for four years.

    Worth knowing

    Covers full IN-STATE tuition (not full cost of attendance, and not non-resident tuition). Only three awarded each year.

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What makes EWU different

EWU gives new freshmen automatic, four-year renewable scholarships based purely on residency and high-school GPA (no test scores), surfaced only through an on-site calculator, plus the prestigious Killin full-in-state-tuition Honors award for three students a year.

Merit tiers21 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

More than one award path

Separate the two paths.

Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.

  1. Match the published criteria

    Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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What families often miss

  1. The automatic freshman scholarship is tied to applying for EWU admission by February 1 for the following academic year — apply late and you forfeit the automatic award.

  2. The award requirements specify 'Cheney/Spokane EWU campus (state support) students,' a first-time fall-term freshman with no post-high-school college work, and U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen status.

  3. The Killin Scholarship covers full IN-STATE tuition only (not fees, housing, food, or non-resident tuition), and only three students are selected each year through a competitive Honors process.

  4. The page states the estimate is based on self-reported residency and GPA, and 'Actual award determination will be made at time of EWU Admission' — your verified GPA and residency govern the real award.

  5. Amounts vary by Washington-resident vs. WUE-state vs. non-WUE-state residency; non-residents see different figures (WUE only discounts non-resident tuition).

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Who this school may work for

Washington-resident students with a solid GPA who apply for admission by February 1 — the award is automatic and test-optional — plus high-engagement students competing for the Honors Killin full-tuition scholarship.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $30,384 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at EWU, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at EWU, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$9,547
$30,001–$48,000$10,204
$48,001–$75,000$12,292
$75,001–$110,000$17,596
$110,001+$22,279
All income levels (average)$13,886

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
$8,586
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
$25,959
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$13,886

That works out to roughly a 43% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $24,478 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

EWU is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
43%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
67%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$19,500 (~$207/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$57,897
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
46%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
42%
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If your student brings another scholarship

Outside scholarships reduce loans and/or work-study first; institutional grants are only reduced if required to prevent an over-award.

Verified policy language (2026-07-02): Many students accept all possible offered financial aid early in the financial aid award cycle. If an additional scholarship or other aid is awarded later, existing financial aid sources may need to be reduced to allow room for the additional assistance. Whenever possible, student or parent loans are adjusted first. In some situations, work-study and/or grant assistance may also need to be reduced and/or canceled.

Source

EWU merit aid FAQ

  • What is the scholarship deadline?

    Apply for EWU admission by February 1 for the following academic year to be considered for the automatic freshman scholarship.

  • Do I need SAT or ACT scores?

    No. The automatic freshman scholarships are based on state of residency and high school GPA; no SAT or ACT scores are required.

  • How are the automatic scholarship amounts determined?

    By residency type and high school GPA, surfaced through EWU's New Freshmen Scholarship Calculator; the final amount is set at the time of EWU admission.

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How EWU compares

  • 145 of 749 verified schools in our dataset use loan-first displacement.

    EWU is in a recognizable cluster (145 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    EWU is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against EWU’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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