Fees & Scholarships

2025 Program Fees

  • Early College Scholars Program 
    • $3,985 per 3-unit course (additional lab fees may apply)
  • Exploration Courses
    • $985 per course
  • High School Summer Kickstart
    • $885
  • Middle School Summer Challenge
    • $785
  • High School Summer Launch*
    • $1,785
  • High School Summer Institutes*
    • $3,785
  • High School Summer Scholars Program*
    • Commuter: $3,985 for one course; $7,645 for two courses
    • Residential: $8,385 for one course; $11,785 for two credit courses. 

*A $50 nonrefundable application fee is due upon submitting an application for this summer program. Once a student has been admitted to this summer program, we require a $500 nonrefundable deposit. The nonrefundable deposit will hold a student's place in the program and is deducted from the total program fee due. 

Residential program fees cover:

  • Tuition
  • Academic success enrichment activities including: tutoring, specialized workshops, advising, and group study sessions
  • College readiness enrichment activities including: seminars/webinars, panel discussions, informal Q&As, and access to online college readiness course
  • Community enrichment activities including: social activities and outings
  • Housing in a secured, air conditioned residence hall on campus
  • Meal stipend to cover three meals a day
  • Laundry services
  • Use of South 40 Fitness Center

Textbooks, travel to and from the program, personal expenses, or other expenses related to online course work including computers or WiFi are not included in a program fee. 

Scholarships, Fee Waivers, and Discount Information

Need-based Scholarships

We offer need-based scholarship assistance for all of our programs. In order to be considered for a need-based scholarship, we must receive a completed application for scholarship assistance and supporting income documentation by the application deadline. Please note that our pre-college programs are not eligible for aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Scholarships are determined based on family income. There are no income cut-offs for scholarship assistance; all students are welcome and encouraged to apply. Scholarships typically start at $100. Full scholarships are available. 

Scholarships do not cover travel to and from campus, personal expenses, or other expenses related to online course work including computers or WiFi access. Scholarship awards are non-transferable between pre-college programs.

We do offer scholarship assistance for international students. International students applying for a scholarship need to provide official documentation, in English, of their parents' total yearly income. This can include a letter from your parents' employers or other official government documentation.

How to Apply

When completing your program registration or application online, you will indicate your interest in applying for a scholarship and will then be automatically prompted to complete your scholarship application.

  • For Early College Scholars, Exploration Courses, High School Summer Kickstart, and Middle School Summer Challenge, scholarship applications are reviewed as received and you will receive a response between 7-10 business days.
  • For High School Summer Launch, High School Summer Institutes and High School Summer Scholars Program, scholarship applications are not reviewed on a rolling basis and there is no advantage to applying early. Scholarship decisions are emailed to admitted students along with admission decisions on April 7, 2025.

Application Fee Waiver Request

We are happy to waive our $50 application fee when it presents a financial hardship. Please review the information below to see if you qualify for an application fee waiver. If you do qualify, simply indicate so on your program application that you qualify for a waiver.

If you meet any of the following requirements you qualify for an application fee waiver:

  • You participate in a college access organization that partners with A&S Pre-College Programs.
  • You receive or are eligible to receive an ACT or SAT testing fee waiver.
  • You are enrolled in or eligible to participate in the Federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch program (FRPL).
  • Your annual family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
  • You are enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., TRIO programs such as Upward Bound).
  • Your family receives public assistance.
  • You live in a federally subsidized public housing, a foster home or are homeless.
  • You are a ward of the state or an orphan.
  • You can provide a supporting statement from a school official, college access counselor, financial aid officer, or community leader.

Returning Student Discount

A 10% discount is automatically awarded to students who have previously attended an A&S Pre-College Program and are admitted to a new program the following year. Those receiving the returning student discount are also eligible to apply for need-based scholarships using the application described above.

WashU Employee Discount

A 10% discount is automatically awarded to all admitted students of benefits-eligible WashU employees. In order to qualify for the discount, a student must be admitted and be a dependent child both by relation (birth, legally adopted, or step-child) and financially to a benefits-eligible WashU employee. This information is verified during the program application process. Those receiving the WashU employee discount are also eligible to apply for need-based scholarships using the application described above.

Program Cancellation Policy

Academic Year Programs

If a participant would like to drop their enrollment in the Early College Scholars Program or Exploration Course, they have until the eighth day of classes to do so and receive a full refund. 

If a participant decides to drop the class after the eighth day of the semester, no refund will be issued.

Summer Programs

Should unforeseen circumstances require a participant to cancel registration for a summer program or course, we must receive the intent to cancel enrollment in writing to precollege@wustl.edu by May 30, 2025 at 11:59pm CT to receive a 100% refund excluding the nonrefundable deposit. If a participant cancels after May 30, they will receive a 50% refund excluding the nonrefundable deposit up to the first day of the program or course. After the program or course has started, no refunds will be issued. No refunds will be issued if a participant withdraws or leaves early from a program.

Additional Refund Policies

In the event that a program or course is cancelled, participants will receive a full refund of the program fee including the nonrefundable deposit or registration fee if they choose not to enroll in another course or program. 

If a participant is unable to attend a program as a result of travel or visa restrictions enacted by the U.S. government, the participant will receive a full refund of the program fee including nonrefundable deposit. Please note, that the U.S. government will not issue refunds for SEVIS fees or for non-immigrant visa fees. WashU is not responsible for refunding SEVIS or non-immigrant visa fees.

If a participant's request for a medical immunization exemption is not approved, we will issue a full refund of the program fee.

WashU is not responsible for reimbursing costs not included in the program fee including travel, textbooks, technology, or personal expenses.

Please note, application fees are nonrefundable.

Health & Safety Refund Policies

  • If a participant becomes ill prior to arrival on campus and unable to travel, we will issue a full refund of the program fee as long as we receive a doctor's note indicating the participant is ill and unable to travel.
  • If a participant becomes ill during the program and cannot continue attending, a prorated refund of the program fee will be issued as long as we receive a doctor's note indicating the participant is unable to continue in the program.