- Willamette
- Administrative Departments
- Office of Financial Aid
- Application Procedures
Application Procedures
Key Deadlines
Early Action Admission Candidates:
- Apply for Early Action Admission by December 1
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) submit by February 1
- College Scholarship Service PROFILE submit by December 1. Willamette's CSS Code is 4954. This is for students wishing to receive a financial aid estimate before the standard April 1 notification date. The CSS PROFILE is not required by Willamette University.
Regular Decision Admission Candidates:
- Apply for Admission by February 1
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) submit by February 1 (the College Scholarship Service PROFILE is not required for Regular Decision Candidates).
Continuing Students:
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) submit by March 15
The Process
Early Action Applicants: If you are admitted Early Action and want to receive an early estimate of your financial aid, you will need to complete the College Scholarship Service (CSS) PROFILE. Once we receive your processed PROFILE from the College Scholarships Service, the Office of Financial Aid will review your eligibility for all need-based federal, state, and institutional funding. If we receive your PROFILE by December 1, an estimated offer of financial aid will be mailed to you by January 15. To finalize this estimated offer, you must submit a FAFSA by February 1.
Regular Decision Applicants: Once we receive your processed FAFSA from the Federal Student Aid Processors, we will review your eligibility for all need-based federal, state, and institutional funding. If your file iscomplete by our preferred deadline of March 1, your financial aid award will be mailed on April 1. Offers of financial aid will be mailed on a rolling basis after April 1 for students whose files are completed after March 1.
Please note that we cannot offer you any estimate of financial aid until you have been accepted for admission and your application for financial aid is complete and has been reviewed.
The Package
Need-based financial aid packages typically include three types of funding: grants and/or scholarships, low interest rate student loans, and the opportunity for campus employment. You may accept all or a part of the package along with the $400 Advance Deposit. An award is not considered accepted unless you have also confirmed your attendance with the non-refundable Advance Deposit. Early Action and Regular Decision candidates are expected to return both items by the National Candidates’ Reply Date of May 1 or within two weeks of receiving admission or financial aid notification if either of these arrives after April 15.