Financial Aid at WMU

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$7,061	94%

13,685 students (94% of total 14,587 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Western Michigan University.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $7,061. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 94% of total 2,086 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,813.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Western Michigan University, 13,685 undergraduate students (94% of total 14,587 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $7,061.

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	13,685	94%	$96,624,460	$7,061
Pell Grants	3,788	26%	$17,792,822	$4,697
Federal Student Loan	7,112	49%	$46,915,467	$6,597

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,966 beginning undergraduate students (94% of total 2,086 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Western Michigan University. The average amount of aid received is $6,813.

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	1,966	94%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	1,936	93%	$13,190,819	$6,813
Federal Grants	1,748	84%	$3,780,948	$2,163
Pell Grants	515	25%	$2,510,371	$4,875
Other Federal Grants	1,717	82%	$1,270,577	$740
State/Local Grants	67	3%	$96,462	$1,440
Institutional Grants	1,658	79%	$9,313,409	$5,617
Student Loan Aid	1,122	54%	$9,387,504	$8,367
Federal Student Loans	1,090	52%	$5,704,947	$5,234
Other Student Loans	241	12%	$3,682,557	$15,280

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 Michigan 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	994	878	$7,222,663	$7,266
0-30,000	201	200	$3,059,609	$15,222
30,001-48,000	124	124	$1,499,052	$12,089
48,001-75,000	159	152	$1,183,724	$7,445
75,001-110,000	157	143	$701,460	$4,468
110,001 or more	353	259	$778,818	$2,206

Financial Aid at WMU

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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