Health Insurance

William & Mary requires all newly admitted full-time students (undergraduate and graduate) to have adequate health insurance coverage throughout the school year. William & Mary has contracted with a vendor that provides affordable health care coverage as a student sickness and injury insurance plan. Unless you have existing health coverage and submit a waiver request that is subsequently approved, you will be required to enroll in this university-sponsored plan.

A waiver for health insurance enrollment must be submitted every academic year.

Can I use financial aid for health insurance?

If you have submitted your FAFSA, you may be eligible for a student loan to pay for your health insurance coverage. William & Mary will enroll you and add the insurance cost to your student account so that financial aid can be applied toward it.

Once you have the charge for health insurance on your student account, please contact your counselor to request that they increase your Cost of Attendance by the amount of the student health insurance. If you have already used your full student loan eligibility and are dependent on your parents, they can borrow using a Parent PLUS Loan to pay for the coverage. If you are independent, you can borrow using a private educational loan.

Questions?

Visit the Student Health Insurance website for information about the health insurance requirement and when to complete the Student Health Insurance Waiver Request.

For health insurance questions, contact Trista Sikes, Student Insurance Coordinator at the Student Health Center, at 757-221-2978 or [[trsike]].

For financial aid questions, contact the financial aid office at 757-221-2420 or [[aid]].