Financial Aid at Western Carolina

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$4,444	96%

9,748 students (96% of total 10,145 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Western Carolina University.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $4,444. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 100% of total 1,701 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $4,526.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Western Carolina University, 9,748 undergraduate students (96% of total 10,145 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $4,444.

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	9,748	96%	$43,323,422	$4,444
Pell Grants	3,397	33%	$15,666,648	$4,612
Federal Student Loan	4,560	45%	$26,622,473	$5,838

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,694 beginning undergraduate students (100% of total 1,701 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Western Carolina University. The average amount of aid received is $4,526.

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	1,694	100%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	1,691	99%	$7,653,747	$4,526
Federal Grants	1,690	99%	$4,328,831	$2,561
Pell Grants	613	36%	$2,809,931	$4,584
Other Federal Grants	1,690	99%	$1,518,900	$899
State/Local Grants	534	31%	$1,012,694	$1,896
Institutional Grants	1,052	62%	$2,312,222	$2,198
Student Loan Aid	926	54%	$5,787,520	$6,250
Federal Student Loans	909	53%	$4,361,179	$4,798
Other Student Loans	144	8%	$1,426,341	$9,905

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 Carolina 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	948	763	$4,673,850	$4,930
0-30,000	223	223	$2,162,774	$9,699
30,001-48,000	153	153	$1,099,791	$7,188
48,001-75,000	200	196	$934,024	$4,670
75,001-110,000	169	131	$355,249	$2,102
110,001 or more	203	60	$122,012	$601

Financial Aid at Western Carolina

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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