How UW'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 University of Washington-Seattle Campus since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 14,246, which is 44.89 % of all undergraduate students. 7,908 students which is 25.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,964.

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	13,033 (44%)	$13,821	7,551 (25%)	$4,237	9,563 (32%)	$6,428
2014-15	13,106 (43%)	$13,858	7,297 (24%)	$4,332	9,164 (30%)	$6,337
2015-16	13,805 (44%)	$13,655	6,855 (22%)	$4,352	8,887 (29%)	$6,383
2016-17	13,648 (44%)	$13,379	6,592 (21%)	$4,363	8,294 (27%)	$6,280
2017-18	14,388 (46%)	$13,194	6,770 (22%)	$4,694	8,157 (26%)	$6,073
2018-19	14,698 (46%)	$13,400	6,647 (21%)	$4,848	7,833 (24%)	$5,704
2019-20	15,254 (48%)	$14,519	6,503 (20%)	$4,907	6,953 (22%)	$5,570
2020-21	15,136 (47%)	$16,355	6,366 (20%)	$5,080	6,177 (19%)	$5,450
2021-22	15,147 (42%)	$15,700	6,088 (17%)	$5,080	6,147 (17%)	$5,452
Average	14,246 (44.89%)	$14,209	6,741 (21.33%)	$4,655	7,908 (25.11%)	$5,964

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,823 (42.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $14,185. It can cover 33.78% of tuition & fees ($41,997) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,682 (25.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,820).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,320 (38%)	$14,579	1,883 (31%)	$5,902
2014-15	2,458 (40%)	$14,036	1,846 (30%)	$5,667
2015-16	2,846 (42%)	$13,126	1,880 (28%)	$6,066
2016-17	2,644 (41%)	$14,051	1,730 (27%)	$5,729
2017-18	3,193 (48%)	$12,756	1,723 (26%)	$5,525
2018-19	3,076 (43%)	$13,041	1,718 (24%)	$5,711
2019-20	2,904 (42%)	$15,450	1,415 (20%)	$5,776
2020-21	2,816 (41%)	$15,895	1,364 (20%)	$5,832
2021-22	3,149 (44%)	$14,731	1,576 (22%)	$6,169
Average	2,823 (42.11%)	$14,185	1,682 (25.33%)	$5,820

^*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, 1,350 (20.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,654.

In addition, 1,323 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (19.56 % 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	1,424 (23%)	$4,352	1,161 (19%)	$384	1,009 (16%)	$9,561	2,079 (34%)	$8,433
2014-15	1,317 (21%)	$4,435	1,064 (17%)	$365	966 (16%)	$9,931	2,176 (35%)	$8,583
2015-16	1,313 (19%)	$4,493	1,111 (16%)	$635	1,067 (16%)	$9,634	2,586 (38%)	$7,917
2016-17	1,306 (20%)	$4,482	1,063 (17%)	$568	1,163 (18%)	$7,991	2,480 (39%)	$8,629
2017-18	1,472 (22%)	$4,605	1,207 (18%)	$362	1,379 (21%)	$8,244	3,072 (46%)	$7,209
2018-19	1,403 (20%)	$4,768	1,160 (16%)	$697	1,308 (18%)	$8,357	2,848 (40%)	$7,614
2019-20	1,378 (20%)	$4,731	1,771 (26%)	$1,695	1,457 (21%)	$9,007	2,650 (38%)	$8,385
2020-21	1,230 (18%)	$4,960	1,865 (27%)	$3,456	1,744 (25%)	$7,595	2,447 (35%)	$7,752
2021-22	1,306 (18%)	$5,058	1,933 (27%)	$1,967	1,815 (25%)	$8,114	2,839 (40%)	$7,485
Average	1,350 (20.11%)	$4,654	1,371 (20.33%)	$1,125	1,323 (19.56%)	$8,715	2,575 (38.33%)	$8,001

^*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, 1,682 (25.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,682.

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	1,883 (31%)	$5,902	1,866 (30%)	$5,203	76 (1%)	$18,503
2014-15	1,846 (30%)	$5,667	1,828 (30%)	$4,960	75 (1%)	$18,590
2015-16	1,880 (28%)	$6,066	1,860 (28%)	$5,192	91 (1%)	$19,199
2016-17	1,730 (27%)	$5,729	1,711 (27%)	$5,038	65 (1%)	$19,884
2017-18	1,723 (26%)	$5,525	1,710 (25%)	$4,761	72 (1%)	$19,137
2018-19	1,718 (24%)	$5,711	1,697 (24%)	$4,562	97 (1%)	$21,341
2019-20	1,415 (20%)	$5,776	1,390 (20%)	$4,471	99 (1%)	$19,783
2020-21	1,364 (20%)	$5,832	1,343 (19%)	$4,460	81 (1%)	$24,258
2021-22	1,576 (22%)	$6,169	1,552 (22%)	$4,587	101 (1%)	$25,775
Average	1,682 (25.33%)	$5,820	1,662 (25.00%)	$4,804	84 (1.00%)	$20,719

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UW

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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