- Willamette
- Administrative Departments
- Office of Financial Aid
- For Current Undergraduate Students
- How We Calculate Financial Need
Calculating Need
Quick Links
- FAFSA
Complete the Federal Application for Student Financial Aid online. - Willamette's school code for the FAFSA is 003227.
- FinAid.org/EFC Calculators
Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Calculators and scholarship search engine. - College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile
Complete the Profile online and Expected Family Contribution (EFC) calculator.
Willamette uses the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as the primary financial aid application. The FAFSA uses a federal formula that calculates the expected family contribution (EFC) for each applicant. When Willamette receives your FAFSA information we not only learn about your EFC, we learn about your eligibility for government and University need-based funds. The EFC is calculated by considering a family's financial strength, including income and assets. Other factors that are considered include the number of family members and the number of family members in college. Students with an EFC that is less than Willamette's costs are qualified for need-based financial aid.