Paying for College
File Your FAFSA
If you want to maximize your potential financial aid, begin by filling out your FAFSA today! To maximize your financial offer, you can apply as early as October 1st.
Find Your Value
At Johnson & Wales, education goes beyond the four walls of the classroom. Here, you can embrace your curiosity, discover your interests, and dive deep into real-world experiences. This is an exciting time, and we can help! Here’s how to get started with the financial aid process.
Student Employment: Earn money as a student, gain work experience and get involved on campus!
5 Ways to Finance Your College Education
A college education is becoming a requirement for many jobs worldwide — but it comes with a cost. Yet there are many more ways to afford a college degree than you might think, and JWU is here to help guide you through them! More than 98% of all JWU students receive institutional scholarships and/or grants from the university.
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Scholarships and grants are both funds you may obtain for college that you don’t have to pay back. Scholarships, whether from JWU or from third parties, tend to be based on academic merit. Grants, including Pell grants and Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity grants, are based on financial need.
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An annual report on how students pay for college shows that nearly half of the cost of college educations are funded by parent income and parent savings, while another 2% of the cost is funded by other family members. Talk with your relatives or guardians to explore how they can help you secure your future!
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Your own savings are a great investment toward your future — so keep adding to that piggy bank and exploring scholarship and grant opportunities! Many students have a 529 account to which they or their families have contributed funds toward their education, waiting for the day you get your acceptance letter!
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You may obtain low-interest federal loans that can be repaid over a number of years. Loans can be subsidized (where the government pays the interest for you as long as you’re enrolled at least half-time in college) or unsubsidized (where you’re responsible for all interest). You may also obtain private loans from lenders such as banks and credit unions.
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Federal Work-Study provides part-time jobs for students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses, while part-time student employment opportunities abound to help JWU students earn money. JWU offers a variety of student employment opportunities, such as student assistants and student teachers, to JWU students from all economic backgrounds.
JWU’s Net Price Calculator
New full-time undergraduate applicant or prospective students can use our Net Price Calculator to estimate and plan for educational costs at JWU’s Providence and Charlotte campuses:
