West Virginia University administrators have been grappling with fallout from budget shortfalls. Facing reduced revenue,
West Virginia University has “increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.”West Virginia University creative writing master's student Kelly Ward and alumna Anna Schles attend a protest against proposed cuts on Aug. 21, 2023.
"We take every tuition increase very seriously, but we work diligently to leverage federal, state and externally funded financial aid to our students so the cost is manageable," Congelio said."The university has also increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.
Internally funded aid is the larger of the two aid pools; in 2022, internally funded aid accounted for about two-thirds of WVU’s student aid. That proportion has been fairly consistent in recent years. However, internally funded aid is poised to drop in 2024, to the $134 million level Congelio cited. That would be the first drop in at least a decade, representing a decline of $1.8 million, or about 1.3%.Congelio said WVU has"increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024."
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