Qualify for a Tuition Waiver at Washburn
Interstate Tuition Waiver
You can get an awesome out-of-state experience for an in-state price! Washburn University offers in-state undergraduate tuition for residents of surrounding states:
- Colorado
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma
- Texas
This could knock thousands off your cost of attending college! And making sure you receive the waiver is easy, you just have to apply to Washburn University!
Benefit: Receive in-state tuition
How to apply: Apply to Washburn
*No longer requires a minimum cumulative GPA.
**Law Students: see the Law School's website for information about the Law Interstate Waiver.
Dependent and Spouse Tuition Waiver
If you are a dependent child or a spouse of a benefits eligible full-time or part-time Washburn employee Washburn may waive 50-100% of your tuition. Eligible Employees are those who are employed in a position authorized to work .5 or greater FTE. Temporary, seasonal, and Student Employees are not eligible.
For compliance purposes, you must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the waiver:
- be the legal spouse or a dependent (under the age of 24) of the employee as defined by Internal Revenue Code at 26 USC 152 (a)(1) & (2)
- have a complete admissions application with Washburn University or Washburn Tech
- have/maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA (includes CEP and all transfer work)
Benefit: Beginning with the Fall 2023 semester, dependent children and/or spouses of full-time benefits eligible employees may qualify to receive a 100% tuition waiver and dependent children and/or spouses of part-time benefits eligible employees (< 40 hours a week) may qualify to receive a 50% tuition waiver. Undergraduate courses at either Washburn or Washburn Tech and CEP courses via Washburn University (high school student) are eligible for the waiver.
How to apply: Employees, please visit Employee Benefits and complete the Application for Educational Assistance for Employee, Dependent Child and/or Spouse form once each semester.
Military Tuition Waiver
Active duty service members, veterans and their spouses or dependents may qualify for a Tuition Waiver based on eligibility defined under the post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act or other federal law authorizing education benefits for veterans and their beneficiaries. You must submit the following for review:
- For spouses and dependents, evidence of a required relationship to the veteran
- Evidence of veteran's official separation from the armed forces with either an honorable discharge, or a general discharge under honorable conditions
- Documentation of the veteran's eligibility for federal educational assistance
- Evidence that the veteran/spouse/dependent currently, or plans to, live in Kansas while attending Washburn
- Letter of intent to become a resident of Kansas
Active duty service members and their spouses or dependents should contact the Office of Admissions at 785.670.1030 or admissions@washburn.edu for more information.
Benefit: Receive in-state tuition
How to apply: Submit the military residency form and materials to the Student One-Stop
Other waivers
For full-time employees of a state educational institution.
Benefit: Receive in-state tuition
How to apply: Submit the resident status appeal form and materials to the Student One-Stop.
For Kansas high school graduates living outside the state. Must have graduated within six months of enrollment and have lived in Kansas within 12 months of graduating from high school.
Benefit: Receive in-state tuition
How to apply: Submit the resident status appeal form and materials to the Student One-Stop.
For students who have lived in Kansas for less than six months before attending Washburn, but work full-time at a job requiring at least 1,500 hours per year.
Benefit: Receive in-state tuition
How to apply: Submit the resident status appeal form and materials to the Student One-Stop.
For students who don't live in Kansas, but are the child (legal children,stepchildren or wards) of a Washburn University graduate.
Benefit: Receive in-state tuition
How to apply: Apply to Washburn and indicate on the application that you are a child of a Washburn graduate.
For students who are, or have been, in foster care. If you meet one of the below criteria and legislative appropriations are available you are eligible for the waiver:
- I was in the custody of the Secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) and in a foster care placement on or after my 18th birthday.
- I was released from the custody of the Secretary of the Kansas DCF before age 18 and graduated from high school or obtained a GED while in foster care placement and in the custody of the Secretary.
- I was adopted from a foster care placement on or after my 16th birthday while in the custody of the Secretary of Kansas DCF.
- I was released from a foster care placement subject to a guardianship under chapter 38 or 59 of the K.S.A. on or after my 16th birthday while in the custody of the Secretary of the Kansas DCF.
If you're unsure about your eligibility for the program you may complete the form and check the box requesting your eligibility be checked.
Benefit: Undergraduate tuition and fees waived (books and room and board are the responsibility of the student) through the semester you turn 23.
How to apply: Complete the Application for Foster Child Education Assistance Program on the Kansas Board of Regents website and to the Financial Aid Office at financialaid@washburn.edu.
Requirements of eligible students: Students who have been granted a tuition waiver shall remain in good academic standing at the Kansas educational institution where the eligible applicant is enrolled and shall make satisfactory progress toward completion of the requirements of the educational program in which the eligible applicant is enrolled.
For graduate students who are residents of selected counties in the state of Missouri and who can document a cumulative 3.0 or higher grade point average. The eligible counties in Missouri are:
- Andrew
- Holt
- Buchanan
- Platte
- Clay
- Jackson
- Cass
- Bates
Benefit: Receive in-state graduate tuition
How to apply: Submit the resident status appeal form and materials to the Student One-Stop.
GET IN TOUCH WITH Admissions
Washburn University Admissions
Morgan Hall Suite 100
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621
Phone & Email
785.670.1030
admissions@washburn.edu
