How CWU's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Central Washington University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,853, which is 63.67 % of all undergraduate students. 5,194 students which is 48.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,623.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	5,939 (57%)	$8,190	3,788 (36%)	$4,119	5,690 (55%)	$7,037
2014-15	6,161 (56%)	$8,032	3,850 (35%)	$4,164	5,528 (50%)	$6,965
2015-16	6,733 (61%)	$7,383	4,051 (36%)	$4,112	5,707 (51%)	$6,771
2016-17	6,998 (63%)	$7,309	4,004 (36%)	$4,111	5,754 (52%)	$6,547
2017-18	7,280 (65%)	$8,001	3,997 (36%)	$4,536	5,645 (50%)	$6,597
2018-19	7,571 (68%)	$7,913	3,944 (35%)	$4,666	5,435 (49%)	$6,593
2019-20	7,321 (66%)	$8,332	3,765 (34%)	$4,678	5,301 (48%)	$6,602
2020-21	7,103 (68%)	$8,185	3,442 (33%)	$4,456	3,989 (38%)	$6,308
2021-22	6,567 (69%)	$8,562	3,213 (34%)	$4,407	3,694 (39%)	$6,190
Average	6,853 (63.67%)	$7,990	3,784 (35.00%)	$4,361	5,194 (48.00%)	$6,623

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,353 (79.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,530. It can cover 28.13% of tuition & fees ($26,771) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 965 (56.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,938).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,156 (78%)	$7,396	929 (63%)	$6,054
2014-15	1,054 (79%)	$7,066	791 (59%)	$6,312
2015-16	1,310 (80%)	$7,749	997 (61%)	$5,664
2016-17	1,488 (79%)	$7,096	1,136 (60%)	$5,809
2017-18	1,666 (81%)	$7,220	1,216 (59%)	$6,019
2018-19	1,651 (85%)	$7,065	1,103 (57%)	$6,109
2019-20	1,697 (81%)	$7,503	1,203 (58%)	$6,315
2020-21	1,178 (80%)	$7,378	616 (42%)	$5,469
2021-22	979 (73%)	$9,294	696 (52%)	$5,690
Average	1,353 (79.56%)	$7,530	965 (56.78%)	$5,938

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 616 (36.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,448.

In addition, 585 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (35.00 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	550 (37%)	$4,086	102 (7%)	$884	477 (32%)	$6,345	1,050 (71%)	$3,034
2014-15	484 (36%)	$4,265	99 (7%)	$937	380 (28%)	$6,970	874 (65%)	$3,023
2015-16	632 (38%)	$4,363	158 (10%)	$998	564 (34%)	$6,506	1,098 (67%)	$3,249
2016-17	682 (36%)	$4,137	171 (9%)	$985	600 (32%)	$5,467	1,218 (64%)	$3,521
2017-18	753 (37%)	$4,569	174 (8%)	$986	682 (33%)	$5,822	1,298 (63%)	$3,425
2018-19	677 (35%)	$4,722	170 (9%)	$1,002	598 (31%)	$6,085	1,386 (71%)	$3,361
2019-20	759 (36%)	$4,619	234 (11%)	$965	686 (33%)	$6,362	1,354 (65%)	$3,425
2020-21	507 (35%)	$4,645	188 (13%)	$1,064	641 (44%)	$5,065	858 (59%)	$3,368
2021-22	498 (37%)	$4,629	242 (18%)	$1,017	640 (48%)	$5,251	731 (55%)	$4,360
Average	616 (36.33%)	$4,448	171 (10.22%)	$982	585 (35.00%)	$5,986	1,096 (64.44%)	$3,418

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 965 (56.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $965.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	929 (63%)	$6,054	920 (62%)	$5,800	22 (1%)	$13,079
2014-15	791 (59%)	$6,312	787 (59%)	$5,898	30 (2%)	$11,700
2015-16	997 (61%)	$5,664	988 (60%)	$5,179	48 (3%)	$11,050
2016-17	1,136 (60%)	$5,809	1,128 (60%)	$5,188	66 (3%)	$11,311
2017-18	1,216 (59%)	$6,019	1,200 (59%)	$5,289	76 (4%)	$12,801
2018-19	1,103 (57%)	$6,109	1,082 (56%)	$5,309	77 (4%)	$12,908
2019-20	1,203 (58%)	$6,315	1,187 (57%)	$5,466	80 (4%)	$13,870
2020-21	616 (42%)	$5,469	603 (41%)	$4,834	32 (2%)	$14,197
2021-22	696 (52%)	$5,690	690 (52%)	$4,813	45 (3%)	$14,213
Average	965 (56.78%)	$5,938	954 (56.22%)	$5,308	53 (2.89%)	$12,792

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at CWU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time