Financial Aid at UWM

11,291 students (62% of total 18,348 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,371.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 89% of total 3,261 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $5,305.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 11,291 undergraduate students (62% of total 18,348 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $6,371.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UWM
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship11,29162% $71,937,848$6,371
Pell Grants5,54030% $26,810,470$4,839
Federal Student Loan8,03244% $50,623,820$6,303

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,905 beginning undergraduate students (89% of total 3,261 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The average amount of aid received is $5,305.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UWM
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,90589% --
Grants or Scholarships2,69283%$14,279,985$5,305
Federal Grants1,19437%$7,669,929$6,424
Pell Grants1,12935%$5,772,780$5,113
Other Federal Grants56517%$1,897,149$3,358
State/Local Grants1,25238%$3,554,838$2,839
Institutional Grants2,03262%$3,055,218$1,504
Student Loan Aid1,57348%$11,456,575$7,283
Federal Student Loans1,53747%$7,845,154$5,104
Other Student Loans2939%$3,611,421$12,326

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 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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 level1,8191,616$10,908,748$5,997
0-30,000385381$4,355,754$11,314
30,001-48,000317313$3,224,901$10,173
48,001-75,000329320$2,109,395$6,412
75,001-110,000285236$684,333$2,401
110,001 or more503366$534,365$1,062

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