More than 70 percent of WIU students receive some type of financial assistance. Financial assistance is traditionally awarded in the form of scholarships, grants, loans and student employment. Graduate assistantships are awarded on the basis of undergraduate performance and professional experience. Assistantships involve research, teaching and community service and they do not exceed 15 hours per week.
Graduate assistants receive free tuition.
Approximately 20 students receive graduate assistantship funding each year.