How RWU'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 Roger Williams University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,760, which is 82.89 % of all undergraduate students. 2,451 students which is 53.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,698.

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	3,343 (76%)	$13,995	677 (15%)	$3,647	2,498 (57%)	$6,540
2014-15	3,854 (84%)	$13,295	578 (13%)	$4,017	2,509 (54%)	$6,541
2015-16	3,871 (85%)	$14,826	567 (12%)	$3,898	2,509 (55%)	$6,801
2016-17	4,086 (83%)	$14,471	593 (12%)	$3,920	2,686 (55%)	$6,749
2017-18	3,809 (81%)	$15,808	690 (15%)	$3,973	2,483 (53%)	$6,887
2018-19	3,855 (85%)	$15,561	613 (14%)	$4,479	2,661 (59%)	$6,138
2019-20	4,217 (93%)	$14,592	802 (18%)	$4,359	2,766 (61%)	$6,423
2020-21	3,724 (86%)	$17,392	696 (16%)	$4,648	2,454 (56%)	$6,357
2021-22	3,080 (73%)	$20,320	481 (11%)	$4,932	1,490 (35%)	$7,849
Average	3,760 (82.89%)	$15,584	633 (14.00%)	$4,208	2,451 (53.89%)	$6,698

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,042 (96.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $16,329. It can cover 38.27% of tuition & fees ($42,666).

In addition, 740 (68.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $12,102).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,027 (93%)	$12,958	680 (62%)	$11,486
2014-15	1,040 (91%)	$13,680	751 (65%)	$10,835
2015-16	941 (92%)	$14,213	675 (66%)	$11,102
2016-17	1,176 (97%)	$13,685	839 (69%)	$12,106
2017-18	1,118 (99%)	$15,117	801 (71%)	$12,567
2018-19	1,018 (98%)	$16,226	747 (72%)	$13,238
2019-20	1,087 (98%)	$20,242	787 (71%)	$13,549
2020-21	985 (100%)	$20,225	674 (68%)	$11,593
2021-22	990 (99%)	$20,611	705 (71%)	$12,439
Average	1,042 (96.33%)	$16,329	740 (68.33%)	$12,102

^*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, 187 (17.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,243.

In addition, 45 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (4.00 % 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	180 (16%)	$4,097	95 (9%)	$1,574	102 (9%)	$703	976 (89%)	$12,653
2014-15	157 (14%)	$4,011	11 (1%)	$1,818	90 (8%)	$424	1,040 (91%)	$13,019
2015-16	155 (15%)	$3,841	18 (2%)	$2,000	55 (5%)	$558	941 (92%)	$13,510
2016-17	167 (14%)	$3,729	11 (1%)	$2,000	30 (2%)	$2,039	1,176 (97%)	$13,084
2017-18	189 (17%)	$4,055	53 (5%)	$1,962	24 (2%)	$1,636	1,118 (99%)	$14,303
2018-19	194 (19%)	$4,447	16 (2%)	$2,000	24 (2%)	$1,833	1,018 (98%)	$15,303
2019-20	260 (23%)	$4,701	934 (84%)	$416	27 (2%)	$1,583	1,087 (98%)	$18,721
2020-21	206 (21%)	$4,679	33 (3%)	$2,273	36 (4%)	$2,037	985 (100%)	$19,096
2021-22	172 (17%)	$4,629	58 (6%)	$1,935	15 (2%)	$2,057	990 (99%)	$19,663
Average	187 (17.33%)	$4,243	137 (12.56%)	$1,775	45 (4.00%)	$1,430	1,037 (95.89%)	$15,484

^*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, 740 (68.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $740.

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	680 (62%)	$11,486	680 (62%)	$5,863	194 (18%)	$19,709
2014-15	751 (65%)	$10,835	751 (65%)	$5,397	215 (19%)	$18,995
2015-16	675 (66%)	$11,102	675 (66%)	$5,396	197 (19%)	$19,552
2016-17	839 (69%)	$12,106	839 (69%)	$5,310	277 (23%)	$20,583
2017-18	801 (71%)	$12,567	801 (71%)	$5,248	276 (24%)	$21,239
2018-19	747 (72%)	$13,238	747 (72%)	$5,410	253 (24%)	$23,112
2019-20	787 (71%)	$13,549	785 (71%)	$5,615	292 (26%)	$21,423
2020-21	674 (68%)	$11,593	674 (68%)	$3,862	244 (25%)	$21,353
2021-22	705 (71%)	$12,439	705 (71%)	$5,037	236 (24%)	$22,110
Average	740 (68.33%)	$12,102	740 (68.33%)	$5,238	243 (22.44%)	$20,897

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at RWU

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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