Financial Aid at WCSU

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$6,277	59%

2,477 students (59% of total 4,172 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Western Connecticut State University.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,277. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 84% of total 698 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,057.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Western Connecticut State University, 2,477 undergraduate students (59% of total 4,172 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $6,277.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students)
Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship	2,477	59%	$15,549,185	$6,277
Pell Grants	1,380	33%	$6,324,723	$4,583
Federal Student Loan	2,081	50%	$13,078,762	$6,285

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

588 beginning undergraduate students (84% of total 698 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Western Connecticut State University. The average amount of aid received is $9,057.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students)
Type of Aid	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	588	84%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	500	72%	$4,528,673	$9,057
Federal Grants	254	36%	$1,301,567	$5,124
Pell Grants	254	36%	$1,209,493	$4,762
Other Federal Grants	31	4%	$92,074	$2,970
State/Local Grants	415	59%	$1,772,239	$4,270
Institutional Grants	334	48%	$1,454,867	$4,356
Student Loan Aid	411	59%	$2,637,924	$6,418
Federal Student Loans	400	57%	$1,995,327	$4,988
Other Student Loans	45	6%	$642,597	$14,280

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The next table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants/scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at Western Connecticut State University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income Level	Number of Students	Number of Students Awarded	Total Amount Aid Awarded	Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level	572	489	$3,418,424	$5,976
0-30,000	243	209	$1,794,544	$7,385
30,001-48,000	128	86	$902,241	$7,049
48,001-75,000	46	46	$253,629	$5,514
75,001-110,000	81	80	$327,516	$4,043
110,001 or more	74	68	$140,494	$1,899

Financial Aid at WCSU

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

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