Published awardAcademic thresholds
Western Award For Excellence Wae
$12,000–$15,000
Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
- GPA
- 3
Western Washington University scholarships and merit aid
The short answer
Western Washington University is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 8 published awards, and 3 are based on those numbers.
Verified Jul 2026
2 school sources to explore
Published rules, with the school sources close at hand. Confirm the details before you count on an award.
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?
Western Award For Excellence Wae$12,000–$15,000AutomaticRenewable
International Student ScholarshipsUp to $10,000Not automatic
Published awardOther selection criteriaInternational Student Scholarships
Up to $10,000
Variable or qualified amountNot 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.
All Washington Academic Team Scholarships$2,500+Not automatic
Published awardOther selection criteriaAll Washington Academic Team Scholarships
$2,500+
Published award termsNot 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.
National Merit Scholarships$10,000+Not automaticRenewable
Published awardOther selection criteriaNational Merit Scholarships
$10,000+
Published award termsNot 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 conditionsMulticultural Achievement Program MapAmount not publishedNot automatic
Published awardOther selection criteriaMulticultural Achievement Program Map
Amount not published
Published award termsNot 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.
Western Undergraduate Exchange Program Wue$15,000+AutomaticRenewable
Published awardAcademic thresholdsWestern Undergraduate Exchange Program Wue
$15,000+
Published award termsAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
- GPA
- 3.5
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships$1,000–$2,000Not automatic
Published awardOther selection criteriaPhi Theta Kappa Scholarships
$1,000–$2,000
Published rangeNot 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.
Western Washington University Admissions Achievement Award$1,500–$4,000Automatic
Published awardAcademic thresholdsWestern Washington University Admissions Achievement Award
$1,500–$4,000
Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
Lights up against Western Washington University's published cutoffs. Not an award offer; confirm with the financial aid office. Award terms and residency rules change; some awards differ for in-state and out-of-state students. Always confirm at the school’s source page.
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What makes Western Washington University different
Western Washington offers merit aid for state academic team members, transfer students, international scholars, and National Merit finalists.
Merit tiers83 based on grades or scores
First-year students with school awards5%First-year students, CDS 2022-2023
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.
- Match the published criteria
Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.
- Check the application dates
Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.
- 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.
A printable research summary, source links and room for your questions.
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Who this school may work for
Washington residents, community college transfers in Phi Theta Kappa, international students, and National Merit semifinalists with strong academics should look closely.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $32,213 for 2026-2027. Source
Cost and graduation facts
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Western Washington University, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $12,915 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $14,147 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $17,539 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $24,301 |
| $110,001+ | $27,984 |
| All income levels (average) | $21,193 |
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
- Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
- $9,582
- Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
- $28,707
- Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
- $21,193
That works out to roughly a 30% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $30,359 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Western Washington University 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
- 65%
- First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
- 79%
- Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
- $18,500 (~$196/mo on a 10-yr plan)
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
- $62,569
- Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
- 21%
- Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
- 36%
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More school data
From the Western Washington University Common Data Set 2022-2023:
5%of admitsget merit
Average award$1,640Covers ~5% of $32,213 cost of attendance
At Western Washington University, roughly 1 in 20 first-year admits receive institutional merit aid. The average award is $1,640 — about 5% of total cost.
As filed in Western Washington University's CDS Section H2A: of 3,144 first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen, 171 had no financial need and received institutional merit (non-need) scholarship or grant aid, averaging $1,640. Across all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates: 433 of 12,157, averaging $1,976. Athletic awards are excluded per the CDS definition.
Receive institutional merit5%First-year students, Common Data Set 2022-2023
Average merit award$1,640Across recipients, Common Data Set 2022-2023
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How Western Washington University compares
- 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Western Washington University 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.
- 132 of 749 verified schools publish a dedicated National Merit Finalist package.
Western Washington University is one of them. NMF packages typically carry their own stacking and renewal carve-outs separate from the standard automatic merit ladder; confirm those before assuming the headline NMF value is final.
Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against Western Washington University’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
- Cost of attendanceWestern Washington University cost-of-attendance worksheet
- Merit tiersWestern Award For Excellence Wae
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