Financial Aid at West Virginia

14,199 students (75% of total 19,059 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at West Virginia University. The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,786.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 97% of total 4,588 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,893.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At West Virginia University, 14,199 undergraduate students (75% of total 19,059 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,786.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - West Virginia
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship14,19975% $167,349,526$11,786
Pell Grants3,88920% $19,667,260$5,057
Federal Student Loan8,40144% $50,088,343$5,962

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,444 beginning undergraduate students (97% of total 4,588 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at West Virginia University. The average amount of aid received is $11,893.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - West Virginia
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,44497% --
Grants or Scholarships4,27493%$50,828,781$11,893
Federal Grants1,07123%$5,852,626$5,465
Pell Grants1,06823%$5,305,258$4,967
Other Federal Grants4329%$547,368$1,267
State/Local Grants1,77039%$8,329,775$4,706
Institutional Grants4,10890%$36,646,380$8,921
Student Loan Aid2,55556%$25,116,503$9,830
Federal Student Loans2,46754%$12,681,860$5,141
Other Student Loans69715%$12,434,643$17,840

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

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2022-2023 at West Virginia 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 LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,1531,126$12,315,037$10,681
0-30,000296295$4,280,335$14,461
30,001-48,000173172$2,331,836$13,479
48,001-75,000205205$2,316,229$11,299
75,001-110,000176168$1,402,675$7,970
110,001 or more303286$1,983,962$6,548

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