How Washington State'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 Washington State University since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 16,342, which is 65.67 % of all undergraduate students. 10,316 students which is 41.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,594.

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	13,428 (58%)	$10,526	7,795 (34%)	$4,248	11,236 (49%)	$6,887
2014-15	14,517 (61%)	$10,287	8,177 (34%)	$4,349	11,705 (49%)	$6,879
2015-16	15,875 (65%)	$9,906	8,493 (35%)	$4,203	11,268 (46%)	$6,747
2016-17	16,284 (65%)	$9,188	7,666 (31%)	$4,334	10,994 (44%)	$6,664
2017-18	17,220 (68%)	$9,532	8,165 (32%)	$4,574	10,769 (43%)	$6,566
2018-19	17,512 (67%)	$9,841	8,099 (31%)	$4,690	10,787 (41%)	$6,427
2019-20	18,008 (69%)	$10,425	7,466 (29%)	$4,720	10,207 (39%)	$6,369
2020-21	17,470 (69%)	$10,913	6,986 (27%)	$4,794	8,245 (32%)	$6,429
2021-22	16,764 (69%)	$11,881	6,456 (27%)	$4,781	7,632 (31%)	$6,380
Average	16,342 (65.67%)	$10,278	7,700 (31.11%)	$4,521	10,316 (41.56%)	$6,594

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 3,571 (80.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,578. It can cover 32.95% of tuition & fees ($29,073) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 1,915 (43.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,836).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	2,663 (66%)	$10,326	1,962 (48%)	$7,031
2014-15	3,157 (72%)	$9,615	2,211 (51%)	$7,302
2015-16	3,848 (83%)	$9,368	2,241 (48%)	$6,999
2016-17	3,754 (84%)	$8,572	2,085 (47%)	$6,628
2017-18	3,716 (82%)	$9,112	1,979 (44%)	$6,724
2018-19	4,195 (83%)	$9,066	2,278 (45%)	$6,854
2019-20	4,103 (87%)	$9,462	1,956 (41%)	$6,788
2020-21	3,470 (86%)	$9,993	1,167 (29%)	$6,487
2021-22	3,232 (83%)	$10,689	1,358 (35%)	$6,714
Average	3,571 (80.67%)	$9,578	1,915 (43.11%)	$6,836

^*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, 1,283 (29.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,606.

In addition, 1,263 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (28.89 % 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	1,320 (33%)	$4,321	1,199 (30%)	$218	958 (24%)	$10,430	2,069 (51%)	$5,577
2014-15	1,437 (33%)	$4,484	1,106 (25%)	$216	1,045 (24%)	$10,461	2,571 (59%)	$4,955
2015-16	1,539 (33%)	$4,362	1,374 (30%)	$268	1,177 (25%)	$9,728	3,332 (72%)	$5,257
2016-17	1,225 (28%)	$4,498	1,049 (24%)	$278	1,010 (23%)	$8,974	3,362 (76%)	$5,150
2017-18	1,343 (30%)	$4,587	1,151 (25%)	$290	1,063 (24%)	$9,406	3,257 (72%)	$5,333
2018-19	1,420 (28%)	$4,689	1,206 (24%)	$334	1,124 (22%)	$9,100	3,735 (74%)	$5,553
2019-20	1,222 (26%)	$4,732	1,210 (26%)	$341	1,754 (37%)	$6,658	3,687 (78%)	$5,682
2020-21	1,063 (26%)	$4,896	1,029 (25%)	$300	1,666 (41%)	$7,122	3,007 (74%)	$5,752
2021-22	979 (25%)	$4,886	705 (18%)	$306	1,566 (40%)	$8,822	2,759 (71%)	$5,702
Average	1,283 (29.11%)	$4,606	1,114 (25.22%)	$283	1,263 (28.89%)	$8,967	3,087 (69.67%)	$5,440

^*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, 1,915 (43.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $1,915.

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	1,962 (48%)	$7,031	1,914 (47%)	$5,493	210 (5%)	$15,623
2014-15	2,211 (51%)	$7,302	2,159 (50%)	$5,575	259 (6%)	$15,859
2015-16	2,241 (48%)	$6,999	2,177 (47%)	$5,562	238 (5%)	$15,031
2016-17	2,085 (47%)	$6,628	2,034 (46%)	$5,363	190 (4%)	$15,319
2017-18	1,979 (44%)	$6,724	1,907 (42%)	$5,229	232 (5%)	$14,380
2018-19	2,278 (45%)	$6,854	2,184 (43%)	$5,131	289 (6%)	$15,250
2019-20	1,956 (41%)	$6,788	1,883 (40%)	$5,040	238 (5%)	$15,915
2020-21	1,167 (29%)	$6,487	1,109 (27%)	$5,042	128 (3%)	$15,454
2021-22	1,358 (35%)	$6,714	1,305 (34%)	$5,003	152 (4%)	$17,033
Average	1,915 (43.11%)	$6,836	1,852 (41.78%)	$5,271	215 (4.78%)	$15,540

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Washington State

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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