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A look at the numbers
Annual undergraduate costs (2008-09)
-	Tuition	$33,750
	Room and meal plan B/Sorority Housing	$7,950
-	Fees	$210
	Books & Supplies (estimated)	$900
-	Total estimated costs	$42,810
If you need help, you’ve got it (2006)
-	Percentage of entering students who receive financial aid	92%
	Range of WU merit-based scholarships for entering students	$3,000 to full tuition
-	Average Willamette combined scholarship and grant award for entering students	$14,112
	Average total need-based aid package for entering students	$19,784
--	Total scholarship/grant dollars awarded to entering students (including state and federal sources)	$8.316 million
Meeting their obligations
-	Percentage of College of Liberal Arts graduates who pay back their student loans on time	99.3%
	Average outstanding student loan amount for College of Liberal Arts graduates	$24,389
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Tuition Management Systems

Rather than having to pay your bill all at once, spread your balance over your choice of 8, 9 or 10 monthly payments using the Interest-Free Monthly Payment Option. Willamette offers this easier way to pay through Tuition Management Systems, the nation's #1 rated payment plan provider. This partnership ensures that you receive the most comprehensive payment alternatives, top-rated education payment counseling, 24 hour account access, insurance protecting the balance of your payments, and a chance to win a Tuition Management Systems scholarship. You can reach Tuition Management Systems by going to their website or calling them at 800-356-8329. For more information you can contact Student Accounts at 503-370-6120.

Make the investment of a lifetime

It didn’t take long for Eric Friedenwald-Fishman to make a name for himself in the field of public relations. At the age of 34, he’s president of The Metropolitan Group, one of the top PR firms in the Pacific Northwest.

Like many young entrepreneurs, the 1988 Willamette graduate struggled to make ends meet when he first started out. But even when he was scraping by on a steady diet of Top Ramen and tap water, he always managed to scrape together enough money to pay his monthly student loan installment of $118.29. And even then, he considered his Willamette education a bargain.

"Every time I wrote that check I thought, ‘That’s the best money I ever spent,’" he recalls. "It was a pleasure to write that check."

The value of a Willamette education hasn’t diminished since Friedenwald-Fishman was enrolled here. Willamette is widely recognized as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation, giving its graduates a distinct edge over students who attend less prestigious schools. The fact is that a degree from Willamette is one of the best investments you can make.

If you need a little help making ends meet, you’re not alone: About 80 percent of Willamette students receive financial assistance. To make a Willamette education as affordable as possible, the university offers a variety of financial aid options, including merit awards and need-based aid. And many students take advantage of student loan programs and part-time employment opportunities that are tailored to their needs.

"Willamette really went out of its way to help me figure out a financial aid plan that would work for me and my parents," says Garrett Kuramoto, a junior politics major. "To me, that was really an indication of how much the university was willing to reach out to a single individual -- which was not the same feeling I got from a lot of schools that I visited or talked to."

Simply put, students at Willamette are valued as individuals. That kind of personal commitment to each and every student is priceless, according to Madge Bauer, whose son, John, graduated from Willamette in 2001.

"At Willamette," Bauer says, "you get what you pay for in spades."

Willamette University   -   Financial Aid Office
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