Cost & aid
What it costs
In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $25,698 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $1.4K more than the national median. The 99% who received grants paid $25,505 on average; the other 1% paid the full sticker price of $45,963.
- Full price
- $45,963 a year
- tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
- Need-based aid
- Published data end at $110K
- use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
- Merit aid
- avg $15K
- the college reports merit aid to students without need
Cost by family income
Per year for a typical family of four with one child in college. Up to $110K it is the average price federal aid recipients paid (2023–24).
Hover, tap, or use the arrow keys to read the price at an income.
- Published federal figures
- With an average merit award: $31K · some got one. A possibility, not a promise
View as a table
| Family income | Price per year |
|---|---|
| $0–30K | $19K a year |
| $30–48K | $20K a year |
| $48–75K | $21K a year |
| $75–110K | $24K a year |
| $150K | Published data end at $110K |
| $200K | Published data end at $110K |
| $250K | Published data end at $110K |
| $300K | Published data end at $110K |
| $350K | Published data end at $110K |
| $400K and above | Published data end at $110K |
At $150K: Published data end at $110K
Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for a number.
Your own number depends on the details below, so use the college's calculator for it.
What can change this
- Savings and investments above a typical amount raise the price. The curve assumes typical assets.
$25,698
Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24
99% got grants averaging $20,458; 1% got none.
Who pays what
Share of first-year students, 2023–24.
Housing and food use the college's on-campus rates, so the estimate runs high where many students live at home. “Other expenses” is the college's estimate of personal and transportation costs. Loans aren't subtracted because they're repaid.
$26.8K
≈ $285/month for 10 years
1.7 yrs
of median salary to cover 4 years of net price
About 1 in 2 undergrads borrows federally.
Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.
Three years into repayment
Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.
- Paid in full21–22%
- Paying it down27–28%
- Payments paused26–28%
- Not paying it down19–20%
- Behind or in default3–6%
- Forgiven or discharged0–2%
Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.
Who actually gets aid
Aid generosity
GenerousGrants cover 44% of the $45,963 full price on average across all first-years (generous), more than at 60% of colleges. The sticker price overstates what most students here actually pay.
$20,265 in grants per first-year ÷ $45,963 full price.
Who gets grants and scholarships
Full-time first-year students (318), 2023–24
Where the aid comes from
Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.
Aid by family income
The whole first-year class (318)
- Federal aid + grants175avg grant $22.6K
- Grants, no federal aid140avg grant $17.8K
- No grants3pay full price
Students with grants but no federal aid usually got the college's own need-based aid (without federal loans or Pell) or merit aid.
By family income: only students who received federal aid (175 of 318), because income is only reported for them.
From Walla Walla University's Common Data Set
First-years and all full-time undergraduates, 2023–24.
| First-years | All full-time | |
|---|---|---|
| Have financial need | – | 58%662 students |
| Need met, on average | 99% | 94% |
| Need fully met | 43% | 34% |
| Average aid package | $28,850 | $27,659 |
| Average need-based grant | $9,471 | $8,512 |
| Average need-based loan | $3,373 | $3,996 |
| Merit aid without need | – | 39%average $12,310 |
| Athletic scholarships | 8average $4,125 | 52average $4,900 |
37% of the college's own grant dollars were awarded without regard to need.
Each college decides what a family needs, so “100% of need met” can mean different prices at different colleges. Merit awards that went toward a student's need count as need-based here.
Applying for aid
For fall 2024 entrants.
Deadline: none · Aid offers: on a rolling basis from February 15
Dates for fall 2024 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.
What the college's own scholarships consider
| Academics | ✓ | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni connection | not marked | ✓ |
| Athletics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Leadership | ✓ | not marked |
| Music or drama | ✓ | not marked |
| State or district residency | ✓ | not marked |
A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.
International students
Need-based and merit aid offered.
International applicants file: the college's own form.
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Walla Walla University Common Data Set 2023–24, 2024–25;Walla Walla University Common Data Set 2023–24, 2023–24;Walla Walla University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2024 entrants;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)