Financial Aid at U of Wisconsin-Madison

Average Amount Received	% Received Financial Aid
$12,757	48%

16,758 students (48% of total 34,561 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The average amount of the aid awarded is $12,757. For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 58% of total 8,442 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,171.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Wisconsin-Madison, 16,758 undergraduate students (48% of total 34,561 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans.The average amount of aid received is $12,757.

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	16,758	48%	$213,783,078	$12,757
Pell Grants	5,167	15%	$25,042,048	$4,847
Federal Student Loan	7,445	22%	$45,838,414	$6,157

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,897 beginning undergraduate students (58% of total 8,442 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Wisconsin-Madison. The average amount of aid received is $11,171.

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	4,897	58%	-	-
Grants or Scholarships	4,001	47%	$44,694,835	$11,171
Federal Grants	2,035	24%	$11,747,192	$5,773
Pell Grants	1,269	15%	$6,209,136	$4,893
Other Federal Grants	2,032	24%	$5,538,056	$2,725
State/Local Grants	1,311	16%	$3,586,320	$2,736
Institutional Grants	2,437	29%	$29,361,323	$12,048
Student Loan Aid	2,172	26%	$20,197,931	$9,299
Federal Student Loans	2,084	25%	$10,817,696	$5,191
Other Student Loans	494	6%	$9,380,235	$18,988

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 University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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	1,970	1,258	$20,224,481	$10,266
0-30,000	257	257	$5,945,935	$23,136
30,001-48,000	241	239	$5,401,471	$22,413
48,001-75,000	349	347	$6,263,800	$17,948
75,001-110,000	305	192	$1,603,817	$5,258
110,001 or more	818	223	$1,009,458	$1,234

Financial Aid at U of Wisconsin-Madison

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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